I know that when we post profile pictures, we want to post a good one. Like probably most of you, I’m a big fan of putting my best face forward. However, I was overcome this week when I looked in the mirror after taking off my PPE (personal protective equipment). It had been a particularly grueling day, and before I …

Nursing Notes From the Navajo Nation On August 1, 2020 I finished my second week on the Navajo reservation and during the night homesickness hit me like a 100 car freight train hauling bananas and circus animals. Wowza my heart is aching. It’s also been a rough week in that I now have been here long enough to see staff dysfunction …

On July 18, 2020, I left everything comfortable and safe for a place and a people unknown to me. I seriously doubted my ability to get in my vehicle, start the engine, and back out of my driveway. I’m over fifty. I have some joint problems. My Achilles tendons are damaged, and some days I don’t seem to have enough energy to …