I got a call from a woman whose husband is in a nursing home for rehabilitation. He is 40 years old and suffered an accident leaving him a tetraplegic. We will call him John. He was in acute rehabilitation and was sent to the nursing home for continued rehab. He likes...
I am stepping away from my usual Blog Post to share information on an event I have been working on for a few months. I will resume my regular post next week. The International Conference on Patient Advocacy (ICOPA) will be held in Chicago, IL, on April 28-30, 2022....
Mother nature showed its fury with snow up and down the eastern seaboard this past weekend. I live in Fort Lauderdale, and it has been cooler than usual since Christmas. Most of us take the weather in stride. We dress warm and do our best to clear the snow, so we are...
I was talking to a friend the other day. She was recently diagnosed with lymphoma. She was scared worried and felt she needed to speak to someone about finding a specialist and what she should expect to encounter as she started on her journey. She told me she decided...
As a brain cancer survivor, I am no longer driving, so I depend on Uber or Lyft to get to appointments and places I need to go. Ridesharing is a new mode of transportation that many people take advantage of to get them to the places they need to go instead of driving...
Sunday, January 9th, was the last day of National Football League (NFL) 2021 Season. As soon as the last game ended, several teams announced they were firing their coaches. There were many reasons, most centered around poor seasons. It was interesting to read some of...
If you are like me, ringing in the New Year came with one or two self-improvement resolutions you would like to see implemented this year. Unfortunately, the odds are against us keeping these resolutions. The reason is that we don’t make them doable and as a result we...
I can’t believe 2021 is over. Where did the time go? In my last post of the year, I want to share my accomplishments for 2021. It was a busy and productive year. I hope you will check out the resources I developed, produced, and contributed to in 2021. Here you...
Wow, I can’t believe 2021 is over. Where did the time go? In my last post of the year, I want to share my accomplishments for 2021. It was a busy and productive year. I hope you will check out the resources I developed, produced, and contributed to in 2021. Here...
I am excited to share my new Special Report: We Are Made of Stories: Stories from a Nurse Advocate. The Report is a compilation of stories I have written in my Blog, Nurse Advocate over the past six years. I have used storytelling to share my experiences as a Brain...
