Back to Grief: The Dating Game (Or Not)

Remember, I told you this blog would be a wild ride. Today, I'm veering back into the present—away from the epistles on oversight and regulation I’ve been steeped in lately—to talk about something stranger than fiction: the kinds of conversations you have when you’re a widow.   Not long after he passed, I was asked …

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“The Road Back: Regret, Recovery, and Redefining the Circle”

            Okay, back to a little bit of personal growth and the things that have happened since this blog was a regular thing back in 2020.   I’ve spoken before about the loss of my husband. There are times I discount the relationship we had—not because it didn’t matter, but …

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The Myth of Medical Perfection (and the Reality That Follows)

Before everything today I just want to say rest in peace to Loretta Swit. You were  adored as Hot Lips Houlihan in M*A*S*H. You willingly became a champion for women in the military as well as nursing without doing anything more than playing an honest role as a nurse in a mobile Army surgical hospital …

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When the Experts Stop Being the Experts

The last entry talked about the aftermath—how the music never swells, and hugs don't always come. There's no curtain call when the truth comes out. Just more fallout.     I want to take a moment to circle back to why this blog started in the first place. Originally, this space was meant to be …

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