The Story of Mr. Smith: Part II
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...
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Off the Chart
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Jennifer Tipton
Jun 192 min read
Coach's Story
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...
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Jennifer Tipton
Jun 62 min read
David's Story
In my tenth year of professional chaplaincy, I moved to a sister hospital to assume responsibility for spiritual care and ethical liaison...
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Jennifer Tipton
May 303 min read
The Story of Advocating for Fernanda
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...
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Jennifer Tipton
May 164 min read
Eleanor's Story - Making a Difference
"Friday you go in for a fight ... then it happens ..." It had been a horrible week. Wednesday the patient who refused her TED hose...
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Jennifer Tipton
Apr 233 min read
Diane's Story
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...
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Jennifer Tipton
Apr 162 min read
Jaime's Story
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...
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Jennifer Tipton
Apr 82 min read
Johanna's Story
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...
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Jennifer Tipton
Mar 252 min read
A Story About Faith
As an oncology nurse, I've cared for hundreds of patients. Although they came from different backgrounds, some male, some female, some...
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Jennifer Tipton
Mar 202 min read
Sharon's Story About Hope
For some time, I worked with patients who suffered from chronic kidney disease. These were the patients whose kidneys had failed and...
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Jennifer Tipton
Jan 253 min read
The Day that AIDs Became Personal
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....
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Jennifer Tipton
Jan 82 min read
Kelly's Story - An Off-the-Chart Story of Caring and Compassion.
One of my favorite moments in my career occurred during my pediatric rotation in nursing school. I was assigned to a newborn with an...
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Jennifer Tipton
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Dorothy's Christmas Story
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....
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Jennifer Tipton
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Trauma in the night -Linda's Story
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...
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Jennifer Tipton
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Andrea's Story
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...
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Jennifer Tipton
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Brenda's Story
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...
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