Nuggets for May 19

Happy birthday to my ol' grade school pal, T. She survived her girls dancing marathon where no hair went unsprayed and no makeup wilted on the dancing kids.

And for something completely different...you know people think too much of your nursing job when they ask you "can you be too constipated?" and proceed to rattle off their bowel history and comments on clients who tell them theirs. Oh.My.Freaking.Heavens! Here I thought I was doing something relaxing...aargh!

So now, for something completely different, here are the latest nuggets for your view pleasure (no bowel ones, I promise!)

Ease, sneeze and a little hygiene

How to squash worry (from www.cnn.com) I love this title, even if it's abbreviated here. Worry can weigh you down like a lead weight. Sometimes, you just have to let go!

Pollen allergies aren't the only ones out there. This recent NYTimes article discusses food allergies and it's impact on people and their families, in ways you may not have even thought about, including the cost of food.

I love this online excerpt from Dr. Atul Gawande's book, Better about washing your hands. Amen!

A cool concept

The Boston Home, is a home for people with MS and other progressive neuromuscular disorders. Thanks, T. for the link! In case you need more information on neuromuscular disorders, check out the following links:

May is ALS Awareness month, according to the ALS society. Visit their website at www.alsa.org for more information, with lots of healthcare professional and patient tools.

MDA (aka the Muscular Dystrophy Association) has this great page on the myriad types of neuromuscular disorders out there, with explanations.