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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My pain is a 25…

  I need my Dilaudid and turkey sandwich. Working a surgical floor, I have heard this more times than I care to think and usually from a patient who is so snowed, that they are slurring words and barely staying awake.  It is, however, a lot more common than you would think it is. Pain, the fifth …

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Short break…

  This week was my birthday.  Since I am no longer an 8-year-old, birthdays are quite often a few to a lot of happy birthday wishes and maybe a dinner out.  Nothing that isn’t appreciated but it is not also required. Regardless I honestly took an unscheduled and unannounced a few days off from everything …

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