1 day agoMember-onlyThe Cost of Insulin Is Just One IssueIn the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisitiNOon of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. President Eisenhower in his Farewell Address. Today we need to “guard against the acquisition of…3 min read
Jul 31Member-onlyNo — I’m not suicidal — I think…Another story from my latest hospital vacay…. How did I get to be “suicidal” — at least in the minds of the nursing staff when I was last in the hospital? Had it been something I said? If it was, I can’t remember it. Was it something I’d done? I…2 min read
Jul 28Member-onlyView from the Floor…I sit on the den floor staring at the areas under my husband’s recliner and the loveseat, thinking that I should be doing something about the dust and the cat hair and knowing that I couldn’t. You see I was on the floor because I’d fallen — lost my balance…2 min read
Jul 18Member-onlyMy Life in PAINI am in pain. I am 74 years old and spent most of my life working as an RN. During that time, I heard frequently Mitzi’s a big girl, she can handle it. So I was given the largest assignments with the largest patients. Then I went to administration and…Pain3 min read
Jul 8Member-onlyThe year of my discontent.Authors note. There was a time when I posted on medium about twice a week. but not for the last year. The following Medium article is about that year. It started a year ago in July of 2021. I had to have minor foot surgery — -which was fine. However…4 min read
Mar 29Member-onlyEverything’s a Struggle…Everything seems to be a struggle these days. I have pain in my right arm to the point where I cannot use it to feed myself. I cannot type using that arm or hand, I cannot even brush my hair. Just putting something in the microwave is difficult — I…2 min read
Mar 26Member-onlyNot Good Enough…Feeling not good enough yet again today. It probably all began with a bike. My sister got a bike but I did not. I was told it was because I probably would hurt myself riding one — -I was overweight and not very good physically. I was told by my…2 min read
Mar 22Member-onlyThe Purrfect MedicineIt has been shown scientifically that people who own pets, like dogs and cats live longer and are, on the whole, happier. A dog owner must take their dog out for a walk, providing exercise that the owner might not get. …3 min read
Mar 20Member-onlyBecoming a “Friend of the President’s”How I became “A Friend of the President” I’m standing in the Rose Garden — yes, that Rose Garden — waiting for the President, Mrs. Clinton, the Vice President, and Mrs. Gore to come out. There’s about a dozen of us, under a canopy, in a circle around a podium…5 min read
Mar 20Member-onlyReading or Not…Last year I read over 100 books and gifted myself with the T shirt pictured above. So far this year I have read one book what has happened to my reading? Books and reading were always the one of the most important things in my life. I had so many…1 min read