Mary’s Pad

That’s how old this blog is! I started Marys Pad a year ago on my birthday as a gift to myself, a way to chronicle and reflect on life and my journey through it. It’s amazing that a year has passed since. I have to say it’s been a fun process, blogging [...]

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We’ve been spending a lot of time talking to doctors and in and out of hospitals because of various GI and ortho issues. It’s all a long story, not one that I necessarily want to rehash here, but so far things are good.
Turns out Mary has a really rare condition that is the underlying [...]

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I was at the store the other day, and I saw something I had been wanting for a long time, and I pulled out my debit card, and I bought it.
It cost me just over $1000.
It probably wasn’t my smartest idea.
I probably won’t do it again!!
But damn didn’t it feel good!!
I love having a job!
PS: [...]

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I am two-thirds done with orientation, just four weeks to go. It’s a bit scary and I hope that I am making progress towards being able to fly on my own.  I’ve been doing 5-day weeks but this week I am graduating to 4 day weeks, which means I do 2 12-hour shifts and 2 [...]

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I am inexperienced. I know that. I have only been a nurse for a few weeks, but I have seen some pretty c crazy stuff and had some amazing experiences in those few weeks. Much as I would love to share those stories here, most of the people who read this blog know who [...]

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