A WHISPER

I have had a difficulty with my voice for over a year now. Since I have a paralyzed right vocal cord there is too much air escaping when I try to talk. All I can do currently is whisper. This is quite the predicament to be in when you work with the elderly. Most of...

MY INNER JOY

I used to be so happy when I was a little girl. I would wake up just bursting with joy. There were many times as a single mother I could barely contain my joy when I saw my children in the morning. My joy had nothing to do with my circumstances. I was raised in a home...

ELVIS

I have some bad news to share. My cat, Elvis, has passed due to kidney failure. He was named that because he had the most stunning black fur I have ever seen on a cat. My boyfriend has been caring for Elvis over the past few years. He had taken him because some...

THE GIRLS

I had met the first of the three girls several years back. She was in her 90’s. I came to love her when I was her home health nurse. She was bed bound at the time I took care of her. Even though she had a pressure ulcer and C diff she was still so pleasant. Her...

The loss of a friend

I lost a friend last week. She passed on. I am sure I have told you about her because she was a one of a kind sweetheart. She was physically disabled but more alive than most people I know. My friend couldn’t walk. She had some rare form of Muscular Dystrophy....

WHY GOD?

Have there been times in your life when you don’t understand how a God who loves you could allow you to be so heartbroken and not step in to stop it? I had a time like this several years ago. It was when my two boys became convinced that they should go live with...