At the end of 2019 as we enter into the holiday season, I am receiving beautiful greeting cards wishing peace and joy. The greeting is a gift that washes over all of us and makes the world a bit kinder. In a recent LinkedIn posting by Dr. Deepak Chopra. Finding Peace This Time of Year (Dec 9, 2019), he gives us a nine point personal agenda for finding peace for the holidays…
Read MoreWhile our goal was to get our blog back up for the new year, LHC and PPG have been busy completing our new business design. The decision was made to carry on our Perinatal and Neonatal focus, but broaden our vision to include the health of women over the life span, with a focus of health issues for child bearing women.
Read MoreI did not see the ball drop over Times Square at the stroke of midnight. I was visiting friends next door and they were on a media blackout… so tired of bad news…wars in foreign lands…terrorist attacks…contested election results…international relationships showing signs of wear…
Read MoreI always wonder why I get inspired at the most inconvenient times.....like 11:30 pm the night before my 12 hour shift at the hospital. I saw this quote and it completely resonated with me. People ask me all the time about PPG, what we are about, what we are doing and where we are headed.
Read MoreYou cannot open a medical or nursing journal, go to a staff meeting, or attend a professional conference without hearing about patient safety and the many strategies designed to improve outcomes and decrease liability…
Read MoreFebruary is the month that we all think about love and life, of hearts and relationships….but do you ever really think about what we do for a living? I am amazed at what we are gifted to be a part of, the difference we can and do make in someone’s life forever.
Read MoreAs I gave thanks to some dental work for interrupting my holiday food binging, I reflected on the abundance I experience. As a nurse making a fair living, I cannot remember the last time I was hungry. But that is not the case for many in our country and around the world.
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In Memorium
I have been working on the March Blog this week, inspired by newborn lambs frolicking in the greening pastures of Oregon’s many rich fields and agricultural valleys. This is an ancient and recurring rebirth that we witness every spring, filling us with the hope of survival.
Read MoreBecause many of us celebrate St. Valentine’s Day on February 14th, we thought how better to celebrate than to talk about “Oxytocin - the Love Hormone”. Now like all great loves, we know that it can be a love-hate relationship. As Perinatal Nurses know all too well, nurses who carefully titrate this drug in labor
Read MoreMy sister sent me the link to this TED talk just before a job interview. Thank goodness! I arrived with enough time to find a restroom, go into a stall, set the timer on my phone for 2 minutes and pose. Power pose that is. I chose the wonder woman version, because, well, it seemed to fit the occasion.
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