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A hefty hiatus related to needing to get my PhD thesis submitted! For those nursing readers out there, here is my Medium article about my PhD journey thus far (Free Link)

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Just took delivery of the latest offering from Far Off Games - Arydia - The Paths We DareTread, by Cody Miller. It promises to have some serious table presence and awesome gameplay.

Do you think about Diabetes the same way you think about Cancer? In my latest article - I explore the general public perception of these diseases with the aim of shifting the narrative about diabetes to a space with more empathy and compassion. You can read it for free here:

A brief bit of holiday downtime allows time to break out a board game! When I’m not trying to rescue feet and legs, I love to escape into a crunchy board game - this feast of colour is Lords of Vegas - a perfect balance of strategy and chance! #boardgames #lordsofvegas

Merry Christmas Bluesky Community - bit of an in-house Endovascular joke this one! Nothing like a freshly stented chimney to help Santa deliver presents! Shout to all of the healthcare workers who have to work today. I hope you get to enjoy some time with your families.

Do you know the difference between arteries and veins? One of my pet peeves as a vascular nurse is the interchangeable use of these terms, for vessels which do very different things in our body. Want to know more? Check out the free link to my Medium article below medium.com/nursing-note...

Have you heard of the term Highly Sensitive Person? Charity Erickson provides an introduction to the neurodiverse HSP concept in a fantastic piece of writing - that discusses the struggles of people with HSP traits working in a hostile work environment - healthcare… medium.com/nursing-note...

Motion is lotion! Movement is essential for your lymphatic and venous health. As I prepare myself for my usual 3-hours of Saturday morning martial arts - I reflect on the importance of needing to ‘move it or lose it’. You can read more about venous health in my Medium article below!

Good afternoon Bluesky community, tomorrow is Nurse Practitioner Day 2024 - a day we celebrate the contribution Nurse Practitioners make to the Australian health care system (and health services throughout the world!). If you know or work with an NP give them some love tomorrow!

Good morning Bluesky community - my podiatrist colleagues frequently get a bad wrap from patients. They typically get blamed for causing foot wounds that are already present and limb threatening. You can read more about this topic via my story on Medium medium.com/nursing-note...