
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted
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Nursing Stories is a heartfelt blog about one woman's experiences in nursing. Marianna Crane, a blogger & nurse for over 40 years, shares her stories from the past and present. The goal is to encourage nurses to boast
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted
1M ago
I have stayed clear of amaryllises since I first saw the white flower blooming in a spacious, sunlit home in Maryland right after my mastectomy over twenty years ago. I had joined a support group with other women who had various cancer diagnoses. At the weekly meetings, the white flower grew in height on the ..read more
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted
4M ago
Did I help the Baker Man succeed in his start up business so many years ago ..read more
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted
4M ago
I am planning to buy this book based on the book review. Looks to be an important contribution to the stories written my nurses that show what they really do and how they make a difference in patients lives ..read more
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted
5M ago
My friend Lois and I went back to Chicago a year after she fell, face first, onto a Michigan Avenue street, replacing a girl’s weekend getaway for an overnight at Northwestern Hospital and sequestering in a hotel room at the Hampton Inn for the remainder of the weekend. We both boarded a plane home two ..read more
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted
6M ago
We were standing in the same aisle in the gift shop at the Natural Science Museum in Raleigh. She was about my age with two preteen girls pulling at her arms begging her to buy trinkets that were overflowing in their hands. She looked at me and rolled her eyes. “They grow up too ..read more
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted
6M ago
Ernie, my husband, and I are sitting in the living room listening to the heavy rain outside accompanied with bursts of thunder. We are dressed for a dinner out to celebrate my middle grandson’s 21st birthday. My daughter and son-in-law are coming to pick us up. My son-in- law has a Jeep and my daughter ..read more
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted
7M ago
I’m wearing my favorite old T-shirt today. Although it’s dark navy, it’s comfortable in our current humid and hot North Carolina summer. A picture of Louis Sullivan, a Chicago architect, sits across my chest and under his picture is a script: Form Follows Function. I love the material. It’s gauzy but not too light. It’s 50% cotton and 50% polyester and Made in the USA (Clute, Texas). I don’t know how old this shirt is. I have had it since the 80s when I volunteered for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in Oak Park, Illinois. Sullivan was a mentor to Frank. I learned a lot about architecture—s ..read more
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted
7M ago
If I watch a movie and am surprised that it’s over so quickly, it’s a great movie. That’s what happened when I saw Thelma in a theater a week ago. When I found out the lead character was played by a 93-year-old actor, June Squibb, and the reviews were good—the web site Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 98% rating—I had to see this picture. I went with a friend who is a bit younger than my 82 years. Passing on refreshments, we settled into our recliner seats. The lights dimmed. We watched what seemed like a dozen coming attractions, none of which we intend to return to watch. Then there was Thelma, a s ..read more