Nursiepoo’s grieving…

This will be an unhinged post, so fair warning. On May 22, one of the worst chapters in my life ended. I was honestly happy, although it didn't require his death; he just needed to be the fuck out of my life. This letter to him… is raw emotion, so you have been warned. Dear …

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Better than chewed gum…

Credit: Trojan/Youth advocates billboard project Trojan (yeah the condom company) has partnered with Youth Advocates to erect a 20-foot activist billboard covered in chewed-up gum speaking truth to power. “You Are Not Chewed Gum,” it will read. “Information Is the Best Protection.” The article found here finally says everything that those of us that have …

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Orthopedic lovebirds and the external fixator…

I promised that I would bring you the weird thing I saw when I worked ortho. For the first six months of my nursing career, I was a house float. Many of the new grads were forced to float because St James was a Union shop where you had to bid for a shift. While …

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