- Writer/content creator, nurse, quilter - Professional site: MedHealthwriter - New project: DecipherYourHealth - Quilting site: MyCreativeQuilts
Montreal, Canada
Joined January 2008
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.@RBC - for the 2nd time in as many weeks, my acct was frozen after I deposited a cheque in the ATM & I had no access to my $. Your ads tell people how wonderful you are. Spending time on the phone begging for access to my $ is not my idea of good service. Time to switch banks.
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@RBC You run so many ads about how great you are. How about treating current clients right? I'm switching banks b/c for the 2nd time in as many weeks, my act was frozen following a cheque deposit in ATM, making me get on the phone & beg for access to my money.
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Have you ever heard of burning mouth syndrome? Many people haven't. It's rare and it's very painful. I put together a website for #burningmouthsyndrome so people can learn more. burningquestionsaboutbms.com…
#ChronicPain #chronicdiseaseawareness #PatientCare #healthliteracy #health
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It’s incredible to learn what @Avast considers customer service. I have had the most infuriating exchange with multiple “customer service reps” who obviously don’t read emails before replying. Finding another service because this is ridiculous.
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Today's newsletter: gambling & mental health. What doesn't help is stars like @WayneGretzky & @KevinHart4real promoting it & I was sorry to see 1 of my fave popular celebs, who does so much good, also in a gambling ad: @JohnCena. empoweredwellness.substack.c… #gambling #mentalhealth
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seriously @mec? I ordered 3 of these. They're about 6" long or so each. I received *1* in a much bigger box than necessary, with a lot of brown paper 1 day. The next day, I received the remaining 2, in an equally large box paper filled with paper. Is this #Sustainability
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Way to go @twitter I want to delete my account but can't. you keep telling me my password is incorrect (it's not). Then when I try the "I forgot", you tell me my username is incorrect. Are we having fun yet?
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It can be challenging if you encounter a healthcare provider who is a bully. Read my newsletter issue on healthcare bullies: empoweredwellness.substack.c…
#nurses #healthcare #patients #bullying #doctorslump #HealthcareWorkers
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With the Kaiser Permanente strike, my piece is particularly timely.
People forget nurses must care for themselves. If they don't - they can't care for their pts. Nurses also have bills to pay & life away from work.
empoweredwellness.substack.c…
#nurses #patientsafey #strikes
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Why Do Nurses Strike?
An important issue in both the US & Canada
You can read it without subscribing. But if you do subscribe, I'd be one happy writer!
empoweredwellness.substack.c…
#nurses #patientsafety #nursing #strikeaction #worksafety
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come on @CNN Seriously? "Meanwhile, Rixa spent most of any free time she had looking for pre-used items, including dishes, for their new place." Pre-used??? isn't that, um, new? Before used? #wordsmatter #cnn
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another @cnn title puzzler: "One of Louisiana’s only pediatric cardiologists has left the state over anti-LGBTQ legislation". Is he one of X number? Is he the only? It makes no sense to me. #journalists #clearwriting #news
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Last week a UK nurse was sentenced for the murders of several babies in her care.
It's a painful and scary topic to even consider.
I wrote about the healthcare professionals who kill in today's issue of newsletter:
empoweredwellness.substack.c…
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Um, @CNN - your headline "Russia’s first moon mission in decades has ended in failure after the Luna-25 spacecraft collided with the Moon’s surface." Isn't that the same thing as, let's say, crashing? #wordsmatter #literacy
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Too funny. I don't know if it was because people were laughing (including me) at @cnn 's headline about the spacecraft "colliding with the moon's surface" but they changed it to "crashes into the moon.
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Looking for books to improve your #health & #wellness? I reviewed "Just One Thing; How simple changes can transform your life" by @DrMichaelMosley for my newsletter, Musings on Medicine & Healthcare; A Nurse's Point of View.
empoweredwellness.substack.c…
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I wrote about this important topic again because vaping is not as benign as some people want it to be.
empoweredwellness.substack.c…
#vaping #HealthyLiving #smoking
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Some of the information I included was courtesy of what I learned during the @AHCJ CDC fellowship I participated in earlier this year. It is a gift that just keeps on giving. 🙂 )
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#naloxone (#narcan) saves lives. So why aren't we doing more about making it more available to those who need it? My take on the topic:
empoweredwellness.substack.c…
#opioids #opioidcrisis #drugaddiction #healthcare
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Nurse practitioners have advanced degrees & training; some have a DNP (doctor of nursing practice). Should they be called Dr in clinical settings? This is a discussion for healthcare workers and patients alike.
empoweredwellness.substack.c…
#nurses #doctors #DNP #healthcare
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