Becoming More Like Medicine: Study Suggests Frequent Dental X-rays Increase Risk of Meningioma

In recent years, I’ve had problems with dentists. Okay, it’s more like I have arguments with my dentist, who thinks … More

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When my stress level rises at work, the first thing I notice is that I start accidentally dropping things: blood … More

Not all nurses are the same. At work, I entered the staff lounge just in time to overhear one nurse say … More

In this week’s post for TheONC, I compare the effect of witnessing life and death in nursing to journalism. Both … More

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment. Dale Carnegie I had one of … More

Last week I attended a two-day chemotherapy and biotherapy course. I wasn’t worried about sitting through 16 hours of lecture, … More

I’m glad laughter is the best medicine. It might be all the health care I can afford. -bumper sticker

This week for TheONC I blog about nurses helping patients stuck at anger in their grief process. These nonviolent patients are … More

Telling Our Stories to Benefit Others is my latest blog post for TheONC; the online community for oncology care teams. Registering … More

This week, I blog about Knitting and Communication for TheONC. It’s a confessional post about lacking the right words for … More