You’re Not in Kansas Anymore

        …But apparently I still take the long way down the Yellow Brick Road.   I’m taking a little pause from the “Change” series I’ve been working on. Not abandoning it entirely, but shelving it for a few days. Why? Because let’s be honest—those posts were starting to feel less like blog …

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Unfinished Business

      Off to the races for the day.   Someone asked me recently, "How do you come up with the posts you write?" The honest answer? These thoughts just start running through my head—and they don't let go until I get them out.   After more than 30 years in healthcare, I may …

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Screaming Into the Void (And Listening for the Echo)

          Do you ever wonder if people are just tired of hearing from you?   That’s been on my mind lately—more than I expected. Ever since the fertilizer hit the ventilator, I’ve had a friend tell me, “You say too much.” And maybe I do. Maybe the resurrection of this blog …

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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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