Recently I had a patient that impacted me deeply. Not to say that many don't make an impression, but some more so than others.
My patient was a 41 year old young woman who within the past 2-weeks had surgery to her neck. …
Be Mindful of the Energies You Send into the Universe, In Time They Will Return Ten-fold — unknown
Sometime last year when COVID was at its zenith, I had a most unpleasant encounter with a surgeon at my facility.
Sadly, this was not my first and will not be my…
A place where your soul can take flight
First, an idea, finally present in tangible form. It had been my wish to create a publication for some time.
I was unsure how to go about it, and attempted it a few times, saving my progress as I go.
I had…
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Pene Hodge is a mom, a nurse, a writer. She writes because she must. She loves people and is committed to sharing and gleaning…
“There's a phrase, “the elephant in the living room”, which purports to describe what it’s like to live with a drug addict, an alcoholic, an abuser.
People outside such relationships will sometimes ask, “How could you let such a business go on for so many years? …
My grandfather was a large-scale rice farmer back in his heyday.
According to my aunts and uncle, he would rise very early when they were kids to get to the farm.
So his friend, also a farmer, and himself would rise between 3–4 am to make the several-mile trek to…
This year has been fraught with challenges.
Staying alive!
When the year 2021 made its debut, all thought life would return to normal.
As the year progressed we realized that was not in the cards for us earthlings.
A new day has dawned and we must change, adapt and grow…
Occasionally I cook 👩🍳
It is a love I have been developing lately.
There was a time when I did not like to cook. Perhaps because I felt it was considered forced upon us women, so in rebellion, I did not have an interest in it.
I do know how…
See the picture above — this beautiful creature has a muzzle on!
That’s how I feel most days.
Now we know how that dog feels.
He’s unable to bark, unable to eat or open his mouth.
He has a muzzle on.
Though a muzzle serves a dual purpose; to protect…
