Feel Good Pandemic Mask Story
Veteran short-term surgical mission certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) gains valuable insight after learning how patients' lives are changed long aft...
Category: Words
I’m Becoming a Vegetarian and my Husband Bought a Cow
It’s a Sunday evening in early January, the month of resolutions, and I’m knocking back a slice of pepperoni pizza … All through the fall, I h...
The Christmas Patient
Working with very sick patients does more than expose you to suffering, it can reset your rudder with lightening speed, laser accuracy, and knee-weakening grati...
I am a Halloween Failure
If a holiday devoted to costume-wearing children demanding a treat so adults don't get tricked confuses you, you have found your tribe. Here's a lighthearted lo...
How a Random Click Led to a New Job
If you are struggling with a big decision, reading this probably won't make your choice any easier, but it might give you a glimpse into why doing what you are ...
Mother’s Day 2018 – Thank You, High Producers
Women make the world a better place, and we do it despite the obstacles to power, money, and education.
Belly Button Lint and Omphaloliths
The people who take care of you in the hospital are sturdy, caring human beings. Here's just one of the many odd and sometimes gross things they deal with.
Do I Really Have To Take Off My Underwear?
Most People Hate Coming To The Operating Room Aside from the prospect of having strangers with knives do things to you while you’re sleeping, there are ma...
Why Are Operating Rooms Kept So Cold?
Learn why it's so cold in the operating room and the steps we take to keep you warm.
Is That The Michael Jackson Drug?
Yes: you probably will get the Michael Jackson drug - read why that's a good thing.
