The patients that come to my unit are healthy and have elected surgery to replace their worn out knees and hips, or back surgeries that make patients in pain again realize life that is pain free or relatively so. Unfortunately, not everyone who comes to a hospital is...

Early to work today, umm, make that extra early to work! But I wanted to stop by and remind you about our ongoing contest that runs through Wednesday, so don't forget!! Here are the rules again: Now, the rules.  You can enter once per participating blog per day. ...

I have survived my first days back at work, with restrictions, learning a new job. It is a bit of a challenge though, sitting at a computer all day when all around me are patients needing care. Now, do not get me wrong – my co-workers are doing an admirable job in...

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I very rarely follow the blog world agenda for what to do on my blog on any given day, but today it seemed most fitting to tell you all about thirteen things for which I am most thankful! It hardly seems possible that 6 weeks ago, I had surgery to repair a torn...

As many of you know, I live in the town in which I grew up. A lovely city nestled along the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa, where everything looks beautiful. Looks can be deceiving though, and pretty outside is not always pretty inside. I ran into an old...