The Volcano Lover
Cinder Cone with lava field in the background photo: JParadisi Recently, I walked to the top of a volcanic cinder cone in the Cascade Mountain range, in Oregon. I have been in love with volcanoes...
View ArticleI Am Living As Free As My Hair
Someone asked if I color my hair. I said, “No I don’t, I pay someone else to do it.” Once my hair grew back after chemotherapy my attitude toward it was changed. Before treatment for breast cancer, the...
View ArticleLessons About Medication Errors From Baseball
In the commercial, three guys are standing around a grill, talking about baseball. One of Baseball Card by jparadisi them quotes a stat. Another one says, “Really? Are you sure?” The first guy says,...
View ArticleFast Food Nation: When Customer Service Competes with Patient Safety
Calculating chemotherapy doses by surface area (m2) or kilograms was a smooth transition for me, a former pediatric intensive care nurse. In pediatrics, every medication, even acetaminophen, is dosed...
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