Category Global health and disparities
FMM 8 16 19 Nursology
“They don’t want to see us live together.” ~ Robert Nesta Marley. My first official job as a registered nurse in this country was at a large private hospital on Miami Beach. In those days (and perhaps still, for all I know), non-residents had to apply for a police identification when working on the Beach. […]
FMM 7 26 19 Don’t get it Twisted
“The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.” ~ George Eliot. “Farmer Jones walked up the path, drunk as usual.” I have never forgotten that line, the opening line to a book thrust into my hands when I was maybe eight years old. I had just started school in the hills of […]
FMM 7 12 19 Taken for Granted
“Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.” ~ Louie Schwartzberg. I am neither a sun-worshiper nor a frequent beach-goer. As a child I have two sets of memories of going to the beach. In my early years in the UK, beach meant a cold and usually rainy campsite within walking distance of […]
FMM 7 5 19 Low Expectations
“A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” ~ Anonymous. I was never fond of competitive games as a child. Maybe it was because I was the youngest. I was not as smart, as quick, as experienced as my older siblings, and my feelings would get hurt […]
FMM 6 28 19 Clashing Symbols
“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” ~ Langston Hughes. I was born in a part of the world that was always famous for its rain. Manchester, in the north west of England was so wet and dreary that […]
FMM 6 21 19 I’ve looked at Clouds
“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.” ~ Aristotle. When I think about it, I had the childhood that an anthropologist would have paid money for. Being plunged into the Jamaican countryside was an immersion experience for this eight-year-old English girl. In typical Jamaican […]
FMM 6 14 19 Sing out Loud!
“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” ~ Nelson Mandela. There is nothing like waking up before dawn in the cool hills of Jamaica; there is peace and quiet before the roosters start to crow, and the dogs start their chorus. Once the daylight […]
FMM 5 31 19 Set a Better Example (upcycled)
“Lively up yourself” Bob Marley Is there anything as unattractive as a slouch? Someone who walks with no energy, arms folded or hands in pockets, looking as if they would rather be anywhere than where they are? It has always made me crazy to see people who approach their job in this fashion – it […]
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