I am in the beginning stages of the painful migration/upgrade of my blog.

Although my hosting company and MovableType have both served me well, I need some change to spice up my work here.

That, and I STILL can’t get comments to work for Dawn…grrrrrrr.

Okay, I have fully flipped into “nerd nurse blogger” mode.

Suggestions anyone?

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Although I have known since my post that this blog has potential, it has taken me quite some time to find a focus in my own mind.
Recently, I realized that it was a reflection of my own struggle to find my groove professionally.
What a long, long, LONG road it has been.
So, as I finally find [...]

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It is amazing how many questions a curious 4 year old boy can ask.

It is even more amazing how much Auntie Em wanted to impress her nephew with “her helicopter.”
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There are times in the field of flight medicine when the best thing you can do for your patient is simply fly faster.

My patient was still fairly young, not quite in his 70’s. His initial presentation confused his eventual diagnosis of dissecting aortic aneurysm. In short, the enormous main blood vessel which carries [...]

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Change of Shift nursing blog carnival is hosted by PROTECT the AIRWAY this week.

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After sitting through multiple dry presentations this week (and a few really good ones) I had the unexpected opportunity to hear my beloved Army speak. Okay, it was a group of mostly Army, with a few Navy and Air Force orthopaedic surgeons, speak about treating wounded Warriors injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. It [...]

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Okay, so I am sitting in the airport in a rocking chair next to a very coveted outlet. I have my phone charging through the USB port, listening to Eddie Izzard and cracking up. It is amazing how many strange looks you can get by simply sitting in a chair.

Maybe it has something [...]

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The past few days have been a flurry of activity prepping for both my trip to San Diego for the AAOS conference and Patrick’s return home. As I sit on the plane working on my Power Point presentation I realize that I am closer to professional self-actualization than ever.
Okay, so it took me over [...]

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Today began early. Well, early for a day off. My schedule between now and forever is packed full of shifts at work, trips, dentist appointments and the like. This will be my last glorious day to clean the house, prepare my lecture, and run errands between now and the 17th of February.
My [...]

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