heron ASN, RN

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About heron

heron has 53 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Hospice.


Born in 1950, I am a widow with one son and two grandchildren (so far ... my son the bunny rabbit!) I grew up in a large, blended, terribly toxic family in rural New England and worked in the Boston area for 30 years before moving to ABQ.

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  1. heron

    President Biden thread

    Trump is not the only one to deal with scary possibilities by refusing to ask the questions. There's more than one expert who believes that it's likely that trump is mentally impaired. Does that...
  2. heron

    President Biden thread

    Exactly. Most nurses learn early on to avoid premature "conclusions" about disease processes. But ... maga has its marching orders. Speculation =/= conclusion. It's true! Look it
  3. I hadn't thought of that - good point. I don't believe trump had a head CT. I said I wish I could see one but that I doubted that he would allow it. AEB his proposal for dealing with the rapidly...
  4. Yup. I first posted about that tactic quite some time ago here on AN - back when spidey'smom, viva las viejas. AZhiker, Zashagalka and other conservatives were posting frequently. Rush Limbaugh and...
  5. They're certainly flogging it on social media - an outlet not known for critical thinking on arguments from
  6. Of course they are. It makes a nice distraction from trumps mental dysfunction. Whether you think it's deteriorating or same-old-same-old, there's no question that the word salad, flight of ideas,...
  7. I worked bedside for 50 years. Half of them were spent in settings specifically focused on caring for people who are dying. I'm overprotective of their peace and
  8. Maybe someone should point out that everybody dies and there's a special place in hell for sadistic sycophants. May trump and his merry band of psychopaths get back what they give out three times...
  9. Would still love to see trump's head CT. Since trump's solution to negative heath trendsis to stop testing, I doubt he would even give
  10. heron

    President Biden thread

    I've noted before, we have very different
  11. Still, this wouldn't be the first time a disease has been present and progressing for a long time, sometimes years, before becoming symptomatic enough to trigger a work-up. Pancreatic cancer,...
  12. So ... if I understand your post properly, Biden was probably in the no-regular-testing age group for up to 18 years prior to having actual symptoms. I suggest that we hold off getting all thin...
  13. heron

    President Biden thread

    I read that he already has bone
  14. heron

    President Biden thread

    We'll have to agree to disagree. From where I sit, I'm seeing some concerning trends: increased disinhibition. hostility, grandiosity, and paranoid ideation. distorted perceptions of reality,...
  15. heron

    President Biden thread

    Well, whether stable or unstable, "mental health disorder" is definitely high on my index of suspicion. It's only one of the factors that could be affecting his performance, but I'm continuing to...