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Feeling All the Feels
Have you ever been in a hospital or doctor's office, feeling vulnerable, anxious, uncertain, or just plain old terrified? Have you ever personally experienced—or witnessed another person’s—excruciating pain—either physical or mental? Maya Angelou, writer and activist, wrote, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This is especially relevant in healthcare. In occupational therapy and nursing, we work with people who…
Read MoreWelcome to a New Year
Over the past week, the word new has probably been used by everyone of us about a billion times which is typical as we enter the new year of 2017. As I anticipate the start…
Read MoreA Wonderful Lesson
Well, I did it. Just as I do every year around this time, I did it. This past Saturday, my husband and I watched the NBC broadcast of the Christmas classic film, It’s a Wonderful…
Read MoreWelcoming the New Year
With the semester ending at Maria College and the Spring 2017 semester soon to begin in mid-January, with the year 2016 about to come to close on December 31 and 2017 to begin, and with…
Read MoreThe Third “R”
As students at Maria College prepare for final exams and write those inevitable end-of-the-semester research papers, I am always reminded of the all-important Three Rs of education: reading, ’riting, and ’rithmetic (translation: reading, writing, and…
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