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Bye!

noreply@blogger.com (Laane) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:38:00 +0000

My bags and suitcases are packed. A lot of personal belongings are put away at secure places. Much to our surprise we got the opportunity to work in Africa. We had to decide within a few days and leaving was within a few weeks. We had to arrange everything, including the shots needed for another...

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the elderly lady

noreply@blogger.com (Laane) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:46:00 +0000

The summerseason has started. For community-nursing it means taking over the tasks of collegue nurses. Yesterday I had to visit an elderly lady. She was very nervous. A new nurse! The whole year she'd been cared for by the same nurse, which is a miracle in itself this time. And now she got me. I...

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Ingrid Betancourt is free!

noreply@blogger.com (Laane) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:52:00 +0000

I hope the news that reached us is true: Ingrid Betancourt and 11 0r 14 other hostages are freed from the FARC. Ingrid betancourt has been held hostage for over 6 years. The last reports about her told about her bad health. She was in need of treatment, otherwise she might die soon. It's said...

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no smoking

noreply@blogger.com (Laane) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:43:00 +0000

I'm a non-smoker, so my world is changing today. Like the world is changing for the smoker. Today it's forbidden to smoke in restaurants, cafés and other public places. I'm very happy about that, because it opens a whole new way of living. I haven't been able to go to dinner in a restaurant,...

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Nightshift

noreply@blogger.com (Laane) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:13:00 +0000

This was the last nightshift for a while. When I was young I was able to deal with these shifts far better. Sometimes I even skipped a complete period of sleep and never experienced problems. Now I sleep less hours at a time, but I can't skip a period of sleep. In the hospital they have a normal...

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Gardening in the jungle

noreply@blogger.com (Laane) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:59:00 +0000

I saw last week that the good weather with the days that the rain poured all day has been far too good for the front garden. It looked like a jungle. Branches interwoven, plants growing too tall. It was a mess. So I tried to prune a lot this morning, and I have to say: part of the garden looks...

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A band-aid was enough

noreply@blogger.com (Laane) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:35:00 +0000

Late afternoon. The humidity was almost unbearing and I was sitting in the garden with a glass of icetea, nearly dozing off. Suddenly the doorbell rang three times. It sounded alarming so I shot out of my chair and ran to the front door. A little girls gazed at me with big eyes, ten suddenly...

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me and my work

noreply@blogger.com (Laane) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:31:00 +0000

Working as a community nurse was my goal when I started my professional carreer. I've enjoyed many years nursing all sorts of people at their own home. The work has changed however. We have less time for each patient. We have far more administration, and the work at the consultation bureau, a...

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Me

noreply@blogger.com (Laane) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:09:00 +0000

Hi! I'm Renate. I've been blogging for a couple of years. When life became too bussy I lost my blog. A friend motivated me to start blogging again. I'm a nurse. I've worked many years as a community nurse. Recently I've decided to continue working as cn for 1/2 time and start 1/2 time at a...

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