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Deborah

Deborah

The Hug

It was a moment I’ll never forget.

May 4, 2020

The Hug

May 4, 2020

Deborah

The gift of “no.”

On May 22, 2015, when I graduated nursing school — actually, several months before I had even crossed the stage in my cap and gown — I was…

Jan 31, 2020

The gift of “no.”

Jan 31, 2020

Deborah

ICU: Not the Final Destination

I’ve been an ICU nurse for over two years now. And the longer I work in the ICU, the more frustrated I get. I know that not all admissions…

Sep 12, 2018

ICU: Not the Final Destination

Sep 12, 2018

Deborah

On phone calls, death, and empathy

One time, I heard a rapid response called overhead. I ran upstairs, praying it was nothing too serious, knowing that if necessary, the…

Dec 4, 2017

On phone calls, death, and empathy

Dec 4, 2017

Deborah

words

ask me about congestive heart failure how much salt you should eat how much water you should drink how you should weigh yourself every day…

Jun 11, 2017

Jun 11, 2017

Deborah

The First Time My Patient Died

He was a large man. African-American. Not very old. He had come straight from dialysis to the emergency room — hemodynamically unstable and…

Nov 10, 2016

The First Time My Patient Died

Nov 10, 2016

Deborah

Why I Didn’t (and still don’t) Want To Be a Doctor

Disclaimer: I love doctors. I really do. I have the utmost respect for who they are and what they do, and I wholeheartedly believe that…

Aug 4, 2016

Why I Didn’t (and still don’t) Want To Be a Doctor

Aug 4, 2016

Deborah

The First Time I Helped Save a Life

Around 2:00 pm, I was standing in the hallway, leaning against the wall with my computer. I was getting ready to discharge my patient, the…

Jul 18, 2016

The First Time I Helped Save a Life

Jul 18, 2016

Deborah

Choose Love

Jul 8, 2016

Choose Love

Jul 8, 2016

Deborah

I love you, Grandma.

Not being able to communicate very well with my grandma is a constant struggle. I speak English, a little Mandarin, and even littler…

Apr 18, 2016

I love you, Grandma.

Apr 18, 2016

Deborah

Deborah

Palliative care and ICU nurse. Passionate about having difficult conversations, embracing mortality, and helping others to do the same.

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