Greetings, y’all~ I meant to post this sooner! Recently returned  from New Orleans to celebrate the Loyola University New Orleans School of Nursing graduation and commencement activities, including induction into Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honor Society. New Orleans is known for beauty (and fun),  but touring the environs after viewing the oil spill from the air makes visitors and locals alike shudder. However, New Orleans did not disappoint, despite the frustration, the heat, and the mess on the shores. Before I left the Bay Area, a friend whose father used to live in N.O. recommended a few...

Hello out there, and welcome back~ This past month, I have been finishing up writing a few magazine articles and doing research on empowering families of premature babies. Meanwhile, the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) has invited me to join their Editorial Advisory Board for Health4women and Health4Mom.org. Yes, they will feature the articles I have been writing. (I urge you to sign up for these email magazines!) on the other had, if your email box is already FULL,  just return here and I will reprint (with permission) the articles. Enjoy the beautiful...

Yesterday I met with the  Board of Directors of the California branch of the March of Dimes. What an honor to have them request yours truly to partner  as a spokesperson for future events!  Thanks to Dr. Alex Espinoza, MD, prior MOD Board member, for suggesting that since we are all working with the same goals, we should know each other. Here’s a toast to MOD for all they do to help families with premature babies! Please consider signing the petition, on the right, for MOD.