March 7, 2024

She is donned in a Maasai regalia complete with those dazzling beads worn on the forehead, Her dreadlocked hair completes her African theme for the day. She makes a joke or two about the internet and how she has kept all gadgets on the ready for the interview. I am not surprised. This is a

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August 4, 2021

I have severally talked about mental health and self-care. I am on the forefront asking my patients and readers to take care of their mental wellbeing and to guard that with vehement jealousy. The most unfortunate thing is that I am a bad taker of my own advice. I have been on this roller coaster of giving that I have come to a point

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July 7, 2021

All foods are acceptable, Miriam surmises, eating them all at once is not. My mother has dealt with Type II Diabetes for over seven years now. These are the years I know of. We do not know for how long she was in denial. Perhaps reality struck her when a low blood glucose episode hit

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June 23, 2021

A nurse knows that what is not written is not done. So should you.

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June 16, 2021

Bacteria in urine is what gives rise to urinary tract infections commonly abbreviated as UTIs. We will call them urine infections for the sake of this conversation.

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June 9, 2021

The skin is the first organ the world sees in us. This is why the beauty and cosmetic industry has thrived for long and will only get better with time. How our skin feels and appear to ourselves influences our self-esteem. It follows then that skin issues whether or not related to kidney disease will easily affect a person’s mental wellbeing.

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