My First Death…

As promised I will be trying to write only once a week so as not to inundate you with the monotony of my life. I have been away at the Hospice Palliative Care Ontario conference this past week as well as attending the Registered Nurse's Association of Ontario AGM where I presented our resolution called...

Where is the coupon drawer?

I have been told by my husband that I post too quickly, but I soon will be slowing down to once a week for my posts as I am super busy with work and life and such at the mo. I hope people are still enjoying my drivel. I thought I would talk about some...

What is a Vigil?

For today's topic I thought I would discuss vigils. What is a vigil you may ask? A vigil is a time of observance sometimes religious in connotation but often in end of life matters a vigil is the time that people, namely loved ones, spend at the bedside holding space for the dying. I learned...

How and why Palliative and EOL Care?

Sometimes I am asked this obscure question as to how and/or why I decided I wanted to work in the industry of caring for those that are dying. I would like to believe that it is a simple answer but alas it really isn't. I have always had a fascination about dying and death. At...

What is on your Bucket “Fuck it” List?

What is the mark you will leave? What is on your "f-it" list?

I think I will begin at the End…

So here we go. I am a Nurse, a Registered Nurse to be more clear. I came into nursing with very clear goals in mind of where and who I was hoping to work with. I came into nursing knowing that I wanted to be a Palliative Care Nurse. Why, you may ask? Because I...