Hey all, I'm not much of a poster in here, more of a lurker most days but I just finished up my debut novel and I wanted to post about it quickly. To be clear, this is NOT a self-promo. It is a BIG thank you. Dr. Z and this community made this possible. You gave me encouragement every day to pursue the thing I am passionate about when I was told my whole life I'm not creative. Understanding what it means to awaken to the reality of THIS and not live in fear (because who's actually doing the fearing anyways?!), are the reason this exists. Thank you! Last thing I'll leave you with is the cool graphic art a local artist did for the book cover.
Fun captioned vertical version of our recent YouTube Live conversation, with no ads, here for Locals fam!
Axe throwing is SURPRISINGLY therapeutic for that recently discovered repressed anger.
10/10, would recommend.
Today's interview with legendary vaccine researcher Paul Offit. Video version coming shortly!
🐾 Another patient admitted to The Dog's hospital. I swear this dog was a nurse in a past life - and she was THE GREATEST NURSE! 🤣
Nursing Shift Handover
Outgoing Nurse: Flash, RN (Border Collie)
Patient: Gerald, Lamb, Day 7 of life
FLASH: Right. Gerald. One-week-old male lamb. Here's your handover, try to keep up.
Personal care completed at 14:00 — full bed bath, skin integrity intact. I also performed an unauthorised facial hygiene intervention with my tongue. It was instinctive. I stand by it. Gerald's expression was neutral-to-positive.
Nutrition: bottle feed administered at 15:30, full volume taken, no issues. He did headbutt the bottle once but I've documented that as enthusiastic oral engagement.
Mobility: patient is now ambulatory. Four-limb weight-bearing achieved. Gait is — look, the word "gait" is generous, but he's upright and moving, which is the goal.
Elimination: bowels open, output noted and charted. Urinalysis — well. He did it on my paw. Colour was satisfactory. I ...
