In this week’s post, I wanted to share some tips you might consider doing this summer.Get in the pool: as a result of the complications from the chemotherapy that eradicated the brain tumor that changed my life, I have been doing water aerobics and swimming at least 4...
Over the past few months, I have lost three friends. Two to cancer and one to natural causes (she was 96 years young). The two friends with cancer were diagnosed around the time I found out I had a brain tumor. Once you are diagnosed with cancer,...
As a nurse, I was the one in our family who had healthcare experience and was looked to by family and friends when a healthcare challenge emerged. But when I was diagnosed with a Brain Tumor in November 2014, it was my husband who stepped in as my caregiver and...
Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system, yet many times we wonder if anyone notices. Well last week, Jimmy Kimmel, shared a personal story to millions of viewers about how an attentive nurse noticed his newborn baby boy had a problem. In his monolog, he...
Today, the term empowerment is used in all aspects of the healthcare system. Before we can empower patients, healthcare teams need to ensure their workplace cultures encourage education and a forum where learning and growth are nurtured. In this week’s post, I...
