As she wandered the hall aimlessly, her eyes caught mine. “Where is my mama?” she asked me, sobbing. My heart instantly melted. A young forty-five year old woman with an eighteen-year old daughter and twenty-two year old son exposed early onset Alzheimer’s for the nightmare it truly is. “Let’s go find her,” I said gently, [...]

Last night at work, the first thing I did was walk in on a woman trying to strangle herself in the call light cord. That incident set the tone for the night. Though the whole night was not bad, the first part of it was incredibly frustrating: working with someone who didn’t want to work, [...]

In the past, I have been frustrated at myself for not starting out my education in medicine. In high school, that is what I wanted to do, but changed my mind mid-senior year. Since returning to the dream about a year ago, I keep wishing I had just done it in the first place. Now, [...]

I used to gossip about people all the time. I would gossip about my friends, my non-friends, my family, or any other random person to anyone who would listen. Starting about the age of thirteen, however, guilt and worry began to creep in. Guilt that I had said something mean in the first place and [...]

Medicine, I have decided, is in my blood. No matter how far I run, no matter how hard I try, I simply cannot have a different career. So I am using my $40k degree in psychology and trying my darndest to get certified as a CNA (Certified Nurse’s Assistant) which is free to those who [...]