If you only knew the things that I have seen. All the tears that have dripped down my face as I worked what I was sure would be my last call, only to be wiped away by sweaty gloved hands. In this...
https://ourfrontdoorblog.com/2016/05/17/if-you-only-knew-a-tribute-to-ems/
I remember you. I remember your nails were painted pink and your blonde hair was pulled perfectly back into a pony tail. I remember your purple shirt that I cut down the middle and the way your...
I thought I knew. Really, I did. I mean, I’ve seen it all right? I know how it works. I have directed more people than I can count to this very room. You know the drill. “If you will have a s...
Sometimes, I get inside my car, I shut the door, and I cry. I just sit there and cry, because honestly, I just don’t know what else to do. We’ve all been there, those 12 hour shifts that magi...
https://ourfrontdoorblog.com/2014/07/11/its-not-what-we-do-its-who-we-are/
People often ask what led me here. How I decided to become ER nurse, and how I keep going down a path that can be full of so much pain and trauma. My answer is this. I survived this. Everyone has...
Nursing, the most trusted profession in America. We don’t think about it often in the hustle and bustle of our everyday, but that’s a pretty intense statistic. People trust us, exclusively, w...
https://ourfrontdoorblog.com/2014/05/08/somewhere-theres-a-nurse/
I watched four people die this weekend, four people. Sounds horrifying right? Well, it is. Surely these people must have been sweet little 90 year olds, who lived long happy lives, drifting quiet...
As I sit and reflect on my life, I find myself humbled. Humbled by the business that takes place all around me, the real fight for life and struggle against death, the palpable emotions of situat...