Off the Chart

He said, “You’re annoyingly persistent, aren’t you?” I was just ready to give my most elaborate apology when he said, “This is my second...

For many of us, some of those who come into our lives make an impression that never leaves. The coach was one of those. He touched the...

In my tenth year of professional chaplaincy, I moved to a sister hospital to assume responsibility for spiritual care and ethical liaison...

This is a glimpse into one of the most compelling stories from my book. There were so many remarkable home health stories to share that I...

"Friday you go in for a fight ... then it happens ..." It had been a horrible week. Wednesday the patient who refused her TED hose...

Grab a tissue - because it's a good one! Diane titled her story, "Riding off into the Sunrise." The story was first published in the June...

When I think of my favorite memory, I can't help but think of 105-year-old Olga. She was a very large-boned, strong-accented, and very...

One of my favorite memories of working in healthcare happened more than twenty years ago when I was a CNA doing home care. I think I was...

As an oncology nurse, I've cared for hundreds of patients. Although they came from different backgrounds, some male, some female, some...

For some time, I worked with patients who suffered from chronic kidney disease. These were the patients whose kidneys had failed and...

by Katy Hoover RN I was an LVN working staff relief. It was the beginning of what would eventually be categorized as the AIDS pandemic....

One of my favorite moments in my career occurred during my pediatric rotation in nursing school. I was assigned to a newborn with an...

This is a story that I went back and forth on whether or not to include in my book. It's a most remarkable story, a Christmas miracle....

I was on call for the OR one night when the phone rang at 2:47 am. There was a trauma case; a gunshot wound to the head had just come...

Here's a story I'll never forget... I was working in the ICU and caring for a young woman with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The young woman...

I know we're told not to get too close to our patients, but there are some we just have a special connection with. Val was a favorite...