Thinking of that poor woman killed at 4pm in Tullamore and of how often I, like many other women, head out for a walk at 4 because we don't feel safe when it gets dark, at 5. And yet, she still wasn't safe.
Ashling Murphy is her name. Her life mattered. So much ahead. To be remembered as a face, a cherished person. Not just a statistic. To lose your life, randomly, just jogging coincidentally in the area known as Fiona’s Way, in memory of another missing woman. What is going on?
Thoughts from the ICU: A Thread
I saw a nurse put a ventilated patient’s hair in braids the other day and I can’t stop thinking about it. Part of who we are is how we choose to present ourselves to the world, and so much of this is lost when we are critically ill.
“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” scoop.me/housing-first-…
Wonderful evening saying goodbye to our final year students! We are going to miss you all so much, couldn’t be prouder of all you did this year. You guys deserve it all
So tomorrow is the day. Uniform is ironed and after 4 years of hard work, tomorrow is my first day as a Physio! (Kind of! Starting as a B4 before my classification comes through🙈) The nerves are real but super excited to meet the team and get started with my dream job🤩
Judge Peter Cahill reads guilty verdict in trial of Derek Chauvin, the former policeman who has been convicted of murdering George Floyd
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A Brazilian nurses idea to comfort isolated #COVID19 patients in ICU:
2 dispo gloves tied & full of hot water simulating human contact “this hot water glove improves patient's perfusion & I hope the patient feels like someone is holding his hand” (nurse Melo)