Medicine Eagle

Medicine Eagle

ER-Adult and Peds, also ICU

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  1. Nursing for IHS in Arizona

    i worked with these tribes for a little while in tuba city, az. i loved it! they were wonderful to work with. i am trying to go back to arizona to work directly for ihs. it did make me sad that i was limited in the quality of care i could provide. b...
  2. NAI descent: Roll Call

    okay,i am so tired of not being able to prove my nai blood b/c of shame stemming from racism in the past.why is there not a dna test to prove your nai blood??? we hve very specific things that are found only with native americans!!! for example the ...
  3. NAI descent: Roll Call

    Zoesgarden, You gave me a much needed laugh. I now can speak to the problem on Reservation healthcare. I came to Tuba City with a full heart. and bonded with many of my patients. This hospital provides care for the Navajo (Dine') and the Hopi Tribes...
  4. Domestic Violence in American Indian Women

    well, although the stats sadden me. i will not become a part of them. i have been the victim of abuse many times in my life, and as a grown woman i won't be again! i keep a shot gun in my home and would not hesitate to use it. i will not spend my lif...
  5. Health care on the reservation truly shocking

    wanted to do a quick post to let you all know, my job is set. i start work on the navajo reservation on dec. 10th at tuba city hospital er. i am currently raising funds to get me and my family there. i spoke to the knights of columbus tonight and the...
  6. Anyone Bipolar???

    Hey Zoe, Same things goin on here as before. Alois Wolf you need to get help. I was dx type II bipolar several months back. Now I am on mood stabalizers and anti-anxiety meds. Now if my new job would work out and I could get my daughter to the neuros...
  7. Health care on the reservation truly shocking

    Well you could always contact IHS, but I think you already know they don't give a care. I think the only thing we can do is each go and work. Give of ourselves. Thats all I know to do.
  8. Continental Confederation of Adopted Indians (CCAI)

    i wanted to let everyone know that you can sign chief thunderhawk's memorial guest book online. you can post a message for his family there. i don't know enough about computers to post the site where you can just click on it. just go to the list of p...
  9. Continental Confederation of Adopted Indians (CCAI)

    i just recieved the news. my family and i are also devistated. my sorrow is also very deep. i can't quit crying. thank you wolfie for introducing me to this great man and his sweet wife. i had not gotten to tell you about the insane trip we had yet. ...
  10. NAI descent: Roll Call

    ajo1, i hope to get to know you better. i am planing to go to work at the tuba city hospital er soon. i have been researching as much of the navajo customs as possible. i don't want to do anything to offend any of my patients. that is the last thing...
  11. Please Pray

    please pray for my daughter catie. she is getting worse by the day. i still am having trouble comming up with the funds to get her to az. where i would have a job and insurance. i awoke last night to her screaming in pain. she has dystonia of her nec...
  12. Nike unveils shoe just for American Indians

    siri, do you have problems with high heels too? i am just curious. i have a friend that has very high arches and she has trouble too. that was not the only problem i ran into though. the heels were fine on dress shoes, it was the wide front that did...
  13. For Teachers-->American Indians: What NOT to teach

    i completely agree. i was proud yesterday when i found out that there were protests against columbus day! i thought i was all alone in my yelling and waving my arms around. yelling this man should not be celebrated!!! the native americans who survive...
  14. Nike unveils shoe just for American Indians

    vetnrse, i know what you are saying. me and both of my children are flat footed. why does every shoe maker put in those great big arches. i can't wear them. it is painful. supposedly they casted and tested the feet of many different nai, and this i...
  15. Two Questions

    Yes Siri this did get very off topic. I agree with everything.... except sorry Gotta Love Those CARDINALs!!!! Even if we aren't in the series this year. Peace, TBH
  16. Two Questions

    leslymill, i am suprised it does not sound like you give god the credit for saving you from your evil father. i hope not to offend anyone, but i do not recognize satan the deciever and author of confusion and destruction as a church. it sounds as if...
  17. Two Questions

    okay now i have another question leslymill. lol what is a mystic christian? i am so glad that i misunderstood you! no offense intended, just wondering what a mystic christian is. i am nai and a christian, so i was interested in what that was. thanks...
  18. Two Questions

    leslymill, i am confused about your post. could you please clarify it for me. it sounds to me as if you are putting down shamans. i am sure i misunderstood. surely that was not the intent of your post? tiredbrave...
  19. Please Pray

    i appreciate your suggestions, but i have already tried everyting. if we were from another country, they would provide the needed brain surgery. the top pediatric neurosurgeon is in az. he is the only one doing the surgery that catie needs in the usa...
  20. Please Pray

    i wanted to let all know, that catie has been granted her dream.she is being sent to florida to disney land. we will take off driving on the 18th of this month. she is excited. our dr. is out of town and does not come back until the 18th. so we will...
  21. Please Pray

    i want to sincerely thank all of you. catie continues to worsen. they are putting a rush on her dream trip. i should be hearing any day when we are going on the trip. she is so brave and strong. she really is my hero. i don't say that lightly, i real...
  22. Someone pleeeease help

    I am loosing my mind! I have been trying to trace my Native American ancestory for a while now. I found out yesterday that I also have Cherokee on my paternal grandmother's side, and NAI on my paternal grandfather's side. However, both sides are not ...
  23. Please Pray

    i can't thak you all enough for your kind words and prayers.she is getting worse by the day now. last night my mom heard her take a huge gasp of air. she thinks that catie had stopped breathing and started again. my deceased grandmother came again la...
  24. Nike unveils shoe just for American Indians

    Thunderwolf, I could have misunderstood when I read the article, but it stated clearly that these shoes would be marketed to Native Americans only. It said that they would not make these openly available. Maybe those of mixed blood will be allowed ac...
  25. Nike unveils shoe just for American Indians

    I went to the site and I think that this is a great thing. I have always had problems with shoes fitting my feet. Seems that perhaps it is r/t my NAI blood. I have a narrow heel and wider front to my foot. My mother just told me that even as a child ...