March 2009 - Posts

This Is My Story
March 30, 2009 5:59 PM by Guest Blogger

Today, we had 300 more people join us for specific " advocacy " training. Our numbers on the Hill tomorrow will reach close to 500. That's 500 dedicated volunteers bringing a purple bag and a message of hope. Among us are 41 brave survivors of this most Read More...

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Nurse Simani Goes to Washington
March 30, 2009 9:47 AM by Guest Blogger

March 27, 2009 Hello Nursing Colleagues. Today is an exciting day for me as I depart for Washington, DC. Although it is spring break season, this trip is not focused on fun, but more on a mission. A little move than 3 years ago, my 38-year-old sister Read More...

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Needed: Nurses to Adopt an Orphan (Disease)
March 19, 2009 6:43 PM by Guest Blogger

Michael C. LaFerney, APRN-BC, is a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist employed by Arbour SeniorCare, Rockland, MA, and is a regular contributor to ADVANCE for Nurses . In this post he challenges nurses to take a role in helping people with rare diseases. Read More...

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