At this point, I've transitioned to doing hospice pretty much full-time. I still do relief work maybe one day a week, but I may be dropping that after this summer - I'm keeping busy enough that it's possible that relief time is cutting into my time to care for hospice patients, rather than giving me something to do when I don't have any hospice ( Read more... )

I love my new practice so much. And I'm utterly boggled at how quickly and well it's taken off. But I'm starting to feel a bit like Mickey Mouse in 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' - like I've created something with no real idea of just how big it was going to get, and where it was going to take me, or how to keep it all calm and smooth and under my ( Read more... )

It's been six months since I saw my first hospice patient ( Read more... )

I realized that yesterday was the two-month anniversary of me seeing my first patient through Autumn Care & Crossings, and I figured I ought to take a little time to note how things have progressed since then.  It feels like it's been longer than that, and in a way it's hard to remember that I've only just started doing this ( Read more... )

In the middle of everything else, I'm still, y'know, starting a practice.  Appointments have calmed down a little after the initial flurry, but that just means I have more time to keep up with continuing education and to write for my hospice blog ( Read more... )

I had my first official appointment for Autumn Care & Crossings today.  I guess that makes it real, now - I'm a business, with  clients, and income ( Read more... )

I haven't updated here recently, mostly because my life has been silks and business, and for the last week or so I've been driving myself rather harshly trying to get Autumn Care & Crossings up and running ( Read more... )

All right, then. I've done all the stalling and busy-work and prep-work I can. It's time to actually *do* this thing ( Read more... )

There are some jobs for which "don't bring your work home with you" is sage and reasonable advice ( Read more... )

I had some downtime at work today, so I got the chance to catch up on some of my professional journals. And, in doing so, I ran across an article about the importance of performing a full physical exam on all patients ( Read more... )