Tag Archives: illness

FMM 729 16 In Spiration

July 29, 2016 · by · in Food and health, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“And what is it to cease breathing but to free the breath from its restless tides That it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?”~Kahlil Gibran.  Human connections are amazing.  Although we are born into one family, we may find ourselves, if we are lucky, as comfortable in the homes of our friends as […]

FMM 5 8 15 Modeling

May 8, 2015 · by · in Global health and disparities · Leave a comment

“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” ~Samuel Smiles. It has been an interesting couple of weeks.  During National Nurse’s Week I have been privileged to observe nurses at work from a different perspective, while visiting a brave family member in the hospital.  […]

FMM 11 16 12 The wrong side of the bed

November 16, 2012 · by · in Food and health, Global health and disparities, Inspirational · 3 Comments

For the past 2 months I have had a front row seat at a drama involving a friend of mine and the tragically broken and dysfunctional health care system we have in the USA. It has provided me with many important lessons which I feel I must share with others. Many of us pride ourselves […]