The March 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing features my painting Mean Girls (First Communion II). (Click on…
Hoarding and The Meaning of *My* Things
You know how when you were in nursing school reading about pathology, and you thought you had symptoms of every…
Isaac
She opened her life to possibility, an adjusted outlook, scarcely perceptible to the casual observer. The opening became a womb,…
I Wish I’d Said It
There is no writing, no art, without gargoyles. -Pat Conroy
You Can Find Me Here
This week, the American Journal of Nursing’s blog, Off the Charts posted Workplace Violence: Who’s Problem Is It? written by…
The Joy of Chemo Brain
Recently, I spent time exchanging cancer stories with patients, which is one of my favorite things to do. Although I’m…
How I Became a Nurse Part III: It’s An Ongoing Process
One shift, Roz and I worked alone. That night, there were only two patients in the pediatric intensive care unit.…
I Wish I’d Said It
I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. -Thomas…
Delta Airlines Fined for Mistreatment of Disabled Passengers
Fellow artist, disability rights activist, and friend of mine, Carole Zoom comments on her treatment by an airlines in an…
I Wish I’d Said It
You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests…