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Pick Me
I am five years old, lying on a mat on the floor in a darkened room. Peeking out of the corner of tightly squinted, but not quite closed eyes, I watch Mrs. Sundeman, seated at a child-sized table,...
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Privacy and Grief
One of the difficult things about working in an outpatient infusion clinic is not knowing the outcomes of many of our patients. They come to us for treatment from a multitude of physician’s offices,...
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About Roadblocks and the Path of Least Resistance
The other morning, wearing shorts and running shoes, I sat on a tree stump in the shade waiting for a freight train to pass. It was already 80ºF and I should have started out earlier. The train blocked...
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Art & Nursing in The Clinical Setting: An Interactive Experience
Recently I had a unique experience as an artist and nurse. At the hospital, I was stopped by someone I vaguely thought was a former patient, or perhaps a family member or supportive friend of a former...
View ArticleCancer Survivorship: Breaking The Myth of “Nurses are Bad Patients”
Are nurses are the worse patients? Upon completion of treatment for breast cancer, my surgeon remarked, “You got through treatment really well. In the beginning, I didn’t think you would.” The comment...
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