Category Archives: Nursing

When You Feel Blue

Posted on March 12, 2018 by admin

  Pixabay When You Feel Blue   When you feel blue, do you sit and stew? Do you feel sorry for yourself, do you? Do you sit upon the empty shelf? Do you brood your day away all by yourself? … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be there

Posted on June 5, 2017 by admin

  I’ll Be there Wherever there’s a jelly salad, I’ll be there! Wherever there’s a peanut butter cup, I’ll be there! Wherever there’s a chocolate mousse I’ll be there! Oh look, it’s apple pie and I, oh my… Well yes, … Continue reading →

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There is poetry in service

Posted on February 17, 2017 by admin

  There is poetry in service There is poetry in service, There is love in nursing care, Tenderness tends to trump clumsy, There’s dignity in fixing her hair. And service is an ode to the poet Who lives in your … Continue reading →

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Gran, Clocks and Time

Posted on July 11, 2016 by admin

  Gran, Clocks and Time   Gran: -What’s that? Man (her son): What’s what? -That think. There. On the wall. What’s its name? It’s a clock. It tells the time. -I don’t hear it speak No, it doesn’t speak. That … Continue reading →

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I Have Walked in Your Shoes

Posted on June 24, 2016 by admin

  I Have Walked in Your Shoes H. W Bryce I have walked in your shoes, friend, I have walked in your shoes, You may feel down, friend, You may feel down, But you will not wear them out friend, … Continue reading →

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Maybe Tomorrow

Posted on January 29, 2016 by admin

  Maybe Tomorrow She wants to go somewhere at sundown A He Said, She Said episode (And a song) Maybe Tomorrow She said I want to go home He said But you are home She said No. I don’t like … Continue reading →

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Beware the Helper

Posted on December 2, 2015 by admin

Beware the Helper Cheerful, she bounced into the house. So cheerful she startled The Mom, and this put The Mom’s back up. As it turned out, this was an Early Warning Sign to Beware the Helper. It took a while … Continue reading →

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