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Thanks for the reply. And you're right - getting her to do them would be the hard part. But thanks for the information. At least I have a bit more of an idea what is involved.

Hey Willy2, What is the TEA form? Would it be any help to my 17 yr old daughter who is going through such a rough time. She has always been an anxious child, now she is in her teens she is struggling. I tried searching on the web for info about the T...

Kangaroo loose in the top paddock.

Hey my mum used to say that too. And I miss her too. She also used to say "Home Jeeves and dont spare the horses." Some of my favourites: "M" is for mother not for maid. Only dull women have immaculate homes. And sorry guys but someone has to say it....

Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.

Thanks for these - both funny and apt.

WOW. Thank you both Babs and Stanley for sharing your story. Mine pales into insignificance (except that it is significant to me). Babs, I love your book title. Maybe patients would regard us more humanely if they remembered that we are just people ...

I agree. Often it is in finding the words to tell the story that we hear our own truth. Rather than just having random thoughts floating around in our brain when we are forced to make sensible sentences and put things in order to be able to tell the ...

Babs, your good advice could be just as useful to Elizabeth. Elizabeth, I hope your life is starting to settle a bit. It sounds like too much is happening all at once. Not only are you trying to deal with your own feelings but your family is wanting...

That's interesting. I find myself posting more in times of stress - a kind of reaching out to others who might understand or at least share part of their lives with me in that we all work in similar fields and have some level of understanding. I als...

Thanks Lylesmom - a new author to look out for. "The Sisterhood" sounds like a good place to start. Mind you I do still have a pile of other books that I have sourced from this thread that I want to read as well. How is it that there is never enough...

I have wanted to start this thread for ages now. Am sure that if I checked the archives it would be there, but too bad! I love to read and would like to hear from other readers as to their best nursing book - not the factual text books 'cos I'm sure ...

Sorry all you Echo Heron fans out there. I have nearly finished her first book and I am struggling with it. All nurses can relate to the stories she tells and she writes well. BUT I am finding her a bit much - a little humility wouldnt go astray. For...

So, its been a few months now. How are things going for you?? Have the nausea and headaches settled?I have often wondered how you were managing. Not just you either, but all the people who opened up their hearts and told their stories. My life has un...

I am laughing out loud. Not a good look cos I'm out in public!

Fantastic timing. I have recently finished the first in the Outlander series and am about to commence the second book. Great fun and escapism from the rigours of daily life. I also have commenced one of the Echo Heron books, and am half way through "...

Does anyone else experience loneliness and feeling a bit isolated? I LOVE agency work - its the best thing I could have done for my career and for me as a person. Since joining the agency 18 months ago I have discovered that the things I love best a...

Thanks for the info. Sadly, according to my bank balance, I have already discovered the joys of Amazon.com. !! In fact yesterday a parcel arrived for me containing some of the books listed above eg two of Echo Heron's (Intensive Care and Tending Live...

Thanks for this tip. I dont belong to any bookclubs but if I were to join one it would be online. I dont fancy the whole 'getting together' thing myself. I will check out the Advance site in more detail. After starting this thread I have such a long ...

They are available here in Australia.

YES I do remember Julia - hadnt thought about that programme in years. She was a gorgeous African American young single mum with a child who somehow managed to always be kind and compassionate regardless of what situation was dreamed up for her that ...

I feel as if I am going through a stage in my life where nursing seems to occupy too much of my time. My stress levels are rising and it's time to learn to relax. I have rearranged my schedule so I have more time off - but my dilemma?? What to do wit...

looking for it as we speak

Try "Tears on my pillow" by Narelle Biedermann, the story of Australian nurses in Vietnam.