Category: Healthcare

I am so grateful when I lay down and breathe-really deep-Exhale if you will. I am grateful that I have a bed. I am grateful it is surrounded by an indoor structure. I am closing myself to the world and opening my inner thoughts. It is a survival instinct. It preserves me. It is here…

I was talking with a co-worker about chronic disease – specifically diabetes (sugar). More specifically, her mother’s diagnosis with high sugar levels medically known as – diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM Type 2) ( link for more information: Diabetes ) The conversation was about the comment her mother made while eating a large piece of…

I stopped saying “leave your bias at the door”. You know why? Cause you can’t! I can’t either. Today I am reminded that I still need to work on this. I started to interact with a patient who I assumed would be a poor historian, disoriented, and unable to provide some history concerning his condition.…

I know we still have to go on with our daily routines. I know we still have to work, take care of loved ones, and continue to shop and eat. But doesn’t it feel so heavy? It could just be me. My friend sent me an article about the three brains- mind-heart-gut. I’ve been thinking…

Defined as: pretense, claiming, to have moral standards but do not conform. In other words, saying you believe in something but acting in a way that proves you don’t. It’s a word I find myself using a lot lately. Politically, this behavior is rampant. Professionally, it’s been easier to recognize. Personally, I’m praying for discernment…

This is a term used to describe the process to find the underlying cause of a problem. Right now I am experiencing pain in my shoulder. It seemingly came out of no where. When my chiropractor identified the issue, I couldn’t identify the cause. A few weeks later, while using my computer in an awkward…

“Lack of curiosity”- I noted those words from a sermon I was listening to by Pastor Jackie Hill Perry. It was in reference to a lack of curiosity when it comes to interacting with people who are different. The difference may be gender, ethnicity, age, occupation, interests and abilities and skill set. Intersectionality is a…

This is more than a statement. It is a declaration to myself. I’m sharing this in case any of you are about to embark on something you feel is meaningful and necessary, yet difficult and overwhelming. Mindset is key. That’s what I am telling myself. If I feel it’s overwhelming, it will be overwhelming. And…

Life is filled with swift transitions. In those transitions, information and changes may come from every direction. As I reflect on my own transitions, I’m reminded about transitioning in healthcare. One of the most dangerous times for a patient is during the transition / moving from one level of care to another: from hospital to…

If you have any Baptist in you, you know what that means. I am using this with a double meaning : sow and sooo. Sow: to plant by scattering in or on the earth. What are you scattering? Wow that just gave me pause. What have you left behind that has the capacity to grow?…