nursetalksite.com » In My Day http://nursetalksite.com Where laughter is the best medicine. Thu, 23 May 2013 23:52:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 What do you do after spending 30 years as a nurse? Buy a motor home and take it easy? Volunteer for the Peace Corps or spend more time at Curves? Hell no---you start a radio show because you're passionate about helping others and terrifically funny! "Cause laughter is the Best Medicine! Nurse Talk with Casey Hobbs & Dan Grady sponsored by National Nurses United, the California Nurses Association and the Massachusetts Nurses Association. Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason tech@nursetalksite.com tech@nursetalksite.com (Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason) Copyright © Nurse Talk LLC All Rights Reserved Where laughter is the best medicine. Nurse, Nursing, Health, Medicine, Nurse Talk, Healthcare, nursetalksite.com » In My Day http://nursetalksite.com/images/NTlogo-itunes144x.png http://nursetalksite.com San Francisco, Boston Weekly In My Day We Didn’t Go to Google for Answers | Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/2012/06/07/in-my-daygoogle/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/06/07/in-my-daygoogle/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:05:04 +0000 Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/?p=7724 In my day, we didn’t go to Google for answers, we asked our mother and she always knew the answer. Even if she didn’t. If I wanted to know how to get to  Norma Odeski’s house, my mother would say “Ya walk.” I would say “But where is it?” and she’d say “For God sake, Lynn Ruth, follow your nose.” And then I’d know Norma’s house was just around the corner.

If I wanted to know what the weather was going to be that afternoon, Mother would open the window, rub her shoulder and say, “It’s gonna rain, take an umbrella.” If it didn’t rain, I’d say “What happened?” and my mother would say “I took an aspirin.”  When I had a funny looking bruise, I’d show it to my mother and she would say, “Who have you been kissing?” and I’d say “How did ya know?”

My mother insisted she read all the answers she needed on my forehead. I came home from school one day with chocolate smeared on my face and said, “I have a stomach ache!”. My mother said “You never should’ve eaten that second slice of fudge cake.” and I said, “How did ya know I did that?”  She said, “I read it on your forehead.” and I said “Did it tell you I brought home another slice for you?” and my mother said “Don’t you get smart with me Lynn Ruth! Read more...

]]> In My Day, we didn't have Google, we had Mother

In My Day, we didn't have Google, we had Mother

In my day, we didn’t go to Google for answers, we asked our mother and she always knew the answer. Even if she didn’t. If I wanted to know how to get to  Norma Odeski’s house, my mother would say “Ya walk.” I would say “But where is it?” and she’d say “For God sake, Lynn Ruth, follow your nose.” And then I’d know Norma’s house was just around the corner.

If I wanted to know what the weather was going to be that afternoon, Mother would open the window, rub her shoulder and say, “It’s gonna rain, take an umbrella.” If it didn’t rain, I’d say “What happened?” and my mother would say “I took an aspirin.”  When I had a funny looking bruise, I’d show it to my mother and she would say, “Who have you been kissing?” and I’d say “How did ya know?”

My mother insisted she read all the answers she needed on my forehead. I came home from school one day with chocolate smeared on my face and said, “I have a stomach ache!”. My mother said “You never should’ve eaten that second slice of fudge cake.” and I said, “How did ya know I did that?”  She said, “I read it on your forehead.” and I said “Did it tell you I brought home another slice for you?” and my mother said “Don’t you get smart with me Lynn Ruth! Where is it?” I guess you had to be there.

When I ask my mother, “Why did Dale spit at me?” She said “It’s because he’s a nasty boy!” And I said “What made him nasty?” and she said “Ha! Ask your father!”

When I asked my mom how to spell onomatopoeia, she said “Can you hold it til after dinner?” and I said “I need to know now, I’m writing a paper about it.” And she said “That’ll teach you to drink all that Coca-Cola!’ I never did figure out how to spell onomatopoeia.

My mother had an answer for everything but why she was in a bad mood. I’d say, “Why are you screaming?” And she’d say, “Ask your father!” And I’d say, “Why? Did he spit?”

And this is Lynn Ruth Miller with another addition of “In my day…” Google me, baby!

]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/06/07/in-my-daygoogle/feed/ 0 Google,In My Day,Lynn Ruth Miller,Mother In my day, we didn't go to Google for answers, we asked our mother and she always knew the answer. Even if she didn't. If I wanted to know how to get to  Norma Odeski's house, my mother would say "Ya walk." I would say "But where is it? In my day, we didn't go to Google for answers, we asked our mother and she always knew the answer. Even if she didn't. If I wanted to know how to get to  Norma Odeski's house, my mother would say "Ya walk." I would say "But where is it?" and she'd say "For God sake, Lynn Ruth, follow your nose." And then I'd know Norma's house was just around the corner. If I wanted to know what the weather was going to be that afternoon, Mother would open the window, rub her shoulder and say, "It's gonna rain, take an umbrella." If it didn't rain, I'd say "What happened?" and my mother would say "I took an aspirin."  When I had a funny looking bruise, I'd show it to my mother and she would say, "Who have you been kissing?" and I'd say "How did ya know?" My mother insisted she read all the answers she needed on my forehead. I came home from school one day with chocolate smeared on my face and said, "I have a stomach ache!". My mother said "You never should've eaten that second slice of fudge cake." and I said, "How did ya know I did that?"  She said, "I read it on your forehead." and I said "Did it tell you I brought home another slice for you?" and my mother said "Don't you get smart with me Lynn Ruth! Where is it?" I guess you had to be there. When I ask my mother, "Why did Dale spit at me?" She said "It's because he's a nasty boy!" And I said "What made him nasty?" and she said "Ha! Ask your father!" When I asked my mom how to spell onomatopoeia, she said "Can you hold it til after dinner?" and I said "I need to know now, I'm writing a paper about it." And she said "That'll teach you to drink all that Coca-Cola!' I never did figure out how to spell onomatopoeia. My mother had an answer for everything but why she was in a bad mood. I'd say, "Why are you screaming?" And she'd say, "Ask your father!" And I'd say, "Why? Did he spit?" And this is Lynn Ruth Miller with another addition of "In my day..." Google me, baby! Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 2:28 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=7724-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> In My Day Food Remedied Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/31/in-my-day-food-remedied-everything-lynn-ruth-miller/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/31/in-my-day-food-remedied-everything-lynn-ruth-miller/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:20:37 +0000 Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/?p=7726 My mother believed in food. It was her remedy for everything that bothered us. If I was constipated, she’d say, “Stop complaining and eat prunes. I don’t care what color they coat your tongue, they clean you out.” If I had a fever, she never called the doctor. She fed me an apple and told me to watch my sister while she went to the movies. She said she had to get away from all my complaining, but I think she needed a cheap babysitter.

If I was listless, she’d cook up a batch of spinach, sprinkled it with lemon juice and said, “There. That’ll put hair on your chest.” What she meant was, it would make me strong. But I had no ambition to lift weights. Bulging biceps can spoil the effect of a strapless dress. The cleavage is all wrong. My mother thought spinach was the answer to anything fruit didn’t cure. If I gained weight, she’d boil another batch of spinach with even more lemon juice and say, “Eat that and you’ll get thin.” Actually, that worked really well, because I hate spinach. When she put it on my plate, the smell made me so ill, I couldn’t eat anything. Read more...

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Spinach could cure anything a prune wouldn't do.

My mother believed in food. It was her remedy for everything that bothered us. If I was constipated, she’d say, “Stop complaining and eat prunes. I don’t care what color they coat your tongue, they clean you out.” If I had a fever, she never called the doctor. She fed me an apple and told me to watch my sister while she went to the movies. She said she had to get away from all my complaining, but I think she needed a cheap babysitter.

If I was listless, she’d cook up a batch of spinach, sprinkled it with lemon juice and said, “There. That’ll put hair on your chest.” What she meant was, it would make me strong. But I had no ambition to lift weights. Bulging biceps can spoil the effect of a strapless dress. The cleavage is all wrong. My mother thought spinach was the answer to anything fruit didn’t cure. If I gained weight, she’d boil another batch of spinach with even more lemon juice and say, “Eat that and you’ll get thin.” Actually, that worked really well, because I hate spinach. When she put it on my plate, the smell made me so ill, I couldn’t eat anything. It certainly made me thin. I got so skinny that you couldn’t see me when I stood sideways and that’s why I don’t have to wear a bra.

]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/31/in-my-day-food-remedied-everything-lynn-ruth-miller/feed/ 0 In My Day,Lemon Spinach,Lynn Ruth Miller My mother believed in food. It was her remedy for everything that bothered us. If I was constipated, she'd say, "Stop complaining and eat prunes. I don't care what color they coat your tongue, they clean you out." If I had a fever, My mother believed in food. It was her remedy for everything that bothered us. If I was constipated, she'd say, "Stop complaining and eat prunes. I don't care what color they coat your tongue, they clean you out." If I had a fever, she never called the doctor. She fed me an apple and told me to watch my sister while she went to the movies. She said she had to get away from all my complaining, but I think she needed a cheap babysitter. If I was listless, she'd cook up a batch of spinach, sprinkled it with lemon juice and said, "There. That'll put hair on your chest." What she meant was, it would make me strong. But I had no ambition to lift weights. Bulging biceps can spoil the effect of a strapless dress. The cleavage is all wrong. My mother thought spinach was the answer to anything fruit didn't cure. If I gained weight, she'd boil another batch of spinach with even more lemon juice and say, "Eat that and you'll get thin." Actually, that worked really well, because I hate spinach. When she put it on my plate, the smell made me so ill, I couldn't eat anything. It certainly made me thin. I got so skinny that you couldn't see me when I stood sideways and that's why I don't have to wear a bra. Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 1:44 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=7726-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> In My Day…Hot Water Bottles | Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/19/in-my-day-hot-water-bottles-lynn-ruth-miller/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/19/in-my-day-hot-water-bottles-lynn-ruth-miller/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 14:00:37 +0000 Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/?p=7373 Hot Water Bottles: A love/hate relationshipIn my day, we didn’t waste our money on electric blankets or heating pads, no sir. We used the hot water bottle for everything. My momma filled it with boiling water and wrapped it in a towel to put in the bed before she gave me a bath. When I got between the covers, the sheets were toasty warm. In those days, the hot water bottle eased aching muscles and tummy aches and my momma used it on our boils and abscesses to get them to pop. And you know what else she did? She wrapped it in a towel and put it on her head when we gave her a headache, which was just about everyday.

And she even used it for that most hateful, horrible procedure…the enema. Back then, everyone believed you must have a bowl movement everyday, but nice children didn’t call it that. They called it number two. My momma didn’t want us to advertise our functions to the whole world, so she told us to call it number four.  We foured, the dog foured and if we didn’t like someone, we’d say “He’s full of four!” Every morning we would report our condition to our mother and if our answer was no, the next thing we knew we were lying on our bellies in the bathroom floor and she was administering warm soapy water from the hot water bottle into our posteriors. Read more...

]]> Hot Water Bottles: A love/hate relationshipIn my day, we didn’t waste our money on electric blankets or heating pads, no sir. We used the hot water bottle for everything. My momma filled it with boiling water and wrapped it in a towel to put in the bed before she gave me a bath. When I got between the covers, the sheets were toasty warm. In those days, the hot water bottle eased aching muscles and tummy aches and my momma used it on our boils and abscesses to get them to pop. And you know what else she did? She wrapped it in a towel and put it on her head when we gave her a headache, which was just about everyday.

And she even used it for that most hateful, horrible procedure…the enema. Back then, everyone believed you must have a bowl movement everyday, but nice children didn’t call it that. They called it number two. My momma didn’t want us to advertise our functions to the whole world, so she told us to call it number four.  We foured, the dog foured and if we didn’t like someone, we’d say “He’s full of four!” Every morning we would report our condition to our mother and if our answer was no, the next thing we knew we were lying on our bellies in the bathroom floor and she was administering warm soapy water from the hot water bottle into our posteriors. Today, I can’t see a hot water bottle without reaching for the toilet paper and thinking of my mother. And this is Lynn Ruth Miller with another addition of “In My Day.”

]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/19/in-my-day-hot-water-bottles-lynn-ruth-miller/feed/ 0 Hot Water Bottles,In My Day,Lynn Ruth Miller In my day, we didn't waste our money on electric blankets or heating pads, no sir. We used the hot water bottle for everything. My momma filled it with boiling water and wrapped it in a towel to put in the bed before she gave me a bath. In my day, we didn't waste our money on electric blankets or heating pads, no sir. We used the hot water bottle for everything. My momma filled it with boiling water and wrapped it in a towel to put in the bed before she gave me a bath. When I got between the covers, the sheets were toasty warm. In those days, the hot water bottle eased aching muscles and tummy aches and my momma used it on our boils and abscesses to get them to pop. And you know what else she did? She wrapped it in a towel and put it on her head when we gave her a headache, which was just about everyday. And she even used it for that most hateful, horrible procedure...the enema. Back then, everyone believed you must have a bowl movement everyday, but nice children didn't call it that. They called it number two. My momma didn't want us to advertise our functions to the whole world, so she told us to call it number four.  We foured, the dog foured and if we didn't like someone, we'd say "He's full of four!'' Every morning we would report our condition to our mother and if our answer was no, the next thing we knew we were lying on our bellies in the bathroom floor and she was administering warm soapy water from the hot water bottle into our posteriors. Today, I can't see a hot water bottle without reaching for the toilet paper and thinking of my mother. And this is Lynn Ruth Miller with another addition of "In My Day." Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 1:55 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=7373-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> In My Day…My Mother Used Vinegar for Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/12/in-my-day-my-mother-used-vinegar-for-everything-lynn-ruth-miller/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/12/in-my-day-my-mother-used-vinegar-for-everything-lynn-ruth-miller/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 23:34:56 +0000 Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/?p=7075 When I was a kid, my mother used vinegar for everything. If I got a bee sting she rubbed vinegar on it and if the kid next door bit me, she poured vingear on him and called his mother. There didn’t seem to be anything vinegar couldn’t fix in those days.

If you got the hiccups you drank a tablespoon of vinegar and they were gone. After your father pounded you on the back and your sister jumped out from behind the couch and screamed “BOO!” It was magic!

If I had a sinus infection, momma put vinegar in a vaporizer and made me inhale it until I started breathing again. She liked to help it along by pounding on my chest and if I turned blue, my sister jumped out from behind the couch and screamed “BOO!” Magic again!

My mom taught me to give my hair a vinegar rinse after I shampooed it to get rid of dandruff and those little bugs I got from the kid next door. Sore throat, gargle with vinegar and then swallow. The germs were gone and so was your appetite.

Vinegar and honey and a little cayenne pepper got rid of my cough, but if you boiled it with water, tomatoes, sour cream and peanut butter, you got soup! Read more...

]]> When I was a kid, my mother used vinegar for everything. If I got a bee sting she rubbed vinegar on it and if the kid next door bit me, she poured vingear on him and called his mother. There didn’t seem to be anything vinegar couldn’t fix in those days.

If you got the hiccups you drank a tablespoon of vinegar and they were gone. After your father pounded you on the back and your sister jumped out from behind the couch and screamed “BOO!” It was magic!

If I had a sinus infection, momma put vinegar in a vaporizer and made me inhale it until I started breathing again. She liked to help it along by pounding on my chest and if I turned blue, my sister jumped out from behind the couch and screamed “BOO!” Magic again!

My mom taught me to give my hair a vinegar rinse after I shampooed it to get rid of dandruff and those little bugs I got from the kid next door. Sore throat, gargle with vinegar and then swallow. The germs were gone and so was your appetite.

Vinegar and honey and a little cayenne pepper got rid of my cough, but if you boiled it with water, tomatoes, sour cream and peanut butter, you got soup! We got rid of warts with a mixture of vinegar and glycerine and we stayed away from toads. Vinegar may have kept us healthy, but I wanna tell ya, the whole family smelled like a tossed salad. And this is Lynn Ruth Miller with a box of croutons and another of edition of “In My Day.”

]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/12/in-my-day-my-mother-used-vinegar-for-everything-lynn-ruth-miller/feed/ 0 In My Day,Lynn Ruth Miller,Vinegar When I was a kid, my mother used vinegar for everything. If I got a bee sting she rubbed vinegar on it and if the kid next door bit me, she poured vingear on him and called his mother. There didn't seem to be anything vinegar couldn't fix in those days. When I was a kid, my mother used vinegar for everything. If I got a bee sting she rubbed vinegar on it and if the kid next door bit me, she poured vingear on him and called his mother. There didn't seem to be anything vinegar couldn't fix in those days. If you got the hiccups you drank a tablespoon of vinegar and they were gone. After your father pounded you on the back and your sister jumped out from behind the couch and screamed "BOO!" It was magic! If I had a sinus infection, momma put vinegar in a vaporizer and made me inhale it until I started breathing again. She liked to help it along by pounding on my chest and if I turned blue, my sister jumped out from behind the couch and screamed "BOO!" Magic again! My mom taught me to give my hair a vinegar rinse after I shampooed it to get rid of dandruff and those little bugs I got from the kid next door. Sore throat, gargle with vinegar and then swallow. The germs were gone and so was your appetite. Vinegar and honey and a little cayenne pepper got rid of my cough, but if you boiled it with water, tomatoes, sour cream and peanut butter, you got soup! We got rid of warts with a mixture of vinegar and glycerine and we stayed away from toads. Vinegar may have kept us healthy, but I wanna tell ya, the whole family smelled like a tossed salad. And this is Lynn Ruth Miller with a box of croutons and another of edition of "In My Day." Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 1:55 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=7075-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> What Makes Things Funny? Social Security Trust Fund. Vinegar. http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/03/what-makes-things-funny-social-security-trust-fund-vinegar/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/03/what-makes-things-funny-social-security-trust-fund-vinegar/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 12:36:01 +0000 Pattie Lockard http://nursetalksite.com/?p=6959 Let's give a warm welcome to our new co-host RN Shayne Mason. We are so glad to have him with us and just to show our appreciation we had all kinds of studio chaos waiting for him. Three in-studio guests, advice from our retired co-host Maggie McDermott, technical difficulties and more. Shayne took it like a pro! Not to mention he brings to the show a wealth of medical expertise and, of course, a grand sense of humor.

Shayne holds an RN, BRN, NP, is an instructor at USF (University of San Francisco) and a psych nurse at a clinic in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. That psych background will come in handy!

On the show this week is RN, humorist, author Terri Tate. What makes all the wrong things funny? Terri Tate will tell you. Terri claims that humor saved her life. Most people wouldn't find two bouts of disfiguring oral cancer, 30 plus hours of surgery, 7 weeks of radiation, endless complications and a 2% chance of survival all that funny. Terri wasn't laughing the whole time but claims that her sense of humor never completely deserted her. Nineteen years after treatment---alive and laughing, Terri talks about her remarkable path and her new book, As Is.

Wiz kid Cameron Harris is stops by for a visit. Some of you may remember Cameron, at the ripe old age of sixteen, started a podcast company (Harwood Podcast Network) that now boasts over 900 different shows. The line up includes IN RANGE Cameron's show with his advice about how to live a healthy active life with Type 1 Diabetes. Cameron himself was diagnosed at the age of eight.

Also with us is D.C. Correspondent and National Nurses United Legislative Advocate Donna Smith. Donna gives a great answer to the question--why don't we see this headline in the media: “For Profit Healthcare Poses Threat to Medicare, Federal Deficit, and Overall Economy in Coming Decades” Read more...]]>

Ladies and gentlemen, let's give it up for our new co-host, Shayne Mason.

Let’s give a warm welcome to our new co-host RN Shayne Mason. We are so glad to have him with us and just to show our appreciation we had all kinds of studio chaos waiting for him. Three in-studio guests, advice from our retired co-host Maggie McDermott, technical difficulties and more. Shayne took it like a pro! Not to mention he brings to the show a wealth of medical expertise and, of course, a grand sense of humor.

Shayne holds an RN, BRN, NP, is an instructor at USF (University of San Francisco) and a psych nurse at a clinic in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. That psych background will come in handy!

Terri Tate

Terri Tate

On the show this week is RN, humorist, author Terri Tate. What makes all the wrong things funny? Terri Tate will tell you. Terri claims that humor saved her life. Most people wouldn’t find two bouts of disfiguring oral cancer, 30 plus hours of surgery, 7 weeks of radiation, endless complications and a 2% chance of survival all that funny. Terri wasn’t laughing the whole time but claims that her sense of humor never completely deserted her. Nineteen years after treatment—alive and laughing, Terri talks about her remarkable path and her new book, As Is.

Cameron Harris

Cameron Harris

Wiz kid Cameron Harris is stops by for a visit. Some of you may remember Cameron, at the ripe old age of sixteen, started a podcast company (Harwood Podcast Network) that now boasts over 900 different shows. The line up includes IN RANGE Cameron’s show with his advice about how to live a healthy active life with Type 1 Diabetes. Cameron himself was diagnosed at the age of eight.

Also with us is D.C. Correspondent and National Nurses United Legislative Advocate Donna Smith. Donna gives a great answer to the question–why don’t we see the following headlines in the media?

NNU's Donna Smith

  • “For Profit Healthcare Poses Threat to Medicare, Federal Deficit, and Overall Economy in Coming Decades”
  • “Social Security Trust Fund Even Larger Than It Was Last Year”
  • “Growing Wealth Inequity Will Lead to Social Security Imbalance Later This Century”

And of course…Lynn Ruth Miller talks about her mother’s use of vinegar in her award winning segment, In My Day. Casey and Shayne take some email questions, and at the end of the show Casey takes Shayne’s blood pressure to see if he is stable! Viola….he’s still alive!

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]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/05/03/what-makes-things-funny-social-security-trust-fund-vinegar/feed/ 0 Cameron Harris,Donna Smith,In My Day,Lynn Ruth Miller,National Nurses United,Shayne Mason Debut,Terri Tate Let's give a warm welcome to our new co-host RN Shayne Mason. We are so glad to have him with us and just to show our appreciation we had all kinds of studio chaos waiting for him. Three in-studio guests, advice from our retired co-host Maggie McDermott, Let's give a warm welcome to our new co-host RN Shayne Mason. We are so glad to have him with us and just to show our appreciation we had all kinds of studio chaos waiting for him. Three in-studio guests, advice from our retired co-host Maggie McDermott, technical difficulties and more. Shayne took it like a pro! Not to mention he brings to the show a wealth of medical expertise and, of course, a grand sense of humor. Shayne holds an RN, BRN, NP, is an instructor at USF (University of San Francisco) and a psych nurse at a clinic in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. That psych background will come in handy! On the show this week is RN, humorist, author Terri Tate. What makes all the wrong things funny? Terri Tate will tell you. Terri claims that humor saved her life. Most people wouldn't find two bouts of disfiguring oral cancer, 30 plus hours of surgery, 7 weeks of radiation, endless complications and a 2% chance of survival all that funny. Terri wasn't laughing the whole time but claims that her sense of humor never completely deserted her. Nineteen years after treatment---alive and laughing, Terri talks about her remarkable path and her new book, As Is. Wiz kid Cameron Harris is stops by for a visit. Some of you may remember Cameron, at the ripe old age of sixteen, started a podcast company (Harwood Podcast Network) that now boasts over 900 different shows. The line up includes IN RANGE Cameron's show with his advice about how to live a healthy active life with Type 1 Diabetes. Cameron himself was diagnosed at the age of eight. Also with us is D.C. Correspondent and National Nurses United Legislative Advocate Donna Smith. Donna gives a great answer to the question--why don't we see this headline in the media: “For Profit Healthcare Poses Threat to Medicare, Federal Deficit, and Overall Economy in Coming Decades” Read more... Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 53:43 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=6959-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> In My Day…We Had Party Lines | Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/2012/04/08/in-my-day-we-had-party-lines-lynn-ruth-miller/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/04/08/in-my-day-we-had-party-lines-lynn-ruth-miller/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 01:34:57 +0000 Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/?p=6538 In my day, everyone shared their telephone line with their neighbor. When I was small, my momma would say to me, “if you ever need help, call the operator and stop complaining!” When the kid next door spit at me, I called the operator and she said, “Tell your mother.” I guess you had to be there.

You gave the number you wanted to call to the operator and she connected you from a central switch board. Those operators got to know everyone and they really cared, whether we liked it or not. Sometimes, I’d pick up the phone and she’d say “Lynnie Ruth, take off your mother’s high heels, she’s on her way home.” And sometimes she’d say, “Lynn Ruth, what are you doing?”

Nowadays, it’s the FBI that picks up. You have the internet but we had the party line.

I shared a party line with my high school Latin teacher, Henryetta Stateker. She was a heavy smoker with a nasty disposition. When I’d pick up the phone and she was breathing heavily, I knew we’d get that sweet subsitute the next day because Ms. Stateker’s asthma had kicked in.

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In my day, everyone shared their telephone line with their neighbor. When I was small, my momma would say to me, “if you ever need help, call the operator and stop complaining!” When the kid next door spit at me, I called the operator and she said, “Tell your mother.” I guess you had to be there.

You gave the number you wanted to call to the operator and she connected you from a central switch board. Those operators got to know everyone and they really cared, whether we liked it or not. Sometimes, I’d pick up the phone and she’d say “Lynnie Ruth, take off your mother’s high heels, she’s on her way home.” And sometimes she’d say, “Lynn Ruth, what are you doing?”

Nowadays, it’s the FBI that picks up. You have the internet but we had the party line.

I shared a party line with my high school Latin teacher, Henryetta Stateker. She was a heavy smoker with a nasty disposition. When I’d pick up the phone and she was breathing heavily, I knew we’d get that sweet subsitute the next day because Ms. Stateker’s asthma had kicked in.

That party line gave us access to everybody’s dirty laundry. I knew Mrs. Berlin was getting a divorce before she did. I knew they were taking bets in the backroom of the meat market and I knew the real reason Laura Hopkins had to spend that nine months out of town. Mr. Berlin knew too.

In my day, you could have alot of fun with the telephone. If we did this once, we did it a hundred times. We’d call the drug store and we’d ask “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?” And if he said yes, we’d say, “Why won’t you let ‘em out?” Ahh, the memories.

Nowadays, the operator is gone, the FBI answers the phone and Prince Albert came out of the can. I’m Lynn Ruth Miller with another edition of  In My Day.

]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/04/08/in-my-day-we-had-party-lines-lynn-ruth-miller/feed/ 0 In My Day,Lynn Ruth Miller,Telephone Party Lines In my day, everyone shared their telephone line with their neighbor. When I was small, my momma would say to me, "if you ever need help, call the operator and stop complaining!" When the kid next door spit at me, I called the operator and she said, In my day, everyone shared their telephone line with their neighbor. When I was small, my momma would say to me, "if you ever need help, call the operator and stop complaining!" When the kid next door spit at me, I called the operator and she said, "Tell your mother." I guess you had to be there. You gave the number you wanted to call to the operator and she connected you from a central switch board. Those operators got to know everyone and they really cared, whether we liked it or not. Sometimes, I'd pick up the phone and she'd say "Lynnie Ruth, take off your mother's high heels, she's on her way home." And sometimes she'd say, "Lynn Ruth, what are you doing?" Nowadays, it's the FBI that picks up. You have the internet but we had the party line. I shared a party line with my high school Latin teacher, Henryetta Stateker. She was a heavy smoker with a nasty disposition. When I'd pick up the phone and she was breathing heavily, I knew we'd get that sweet subsitute the next day because Ms. Stateker's asthma had kicked in. That party line gave us access to everybody's dirty laundry. I knew Mrs. Berlin was getting a divorce before she did. I knew they were taking bets in the backroom of the meat market and I knew the real reason Laura Hopkins had to spend that nine months out of town. Mr. Berlin knew too. In my day, you could have alot of fun with the telephone. If we did this once, we did it a hundred times. We'd call the drug store and we'd ask "Do you have Prince Albert in a can?" And if he said yes, we'd say, "Why won't you let 'em out?" Ahh, the memories. Nowadays, the operator is gone, the FBI answers the phone and Prince Albert came out of the can. I'm Lynn Ruth Miller with another edition of  In My Day. Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 2:17 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=6538-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> In My Day…We Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ated The Positive | Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/17/in-my-day-we-ac-cent-tchu-ated-the-positive-lynn-ruth-miller/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/17/in-my-day-we-ac-cent-tchu-ated-the-positive-lynn-ruth-miller/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:31:14 +0000 Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/?p=6169 In my day we didn’t spend a lot of money on medications to cure depression. We didn’t have Zoloft or Paxil. If we complained my mom pushed us outside and told us to get back on the horse. What she meant was, get over it. Never did find that damn horse.

If we started to whine, she would pour herself a glass of red and say, “You kids are driving me to drink. Don’t you listen to Bing Crosby? You know, ‘You gotta Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the positive. Eliminate the negative. Latch on to the affirmative and don’t mess with Mr. In-Between.’ And, don’t get in his car either.”

We didn’t hospitalize people with depression. If someone in the family was acting funny, we locked them in the attic and we waved to them when we backed out of the driveway. And sometimes they even waved back and my mom would say, “See I told you. He’s fine.” We didn’t go to psychiatrists either. No one in his right mind would pay some stranger good money just to complain. We just talked out our troubles to our friends and if they didn’t listen, we talked to strangers.

Now don’t get me wrong, depression is really serious. Read more...

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The one, the only Bing Crosby

The one, the only Bing Crosby

In my day we didn’t spend a lot of money on medications to cure depression. We didn’t have Zoloft or Paxil. If we complained my mom pushed us outside and told us to get back on the horse. What she meant was, get over it. Never did find that damn horse.

If we started to whine, she would pour herself a glass of red and say, “You kids are driving me to drink. Don’t you listen to Bing Crosby? You know, ‘You gotta Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the positive. Eliminate the negative. Latch on to the affirmative and don’t mess with Mr. In-Between.’ And, don’t get in his car either.”

We didn’t hospitalize people with depression. If someone in the family was acting funny, we locked them in the attic and we waved to them when we backed out of the driveway. And sometimes they even waved back and my mom would say, “See I told you. He’s fine.” We didn’t go to psychiatrists either. No one in his right mind would pay some stranger good money just to complain. We just talked out our troubles to our friends and if they didn’t listen, we talked to strangers.

Now don’t get me wrong, depression is really serious. But if you need a fast cure, get a horse.

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Welcome to Nurse Talk, where laughter is the best medicine. Dan is on the Island of Bursitis this week so our resident funny lady Lynn Ruth Miller sits in for him. Given our discussion about some pretty serious topics, Lynn Ruth finds a way to bring her compassion and humor to the table.

AND she's back. Our friend and D.C. correspondent Donna Smith is with us. No one can articulate the D.C. health care news like Donna. She makes sense where there is no sense to be had. Ever wonder when you might hear about single payer health care again---good , bad or indifferent? How about Social Security and Medicare? Education? Listen this week for an update.

Later we talk with Canadian Musician Singer/Songwriter Brian Asselin. When a family member of Brian’s was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s—Brian wanted to make a contribution to help others going through the same thing. He did what he knows best---wrote a song to pay tribute. Listen to I Will Remind You.

And we have with us Bill Fisher. Mr. Fisher is the Chief Executive Officer of the Alzheimer's Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada, since 1987. Like many involved with the Alzheimer's Association, Mr. Fisher has a personal involvement with dementia, having lost both his grandmother and mother-in-law to Alzheimer’s.

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Lynn Ruth Co-hosts this week

Welcome to Nurse Talk, where laughter is the best medicine. Dan is on the Island of Bursitis this week so our resident funny lady Lynn Ruth Miller sits in for him. Given our discussion about some pretty serious topics, Lynn Ruth finds a way to bring her compassion and humor to the table.

AND she’s back. Our friend and D.C. correspondent Donna Smith is with us. No one can articulate the D.C. health care news like Donna. She makes sense where there is no sense to be had. Ever wonder when you might hear about single payer health care again—good , bad or indifferent? How about Social Security and Medicare? Education? Listen this week for an update.

Later we talk with Canadian musician singer/songwriter Brian Asselin. When a family member of Brian’s was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s—Brian wanted to make a contribution to help others going through the same thing. He did what he knows best—wrote a song to pay tribute. Listen to I Will Remind You.

And we have with us Bill Fisher. Mr. Fisher is the Chief Executive Officer of the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada, since 1987. Like many involved with the Alzheimer’s Association, Mr. Fisher has a personal involvement with dementia, having lost both his grandmother and mother-in-law to Alzheimer’s.

Here are some quick facts about Alzheimer’s:

  • 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease.
  • One in eight older Americans has Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed.
  • More than 15 million Americans provide unpaid care valued at $210 billion for persons with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
  • Payments for care are estimated to be $200 billion in the United States in 2012.

And on a little lighter note—we have the Golden Bed Pan Award, IN MY DAY with Lynn Ruth Miller, Phobia of the Week and some email questions!

WHO IS KELLY CASSIDY? She gets this weeks Golden Bed Pan Award. So what charitable act or cause has she engaged in? Hmmm. Who is Kelly Cassidy?
Find out.

Illinois legislator, Kelly Cassidy

Winner of this week's Golden Bedpan Award, Illinois legislator Kelly Cassidy, with her 3 sons.

You can listen and laugh every week on Saturdays at 11 am local time  in both Boston and San Francisco. Find us in San Francisco Bay area on KNEW 960AM or live stream at www.960knew.com and  in the Boston area on station WWZN 1510AM or live stream at www.revolutionboston.com. Check out the iHeartRadio app for free and live custom radio. You can also download and listen to any show anytime here at NurseTalkSite.com or on iTunes. Like us on Facebook, and you can listen there too.

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]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/14/a-beautiful-song-facts-about-alzheimers-the-island-of-bursitis-really/feed/ 0 Alzheimer's Association,Bill Fisher,Brian Asselin,D.C. Update,Donna Smith,In My Day,Kelly Cassidy,Lynn Ruth Miller,Medicare,R&R for RNs,Social Security Kelly Cassidy pictured with her 3 sons. WHO IS KELLY CASSIDY? She gets this weeks Golden Bed Pan Award. So what charitable act or cause has she engaged in? Hmmm. Who is Kelly Cassidy? Find out. - Welcome to Nurse Talk, Kelly Cassidy pictured with her 3 sons. WHO IS KELLY CASSIDY? She gets this weeks Golden Bed Pan Award. So what charitable act or cause has she engaged in? Hmmm. Who is Kelly Cassidy? Find out. Welcome to Nurse Talk, where laughter is the best medicine. Dan is on the Island of Bursitis this week so our resident funny lady Lynn Ruth Miller sits in for him. Given our discussion about some pretty serious topics, Lynn Ruth finds a way to bring her compassion and humor to the table. AND she's back. Our friend and D.C. correspondent Donna Smith is with us. No one can articulate the D.C. health care news like Donna. She makes sense where there is no sense to be had. Ever wonder when you might hear about single payer health care again---good , bad or indifferent? How about Social Security and Medicare? Education? Listen this week for an update. Later we talk with Canadian Musician Singer/Songwriter Brian Asselin. When a family member of Brian’s was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s—Brian wanted to make a contribution to help others going through the same thing. He did what he knows best---wrote a song to pay tribute. Listen to I Will Remind You. And we have with us Bill Fisher. Mr. Fisher is the Chief Executive Officer of the Alzheimer's Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada, since 1987. Like many involved with the Alzheimer's Association, Mr. Fisher has a personal involvement with dementia, having lost both his grandmother and mother-in-law to Alzheimer’s. READ MORE about this week's show and get the podcast. Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 53:43 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=6099-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> In My Day, Blackberry Brandy… | Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/12/in-my-day-blackberry-brandy-lynn-ruth-miller/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/12/in-my-day-blackberry-brandy-lynn-ruth-miller/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:26:26 +0000 Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/?p=6055 In my day no matter what ailed me, my father fixed it up with blackberry brandy. If I ate too much for dinner, and I swore I would explode, Daddy would give me a hefty shot of blackberry brandy. If  I suffered from the trots, out came the bottle of  brandy and I downed it in one gulp. If I complained of a sore throat, he insisted I gargle with it and the best part was I got to swallow. In moments I was singing like a canary, or so I thought.

He also used the brandy as a preventative. If we were all going out caroling or to a community sing we would all drink a Warsaw cocktail before we left the house: vodka, vermouth, blackberry brandy and lemon juice. You can’t beat that for numbing the throat, or the whole body for that matter. Now you’d never do that because you’d be charged with child abuse.

Ah, but the malady it cured best was insomnia. Before bedtime Daddy would mix up a Purple People Eater, raspberry and almond liquer, cherry and blackberry brandy, vodka, orange, pineapple and grapefruit juice, and within seconds we were so sound asleep, we often didn’t wake up until dinner time the next day, much to my mother’s delight. Read more...

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Blackberry Brandy Cured Everything

In my day no matter what ailed me, my father fixed it up with blackberry brandy. If I ate too much for dinner, and I swore I would explode, Daddy would give me a hefty shot of blackberry brandy. If  I suffered from the trots, out came the bottle of  brandy and I downed it in one gulp. If I complained of a sore throat, he insisted I gargle with it and the best part was I got to swallow. In moments I was singing like a canary, or so I thought.

He also used the brandy as a preventative. If we were all going out caroling or to a community sing we would all drink a Warsaw cocktail before we left the house: vodka, vermouth, blackberry brandy and lemon juice. You can’t beat that for numbing the throat, or the whole body for that matter. Now you’d never do that because you’d be charged with child abuse.

Ah, but the malady it cured best was insomnia. Before bedtime Daddy would mix up a Purple People Eater, raspberry and almond liquer, cherry and blackberry brandy, vodka, orange, pineapple and grapefruit juice, and within seconds we were so sound asleep, we often didn’t wake up until dinner time the next day, much to my mother’s delight.

Today, I wonder if the vodka had something to do with it, but my father swore it was the magic of the blackberry brandy that put us out like a light. In my day, we actually thought brandy could cure cancer and reduce tumors. It murdered our colds and kept us from murdering each other. We’ve come a long way from my day and sometimes I wonder how any of us lived to talk about it. But I certainly did, and everyone at the meetings loves that story.

]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/12/in-my-day-blackberry-brandy-lynn-ruth-miller/feed/ 0 Blackberry Brandy,In My Day,Lynn Ruth Miller In my day no matter what ailed me, my father fixed it up with blackberry brandy. If I ate too much for dinner, and I swore I would explode, Daddy would give me a hefty shot of blackberry brandy. If  I suffered from the trots, In my day no matter what ailed me, my father fixed it up with blackberry brandy. If I ate too much for dinner, and I swore I would explode, Daddy would give me a hefty shot of blackberry brandy. If  I suffered from the trots, out came the bottle of  brandy and I downed it in one gulp. If I complained of a sore throat, he insisted I gargle with it and the best part was I got to swallow. In moments I was singing like a canary, or so I thought. He also used the brandy as a preventative. If we were all going out caroling or to a community sing we would all drink a Warsaw cocktail before we left the house: vodka, vermouth, blackberry brandy and lemon juice. You can't beat that for numbing the throat, or the whole body for that matter. Now you'd never do that because you'd be charged with child abuse. Ah, but the malady it cured best was insomnia. Before bedtime Daddy would mix up a Purple People Eater, raspberry and almond liquer, cherry and blackberry brandy, vodka, orange, pineapple and grapefruit juice, and within seconds we were so sound asleep, we often didn't wake up until dinner time the next day, much to my mother's delight. Today, I wonder if the vodka had something to do with it, but my father swore it was the magic of the blackberry brandy that put us out like a light. In my day, we actually thought brandy could cure cancer and reduce tumors. It murdered our colds and kept us from murdering each other. We've come a long way from my day and sometimes I wonder how any of us lived to talk about it. But I certainly did, and everyone at the meetings loves that story. Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 2:15 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=6055-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> Singing. Heroes. Money. Occupy. http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/08/singing-heroes-money-occupy/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/08/singing-heroes-money-occupy/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:24:31 +0000 Nurse Talk http://nursetalksite.com/?p=5973 Oh my...Casey is trying her very best to be still but this "women" bashing thing has got to go. In order to keep Casey civil---Dan recommends they sing a song---that reflects these nasty little current events. Sing they do and the emails start rolling in. Ahhh, some agreement...yes? No! Here are just a few:

“Don’t ever sing again!” “I had to turn the radio off!” “I can’t tell Dan from Casey!” “Stick to your day jobs!”

O.K folks we get the message.

Casey and Dan talk with the distinguished Doug Connor. Doug grew up in a conservative Republican family. He is a nurse, a veteran of the Iraq War, a union member, and a passionate supporter of the Occupy movement. Doug returned from the war in 2006, disillusioned by the unnecessary deaths and organizations profiting on the destruction that surrounded him as a nurse treating victims of war then came face to face with the Occupy Wall Street movement.

You won’t want to miss Doug’s story

AND LATER...Craig Preston from the California Clean Money Campaign. A few weeks ago we talked with California One Care’s Executive Director Andrew McGuire. Cal One Care is committed to single payer health care for all Californians. Craig Preston from California Clean Money Campaign also supports a single payer healthcare system but says we have to get the money out of politics first.

READ MORE about this show and get a link to the podcast >

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You Nurse Talk hosts, Dan Grady and Casey Hobbs

Coming Up On Nurse Talk…oh my…Casey is trying her very best to be still but this “women” bashing thing has got to go. In order to keep Casey civil—Dan recommends they sing a song—that reflects these nasty little current events. Sing they do and the emails start rolling in. Ahhh, some agreement…yes? No! Here are just a few:

“Don’t ever sing again!”
“I had to turn the radio off!”
“I can’t tell Dan from Casey!”
“Stick to your day jobs!”

O.K folks we get the message.

Casey and Dan talk with the distinguished Doug Connor. Doug grew up in a conservative Republican family. He is a nurse, a veteran of the Iraq War, a union member, and a passionate supporter of the Occupy movement. Doug returned from the war in 2006, disillusioned by the unnecessary deaths and organizations profiting on the destruction that surrounded him as a nurse treating victims of war. Upon his return, he was looking for change. He supported Barack Obama because, he says, “…just saying the word ‘change’ was enough for me. That’s what I (was) looking for; change, hope.” But by 2011, failures to improve the economy and involvement with his nurses union took him down a different path. Connor came face to face with the Occupy Wall Street movement.

You won’t want to miss Doug’s story

AND LATER…Craig Preston from the California Clean Money Campaign. A few weeks ago we talked with California One Care’s Executive Director Andrew McGuire. Cal One Care is committed to single payer health care for all Californians. Craig Preston from California Clean Money Campaign also supports a single payer healthcare system but says we have to get the money out of politics first.

The California Clean Money Campaign is sponsoring AB 1648, the California DISCLOSE Act

Lynn Ruth Miller's New Segment, In My Day

THIS week...the segment you have all been waiting for...Comedian Lynn Ruth Miller's In My Day. It's a jewel!

AND LYNN RUTH MILLER IS BACK with “In My Day” stories, remedies and reflections from the past. For more information on this and many more hot topics go to the Nurse Talk Blog.

 

Don’t forget to play nice with others!

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]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/08/singing-heroes-money-occupy/feed/ 0 California Clean Money Campaign,Craig Preston,In My Day,Iraq Veteran,Lynn Ruth Miller,NNU,Occupy,RN Doug Connor Oh my...Casey is trying her very best to be still but this "women" bashing thing has got to go. In order to keep Casey civil---Dan recommends they sing a song---that reflects these nasty little current events. Oh my...Casey is trying her very best to be still but this "women" bashing thing has got to go. In order to keep Casey civil---Dan recommends they sing a song---that reflects these nasty little current events. Sing they do and the emails start rolling in. Ahhh, some agreement...yes? No! Here are just a few: “Don’t ever sing again!” “I had to turn the radio off!” “I can’t tell Dan from Casey!” “Stick to your day jobs!” O.K folks we get the message. Casey and Dan talk with the distinguished Doug Connor. Doug grew up in a conservative Republican family. He is a nurse, a veteran of the Iraq War, a union member, and a passionate supporter of the Occupy movement. Doug returned from the war in 2006, disillusioned by the unnecessary deaths and organizations profiting on the destruction that surrounded him as a nurse treating victims of war then came face to face with the Occupy Wall Street movement. You won’t want to miss Doug’s story AND LATER...Craig Preston from the California Clean Money Campaign. A few weeks ago we talked with California One Care’s Executive Director Andrew McGuire. Cal One Care is committed to single payer health care for all Californians. Craig Preston from California Clean Money Campaign also supports a single payer healthcare system but says we have to get the money out of politics first. READ MORE about this show and get a link to the podcast > Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 53:43 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=5973-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> In My Day…My Mother Said Baking Soda Did Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/03/in-my-day-baking-soda/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/03/in-my-day-baking-soda/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:08:24 +0000 Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/?p=5926 In my day my mother said baking soda did everything. She sprinkled it all over the bathroom because she said it absorbed odors. I guess it worked because our toilet seat was so gritty I always went next door. Whenever I took a bath, I looked frosted. That’s probably why I love cake. My mom polished her silverware with baking soda and cleaned out our baby bottles. That made the silver look like ivory and I still hate the taste of milk.

My mother didn’t spend money on caustic cleaners. She used baking soda to polish plastic, porcelain and glass. And when she felt a storm coming on, she ran outside and put baking soda on the car’s windshield. She said it repels rain if you wipe the windows inside and out and it keeps lightning from striking the car. When I asked her why she didn’t just pull the car into the garage, she washed my mouth out with baking soda. I think that’s why I’m afraid of thunder.

She made us gargle with baking soda, and when we got sweaty, she rubbed it under our arms. She made us drink baking soda and water if we had indigestion and she smeared it on us for measles, chickenpox and insect bites. Read more...

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In my day my mother said baking soda did everything. She sprinkled it all over the bathroom because she said it absorbed odors. I guess it worked because our toilet seat was so gritty I always went next door. Whenever I took a bath, I looked frosted. That’s probably why I love cake. My mom polished her silverware with baking soda and cleaned out our baby bottles. That made the silver look like ivory and I still hate the taste of milk.

My mother didn’t spend money on caustic cleaners. She used baking soda to polish plastic, porcelain and glass. And when she felt a storm coming on, she ran outside and put baking soda on the car’s windshield. She said it repels rain if you wipe the windows inside and out and it keeps lightning from striking the car. When I asked her why she didn’t just pull the car into the garage, she washed my mouth out with baking soda. I think that’s why I’m afraid of thunder.

She made us gargle with baking soda, and when we got sweaty, she rubbed it under our arms. She made us drink baking soda and water if we had indigestion and she smeared it on us for measles, chickenpox and insect bites. But when my vagina itched, she just said, “Serves you right.”

My mother would have murdered me if I ever called a plumber. She saved money by keeping our drains clear with a baking soda solution and a plunger. Until my cousin Alvin got his plumbing license. Then she called him over when the toilet backed up and she handed him a box of baking soda and a plunger. I guess you had to be there.

That woman used baking soda to dissolve grease, clean the coffee pot, polish rusty pans and clean up my language. Yessir, my mom swore by baking soda. She said it would do anything but make him love you. That takes  chemistry and a little perfume.

]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/03/in-my-day-baking-soda/feed/ 0 Baking Soda,In My Day,Lynn Ruth Miller In my day my mother said baking soda did everything. She sprinkled it all over the bathroom because she said it absorbed odors. I guess it worked because our toilet seat was so gritty I always went next door. Whenever I took a bath, I looked frosted. In my day my mother said baking soda did everything. She sprinkled it all over the bathroom because she said it absorbed odors. I guess it worked because our toilet seat was so gritty I always went next door. Whenever I took a bath, I looked frosted. That's probably why I love cake. My mom polished her silverware with baking soda and cleaned out our baby bottles. That made the silver look like ivory and I still hate the taste of milk. My mother didn't spend money on caustic cleaners. She used baking soda to polish plastic, porcelain and glass. And when she felt a storm coming on, she ran outside and put baking soda on the car's windshield. She said it repels rain if you wipe the windows inside and out and it keeps lightning from striking the car. When I asked her why she didn't just pull the car into the garage, she washed my mouth out with baking soda. I think that's why I'm afraid of thunder. She made us gargle with baking soda, and when we got sweaty, she rubbed it under our arms. She made us drink baking soda and water if we had indigestion and she smeared it on us for measles, chickenpox and insect bites. But when my vagina itched, she just said, "Serves you right." My mother would have murdered me if I ever called a plumber. She saved money by keeping our drains clear with a baking soda solution and a plunger. Until my cousin Alvin got his plumbing license. Then she called him over when the toilet backed up and she handed him a box of baking soda and a plunger. I guess you had to be there. That woman used baking soda to dissolve grease, clean the coffee pot, polish rusty pans and clean up my language. Yessir, my mom swore by baking soda. She said it would do anything but make him love you. That takes  chemistry and a little perfume. Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 2:19 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=5926-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> Hipwrecked. Scripting and Rounding. Baking Soda. http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/01/hipwrecked-scripting-and-rounding-baking-soda/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/01/hipwrecked-scripting-and-rounding-baking-soda/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:38:34 +0000 Pattie Lockard http://nursetalksite.com/?p=5860 This week on our lovely "sheeew"---we talk about a customer service practice that is now being used in the healthcare field. It’s called scripting and rounding. In the corporate world scripting and rounding has been part of the customer service model for giants like Disney, major fast food chains and many five star hotels. Now---healthcare? RN DeAnn McEwen gives us a "spirited" overview!

You won’t want to miss Phyllis Katz. Like any skilled improviser, when longtime performer and director with the famed Groundlings comedy troupe was faced with her insurance company being unwilling to pay six figures to fix her two hips, she improvised. Good-bye, Los Angeles. Hello New Delhi. Phyllis is here to talk with us about her wonderful new book Hipwrecked, My Health Insurance Sucked so I Went to India for Surgery.

And if you haven't heard the our new segment "In My Day" with comedian Lynn Ruth Miller--you need to. This week Lynn Ruth talks about a favorite all-purpose remedy her mother used: baking soda. Told only as Lynn Ruth could---it definitely harkens memories from the old days!

Read more about this show and listen to the podcast. >]]> Welcome to Nurse Talk where laughter is the best medicine! This week on our lovely “sheeew”—we talk about a customer service practice that is now being used in the healthcare field. It’s called scripting and rounding. In the corporate world scripting and rounding has been part of the customer service model for giants like Disney, major fast food chains and many five star hotels. Now—healthcare? Could this lead to the question, “Mrs. Smith would you like fries with your medication?” Or how about—“Here’s the key to the mini-bar and if you prefer you can go to the nurses station for your ice and extra towels.” What’s scripting and rounding all about? RN DeAnn McEwen gives us a “spirited” overview!

Stay tuned for this story—you won’t want to miss Phyllis Katz. Like any skilled improviser, when longtime performer and director with the famed Groundlings comedy troupe was faced with her insurance company being unwilling to pay six figures to fix her two hips, she improvised. Good-bye, Los Angeles. Hello New Delhi. Phyllis is here to talk with us about her wonderful new book Hipwrecked, My Health Insurance Sucked so I Went to India for Surgery.

A proud member of the middle class, in this wild story of courage and humor in the face of culture shock, she chronicles her sudden, improbable trip to India for medical treatment. Hipwrecked is an adventure (told partly through e-mails while highly medicated) born of the unfortunate yet laughable inadequacies of modern medical insurance—and a celebration of the joyful strength of the human spirit.

Baking Soda

And if you haven’t heard the our new segment “In My Day” with comedian Lynn Ruth Miller--you need to. This week Lynn Ruth talks about a favorite all-purpose remedy her mother used: baking soda. Told only as Lynn Ruth could—it definitely harkens memories from the old days!

Nurse Talk is searching for the perfect co-host. That’s right—Dan is retiring, but will be with us for special segments. In the meantime Casey needs a great sidekick. Looking for a nurse with great communication skills, a sense of humor a must, and a willingness to commit to our ever-growing show. For more information send an email to cohost@nursetalksite.com. Please include a statement about why you are interested and attach a resume.

You can listen and laugh every week on Saturdays at 11 am local time  in both Boston and San Francisco. Find us in San Francisco Bay area on KNEW 960AM or live stream at www.960knew.com and  in the Boston area on station WWZN 1510AM or live stream at www.revolutionboston.com. Check out the iHeartRadio app for free and live custom radio. You can also download and listen to any show anytime here at NurseTalkSite.com or on iTunes. Like us on Facebook, and you can listen there too.

]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/03/01/hipwrecked-scripting-and-rounding-baking-soda/feed/ 2 Baking Soda,Co-host,DeAnn McEwen,Hipwrecked,In My Day,insurance,Lynn Ruth Miller,Medical Tourism,Phyllis Katz,Scripting and Rounding This week on our lovely "sheeew"---we talk about a customer service practice that is now being used in the healthcare field. It’s called scripting and rounding. In the corporate world scripting and rounding has been part of the customer service model f... This week on our lovely "sheeew"---we talk about a customer service practice that is now being used in the healthcare field. It’s called scripting and rounding. In the corporate world scripting and rounding has been part of the customer service model for giants like Disney, major fast food chains and many five star hotels. Now---healthcare? RN DeAnn McEwen gives us a "spirited" overview! You won’t want to miss Phyllis Katz. Like any skilled improviser, when longtime performer and director with the famed Groundlings comedy troupe was faced with her insurance company being unwilling to pay six figures to fix her two hips, she improvised. Good-bye, Los Angeles. Hello New Delhi. Phyllis is here to talk with us about her wonderful new book Hipwrecked, My Health Insurance Sucked so I Went to India for Surgery. And if you haven't heard the our new segment "In My Day" with comedian Lynn Ruth Miller--you need to. This week Lynn Ruth talks about a favorite all-purpose remedy her mother used: baking soda. Told only as Lynn Ruth could---it definitely harkens memories from the old days! Read more about this show and listen to the podcast. > Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 53:43 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=5860-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> In My Day…Grandma’s Used Almonds for Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/2012/02/25/in-my-day-grandmas-home-remedy-almonds-lynn-ruth-miller/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/02/25/in-my-day-grandmas-home-remedy-almonds-lynn-ruth-miller/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:41:14 +0000 Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/?p=5915 Almonds for Everything

You know, my grandma didn’t believe in drugs. She believed in nuts. She used almonds for everything. She would slip them into everything she fed us just to be sure they did their job. We found them in salads, desserts, candy, and even our underwear. She said they got rid of warts.

I grew up during the depression. And, we spent the little money we had on food, not beauty products. When we saw a wrinkle in the mirror, we just gave up hope. But not my grandma. She made a paste of milk, almonds and rosebuds and smeared it on her face every night. She looked looked like the ghost of the apocalypse but she smelled like Almond Roca. And my grandpa loved sweets.

She had 18 children, not counting the 4 miscarriages and she wasn’t even Catholic. She wasn’t very careful either.

When grandpa lost his hair, she made a paste of gooseberry juice and almond oil. It made his scalp soft as a baby’s bottom. I think that’s why he wore a diaper on his head. He said it was to protect him from a chill. I guess you had to be there.

My aunt Hazel had teenage anemia and my grandma fed her almonds to build her up. Read more...

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You know, my grandma didn’t believe in drugs. She believed in nuts. She used almonds for everything. She would slip them into everything she fed us just to be sure they did their job. We found them in salads, desserts, candy, and even our underwear. She said they got rid of warts.

I grew up during the depression. And, we spent the little money we had on food, not beauty products. When we saw a wrinkle in the mirror, we just gave up hope. But not my grandma. She made a paste of milk, almonds and rosebuds and smeared it on her face every night. She looked looked like the ghost of the apocalypse but she smelled like Almond Roca. And my grandpa loved sweets.

She had 18 children, not counting the 4 miscarriages and she wasn’t even Catholic. She wasn’t very careful either.

When grandpa lost his hair, she made a paste of gooseberry juice and almond oil. It made his scalp soft as a baby’s bottom. I think that’s why he wore a diaper on his head. He said it was to protect him from a chill. I guess you had to be there.

My aunt Hazel had teenage anemia and my grandma fed her almonds to build her up. It must have worked because she went from a 32A to a 36D in one summer and eloped with Uncle Jack in the fall.

Every night, grandma mixed almond oil with milk and made us drink it before we went to bed. She said it kept things moving. I thought that was why she and Grandpa changed neighborhoods so much but Mama said it was because of the bill collectors.

If we coughed, Grandma mixed a bubbly drink with powdered almonds and orange juice. Nowadays we use decongestants and antihistimines, but they’re not as much fun. If you drank enough of Grandma’s mimosas your cough vanished and so did your ability to stand up.

We always thought Grandma’s remedies cured a multitude of sins. But, I think they encouraged them. What else explains those 18 kids?

]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/02/25/in-my-day-grandmas-home-remedy-almonds-lynn-ruth-miller/feed/ 0 Almonds,In My Day,Lynn Ruth Miller You know, my grandma didn't believe in drugs. She believed in nuts. She used almonds for everything. She would slip them into everything she fed us just to be sure they did their job. We found them in salads, desserts, candy, and even our underwear. You know, my grandma didn't believe in drugs. She believed in nuts. She used almonds for everything. She would slip them into everything she fed us just to be sure they did their job. We found them in salads, desserts, candy, and even our underwear. She said they got rid of warts. I grew up during the depression. And, we spent the little money we had on food, not beauty products. When we saw a wrinkle in the mirror, we just gave up hope. But not my grandma. She made a paste of milk, almonds and rosebuds and smeared it on her face every night. She looked looked like the ghost of the apocalypse but she smelled like Almond Roca. And my grandpa loved sweets. She had 18 children, not counting the 4 miscarriages and she wasn't even Catholic. She wasn't very careful either. When grandpa lost his hair, she made a paste of gooseberry juice and almond oil. It made his scalp soft as a baby's bottom. I think that's why he wore a diaper on his head. He said it was to protect him from a chill. I guess you had to be there. My aunt Hazel had teenage anemia and my grandma fed her almonds to build her up. It must have worked because she went from a 32A to a 36D in one summer and eloped with Uncle Jack in the fall. Every night, grandma mixed almond oil with milk and made us drink it before we went to bed. She said it kept things moving. I thought that was why she and Grandpa changed neighborhoods so much but Mama said it was because of the bill collectors. If we coughed, Grandma mixed a bubbly drink with powdered almonds and orange juice. Nowadays we use decongestants and antihistimines, but they're not as much fun. If you drank enough of Grandma's mimosas your cough vanished and so did your ability to stand up. We always thought Grandma's remedies cured a multitude of sins. But, I think they encouraged them. What else explains those 18 kids? Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 2:33 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=5915-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> Patsy Cline. Sputnik. Beatnik. Boston. Compassion. http://nursetalksite.com/2012/02/01/patsy-cline-sputnik-beatnik-boston-compassion/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/02/01/patsy-cline-sputnik-beatnik-boston-compassion/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:22:38 +0000 Pattie Lockard http://nursetalksite.com/?p=5432 On The Show: Nurses keep up the fight for RN to patient ratios...we should all be very glad they do! We thought we’d check in with our friends in Massachusetts who are working on legislation—so Casey and Dan visit with RN and president of Massachusetts Nurses Association, Donna Kelly Williams. Donna brings us up to speed on current issues---with a central focus on staffing ratios.

Expert says compassion is key. Have you ever witnessed a parent or guardian verbally or physically abuse a child in a public setting? Did you walk away because you didn't know what to do...or did you intervene? Find out what our expert has to say about what you should do. Cyndy Doherty, executive director of Marin Advocates for Children joins Casey and Dan to talk about what her organization is doing to help and prevent this epidemic. You won't want to miss her advice and insights.

What about Patsy Cline, beatnik and Sputnick? Read more >]]> Patsy Cline, Walking After Midnight

Ah…nothing sets the tone like a little music before all the talk. In radio they call that a “cold open”! Who knew? Here’s Casey and Dan…

“Of course that was the unmistakable voice of Patsy Cline the great country legend. That song came out in 1957 and like a good Cabernet—it just gets better with age. 1957…Dan…you weren’t even born then. I thought it might be fun to take a quick look at what was happening in 1957—here is what our crack research department found: The Space Age began by the launch of Sputnik I, interferon was discovered AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT HAPPENED…”beatnik” entered the vernacular as a description of the emerging “Beat Generation” counterculture movements.”

And so starts another episode of Nurse Talk.

Nurses keep up the fight for RN to patient ratios…we should all be very glad they do! We thought we’d check in with our friends in Massachusetts who are working on legislation—so Casey and Dan visit with RN and president of Massachusetts Nurses Association, Donna Kelly Williams. Donna brings us up to speed on current issues—with a central focus on staffing ratios.

Heroes for Children

2nd Annual Marin Advocates for Children Heroes for Children Gala March 3, 2012. Cocktails, auctions and dinner benefit a great cause.

Expert says compassion is key. Have you ever witnessed a parent or guardian verbally or physically abuse a child in a public setting? Did you walk away because you didn’t know what to do…or did you intervene? Find out what our expert has to say about what you should do. Cyndy Doherty, executive director of Marin Advocates for Children joins Casey and Dan to talk about what her organization is doing to help and prevent this epidemic. You won’t want to miss her advice and insights.

AND—We’ll have some fun as we continue our look back at callers from the early days of Nurse Talk. Lucille Jones and her cross-country trip with her ill mother. Oh, she was priceless! You can find this and more at Nurse Talk’s Comedy Pharm.

Lynn Ruth Miller's New Segment, "In My Day"

AND take a sneak peek of our resident funny lady Lynn Ruth Miller‘s new segment,In My Day. It’s amazing she lived to tell about it!

You can listen every week in the Boston area on station WWZN 1510AM every Saturday at 11 am EST or live stream at www.revolutionboston.com and in the San Francisco Bay area Sundays at 2PM PST on KNEW 960AM or live stream atwww.960knew.com. Check out the iHeartRadio app for free and live custom radio. You can also download and listen to any show anytime here at NurseTalkSite.com or on iTunes. Like us on Facebook, and you can listen there too.

And, remember, laughter is the best medicine!

]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/02/01/patsy-cline-sputnik-beatnik-boston-compassion/feed/ 0 Cyndy Doherty,Donna Kelly Williams,In My Day,Lucille,Lynn Ruth Miller,Marin Advocates for Children,Massachusetts Nurses Association,mna On The Show: Nurses keep up the fight for RN to patient ratios...we should all be very glad they do! We thought we’d check in with our friends in Massachusetts who are working on legislation—so Casey and Dan visit with RN and president of Massachusetts... On The Show: Nurses keep up the fight for RN to patient ratios...we should all be very glad they do! We thought we’d check in with our friends in Massachusetts who are working on legislation—so Casey and Dan visit with RN and president of Massachusetts Nurses Association, Donna Kelly Williams. Donna brings us up to speed on current issues---with a central focus on staffing ratios. Expert says compassion is key. Have you ever witnessed a parent or guardian verbally or physically abuse a child in a public setting? Did you walk away because you didn't know what to do...or did you intervene? Find out what our expert has to say about what you should do. Cyndy Doherty, executive director of Marin Advocates for Children joins Casey and Dan to talk about what her organization is doing to help and prevent this epidemic. You won't want to miss her advice and insights. What about Patsy Cline, beatnik and Sputnick? Read more > Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 53:43 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=5432-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> In My Day…Safety Was YOUR responsibility | Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/2012/01/31/sneak-peak-in-my-day-lynn-ruth-miller/ http://nursetalksite.com/2012/01/31/sneak-peak-in-my-day-lynn-ruth-miller/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:07:03 +0000 Lynn Ruth Miller http://nursetalksite.com/?p=5428 In my day, safety was your responsibility. We didn’t have laws to take care of us. No seat belts or warning beeps. Either you held on, or you went through the windshield. But that was easier too, because we didn’t have double-paned glass.

When I was a kid, I could jump on my bike without worrying about helmets or shin guards. If I fell off, mama put an ice pack on my head and told me to stop complaining.

We didn’t bother with little lights on our shoes either, when we walked around at night. If someone jumped out of the bushes you just nodded and looked the other way because he was probably going to the bathroom. It was always a he. Trust me on that one.

I never thought of using mace or pepper spray to protect us. If someone scared us, we screamed and there was always a neighbor with a loaded gun. In my day, neighbors really did take care of each other. We used to give strangers at the bus stop rides and sometimes we even invited them over for dinner. But they had to eat what we gave ‘em. One guy said he was a vegan and my mother put on a mask. Read more...

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In my day, safety was your responsibility. We didn’t have laws to take care of us. No seat belts or warning beeps. Either you held on, or you went through the windshield. But that was easier too, because we didn’t have double-paned glass.

When I was a kid, I could jump on my bike without worrying about helmets or shin guards. If I fell off, mama put an ice pack on my head and told me to stop complaining.

We didn’t bother with little lights on our shoes either, when we walked around at night. If someone jumped out of the bushes you just nodded and looked the other way because he was probably going to the bathroom. It was always a he. Trust me on that one.

I never thought of using mace or pepper spray to protect us. If someone scared us, we screamed and there was always a neighbor with a loaded gun. In my day, neighbors really did take care of each other. We used to give strangers at the bus stop rides and sometimes we even invited them over for dinner. But they had to eat what we gave ‘em. One guy said he was a vegan and my mother put on a mask. We didn’t know what vegan meant. It sounded like an STD. We trusted people even when they complained. I guess you had to be there.

But nowadays I dont leave my house without my lipstick, my Lipitor and my Taser.

]]> http://nursetalksite.com/2012/01/31/sneak-peak-in-my-day-lynn-ruth-miller/feed/ 2 In My Day,Lynn Ruth Miller,Safety In my day, safety was your responsibility. We didn't have laws to take care of us. No seat belts or warning beeps. Either you held on, or you went through the windshield. But that was easier too, because we didn't have double-paned glass. - In my day, safety was your responsibility. We didn't have laws to take care of us. No seat belts or warning beeps. Either you held on, or you went through the windshield. But that was easier too, because we didn't have double-paned glass. When I was a kid, I could jump on my bike without worrying about helmets or shin guards. If I fell off, mama put an ice pack on my head and told me to stop complaining. We didn't bother with little lights on our shoes either, when we walked around at night. If someone jumped out of the bushes you just nodded and looked the other way because he was probably going to the bathroom. It was always a he. Trust me on that one. I never thought of using mace or pepper spray to protect us. If someone scared us, we screamed and there was always a neighbor with a loaded gun. In my day, neighbors really did take care of each other. We used to give strangers at the bus stop rides and sometimes we even invited them over for dinner. But they had to eat what we gave 'em. One guy said he was a vegan and my mother put on a mask. We didn't know what vegan meant. It sounded like an STD. We trusted people even when they complained. I guess you had to be there. But nowadays I dont leave my house without my lipstick, my Lipitor and my Taser. Casey Hobbs & Shayne Mason clean 1:44 <iframe width="260" height="24" src="http://nursetalksite.com/?powerpress_embed=5428-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>