Humor is the shortest distance between any two people. And to heal each other, we need to utilize that accessibility—especially in the health professions. Clowning can dispel fear and anxiety in patients and the served,…
Someone recently sent me the following note… “Mark” I rarely call you this But you feel like a Mark right now A mark upon my life A mark of brightness in a grey background A…
Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, 91, died at her home in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, on May 26, 2016. An internationally renowned, respected and admired advocate for human and civil rights, Hedy was encircled by friends…
For years, I was obsessed with my mandolin. It was my travel companion–out of town, long walk, over night–I always had my trusty mandolin slung over my shoulder. It got worn down and weary looking,…
A friend who is taking an online class with me wrote the following … My good news is that even though the motorist honked at me and flipped me off and yelled at me to…
“Other people have a nationality. The Irish have a psychosis.” –Brendan Behan This Sunday I will share my passion for Irish history and what I have learned about my own story as I have stumbled…
2 March 2016 – Reading The Babysitters’ Club & Little House on the Prairie & The Boxcar Children in elementary school & feeling super-advanced. And reading them later & just enjoying them. – Reading Harry…
I remember so many conversations with Mev and Mark about passion and desire through photographs and other artists. I always felt so important when we were together. Mev had a way of making me feel…
I graduated from the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the School of Nursing at Saint Louis University in 2014. For the last 2 years I have worked at DePaul health center on…
In my basement I come across a thick file “Maggie Rose Murphy” is on the folder It bulges Poems & postcards & letters galore From throughout the 1980s Your scientific acumen Has long been respected…