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November is Diabetes Month. Put me in Coach!
So most of us know the diabetes statistics – right. The CDC has ample data to describe the prevalence of the disease and the impact and I have copied a few of the major statistics to illustrate. It’s big and getting bigger. More than 30 million people in the...
Weighing Your Options – Don’t Choose the Heavy One
I want to tell you a story about my son Sam. He is one of the most brilliant, kind-hearted, loving people I know. And he has ADHD. I asked him if I could share this and of course, he said: “Sure, if it can help someone”. That’s my Sam. His mind moves at speeds I...
Changing the channel
Nearly every minute of every day we have a stream of “noise” filling our heads. The TV is blaring in the background, people’s opinions and ideas streaming to our social media feeds, music filling our headphones and the chatter of those around us. As this information...
Turn, cough and deep breathe
As a nurse, these three words were burned into my brain. They are the basics of all good nursing care and the foundation of any patient care plan. Those three simple tasks combat the complications of impaired mobility. Lie flat on your back without any exertion for...
Three steps to coping with a chronic illness or disability
If it were only that easy – right? Just three little things to do and life would get better. What a miracle that would be! Well, miracles can happen and “better” is always possible in some fashion if you believe it. The steps are a bit obvious but each requires...
Welcome to my blog!
Hi there! Thank you for spending some of your time with me. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Patricia Daiker and author of this blog. You can read all the gritty details on the “All About….” Section of this site, but as a quick intro, I am a registered nurse,...