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In response to Cee's Flower of the day challenge I love photography. I cannot resist a beautiful flower. I am especially enamoured with the natural beauty of God's world. I hope you enjoy it!BEauty ************* So I am currently fully vaccinated. With the first dose, I felt like I had a watered-down version of COVID that lasted about three days. During that time I took some ibuprofen and that helped....

The Unmistakable Beauty Of Nature ~ JustPene           In response to Cee’s Flower of the day challenge I love photography. I cannot resist a beautiful flower. I am especially enamoured with the natural beauty of God’s world. I hope you enjoy it!BEauty ************* So I am currently fully vaccinated. With the first dose, I felt like ...

Today I took my 16-year old daughter to the Department of Public Safety to obtain her learners permit. I am happy for her. She is so excited to grow up and drive off both literally and figurately. I am sad for me. Sad because she is growing up, eager to leave and spread her wings. Sad that I feel she will not longer be in a space where I can peek in know that she is safe and sigh in relief....

Time Marches On ~ JustPene Today I took my 16-year old daughter to the Department of Public Safety to obtain her learners permit. I am happy for her. She is so excited to grow up and drive off both literally and figurately. I am sad for me. Sad because she is growing up, eager to leave and spread her wings. […]

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash A Story Told By Our Pediatrics Professor Hello my WP family! How is everyone coping? Have you had your vaccines? How do you feel? Are you out and about? Today's post is inspired by Calmkate’s response to her story about where one may prefer to die. So back during my nursing school days, one of my professors told us this story....

Not This Leg! How To Ensure The Correct Body Part Is Operated On ~ JustPene Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash A Story Told By Our Pediatrics Professor Hello my WP family! How is everyone coping? Have you had your vaccines? How do you feel? Are you out and about? Today’s post is inspired by Calmkate’s response to her story about where one may prefer to die. ...

Bitter melon! A staple of my childhood. Though I could not appreciate its goodness until much later in life. Back then I was not a fan of the taste. It is bitter! But whenever my grandma cooked bitter melon or, anything else for that matter, you ate it without question. There was no room for argument. Bitter melon grew in abundance during my young years....

Bitter Melon - Much More Than A Strange and Bitter Fruit ~ JustPene Bitter melon (karela) aids in the reduction of body fats prevents the hypertrophy of fat cells. Increases insulin secretion and prevents insulin-producing cells from damage. It inhibits the increase of blood glucose levels. Decreases liver inflammation (prevents fatty liver).

In a valley shadowed Recently I had a patient that impacted me deeply. Not to say that many don't make an impression, but some more so than others. My patient was a 41 year old young woman who within the past 2-weeks had surgery to her neck. She presented to the ER some days ago with her husband due to nausea and vomiting....

Difficult to Separate — How Healthcare Clinicians Carry Their Patients With Them ~ JustPene In a valley shadowed Recently I had a patient that impacted me deeply. Not to say that many don’t make an impression, but some more so than others. My patient was a 41 year old young woman who within the past 2-weeks had surgery to her neck. She presented to the ER some days ago […]

God made women on the 6th Day because He knew then He could rest on the 7th Image found on Google Today is International Women’s Day! One day to celebrate womanhood, a day to celebrate our formidable strength of spirit and our resilience. One day to celebrate our steadfast perseverance, our hearts, our souls, our ability to love ourselves and all others....

International Women's Day ~ JustPene God made women on the 6th Day because He knew then He could rest on the 7th Image found on Google Today is International Women’s Day! One day to celebrate womanhood, a day to celebrate our formidable strength of spirit and our resilience. One day to celebrate our steadfast perseverance, our hearts...

My mind has been urging me to write on this new atrocity for the past two days as I became aware of the news but I seemed unable to muster the words or the energy to do so. Governor Abbott decided to end pandemic restrictions within the state of Texas. As of next week, the mandate will be lifted and Texans will be free to move about mask-less....

~ JustPene My mind has been urging me to write on this new atrocity for the past two days as I became aware of the news but I seemed unable to muster the words or the energy to do so. Governor Abbott decided to end pandemic restrictions within the state of Texas. As of next week, the […]

I thought the image of this boat says what seems to have become the norm in my time and space. We had a couple of sunny days in Texas, a matter of fact it was 70°. There is a bit of coolness to the air but we are no longer in the deep freeze. They say everything is bigger in Texas, I guess that applies to the extremes in temperatures as well....

Everything is Bigger in Texas ~ JustPene I thought the image of this boat says what seems to have become the norm in my time and space. We had a couple of sunny days in Texas, a matter of fact it was 70°. There is a bit of coolness to the air but we are no longer in the deep freeze. They […]