nursingforsocialjustice

Today I am missing people. My daughter’s 12th birthday is today. I feel like she was just born. I feel like I blinked and she grew from a baby to an almost teenager. She’s not here with me today. She’s in Calgary visiting family. Family is important, as is being…

The difference is that they keep getting up. Today the Canadian Government announced that Dr. Leigh Chapman, RN is the new Chief Nursing Officer of Canada. This is a big deal, not just for nurses. The Conservative government under the leadership of Steven Harper eliminated the position ten years ago.…

Is so deeply embedded in everything we do that we don’t even think about it. Why are things like respect and love and time made into commodities? Is it weird that they exist as transactional things? Love, Michelle

It’s a bit iffy sometimes, whether or not the herbal public knows what nurses do beyond taking blood pressures and giving meds. Nonetheless, they trust us. Deeply. We gotta work with that. Last week a coworker asked me “so when are you going to go back to nursing?” I have…

Last night I had a strange dream that my dissertation supervisor yelled at my youngest child for being annoying. My reaction was quitting grad school. What’s my subconscious trying to tell me? Love, Michelle D.

Mornings in Vancouver are beautiful. I like the father-son motif of Only Murders in the Building Season 2. Love, Michelle D.

The BC Government Employee Union (BCGEU) issued a strike notice on Friday August 12, 2022. Will all healthcare workers who are also negotiating their contracts soon follow? Are all those who were banging those pots at shift change time and calling us angels going to be out supporting healthcare workers…

Weekends fly by. So do the months. And the years. It seems strange that I am already mourning the end of summer when it’s not over yet. It also seems strange that I’m planning for 2023 to be the year of family and hobbies when I’m not quite sure if…

Life is hard. Love, Michelle D.

I worked a night shift last night. It was not a full night shift, just the good part, when all the patients (2 to be precise) were sleeping. The nurse I was working with is not a huge fan or Vancouver. They are also not a huge fan of their…