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Many years ago, I lost my mother to cancer. She was 61, I was 23. In the early years after her death, Mother’s Day was a cruel reminder of my life-altering loss, particularly as most of my friends went back to visit their moms and celebrate the day or I happened to find myself in . . . → Read More: Recognizing Mother’s Day And so we’ve come again to National Nurses’ Week! When all attention (at least at Guardian Nurses) is directed toward the amazing work done by nurses!! Happy Nurses’ Week to all of my nursing colleagues! And thank you for all your work to keep patients at the forefront of our healthcare system. Without you, the backbone . . . → Read More: Happy Nurses’ Week 2012 Somehow it seems appropriate a few days before April 15th to write that the two things absolutely certain in our lives are death and taxes. And on April 16th, we recognize the 5th Annual National Healthcare Decisions Day. Seems like good timing, yes? This date was created to “inspire, educate and empower the public and . . . → Read More: Death is Not Failure For many people, organ transplantations are just something we occasionally read about in the news, if at all. (Of course, a donor heart being given to a former vice president always makes the news.) But for the team at Guardian Nurses, organ transplantations are a much greater part of our day to day reality. We receive . . . → Read More: Even With A New Liver, Sometimes Patients Die This week I hosted a reception for filmmaker Kathy Douglas, an RN producing a film about the roles of nurses. The energy generated by the 25 nurses at the event was very positive and as Kathy spoke to the group about her motivation for the film, it was hard not to feel inspired. At the event . . . → Read More: What a difference 25 years makes! Imagine my surprise when I learned this week that there is such a creature called a Nurse Shark! This past week I attended a fundraiser for the Philadelphia Chapter of the ALS Foundation at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. Part of the event allowed guests to roam the aquarium and enjoy the sea creatures. . . . → Read More: Introducing: The Nurse Shark The other day I was giving a presentation to a new client and his account management team. Following my presentation describing our services, our success with clients and how new referrals would work as we begin our new partnership, I was surprised when the company’s president interjected his summary to the room. “We partnered with Betty . . . → Read More: “For Betty and Her Team, It’s Personal.” Can a grateful heart enhance your health? A growing body of research says, “Yes.” Gratitude, as a conscious practice, offers a whole host of health benefits. Gratitude promotes physical and emotional well-being, improves one’s ability to cope with stress and bolsters positive interaction with others. Furthermore, research shows grateful individuals report having more energy and . . . → Read More: Can a Grateful Heart Enhance Your Health? A dear friend of Guardian Nurses, who also happens to be a family practice physician, ventured to Honduras last week on a medical mission. Upon hearing her compelling stories of her week providing primary care to thousands of rural residents, I thought it would be good to share some of them–in no particular order. 1. The total # of . . . → Read More: A Week’s Worth of Health Care in Honduras As I have made mention of in previous posts, I love language and words. And the occasional humorous terminology as it is used without intending to be humorous, in healthcare. I guess only nurses like me find it funny. Take for instance the sentence, “The liver is unremarkable.” This sentence was part of an abdominal . . . → Read More: “The liver is unremarkable” |
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