I started my nursing career in 1972. I worked in hospitals from South Carolina to New Orleans, to Mississippi, to Western and Central North Carolina. After 38 years of nursing (17 years of that in ICU/CCUs) I consider myself an expert on how the nursing field has changed. I retired in 2012. In 1972 we used … More Nursing Then And Now: Some Surprising Similarities and Differences
This post is a continuation of my memories and some memories from other graduates from my school from before 1973. Thankfully patient care continues to improve along side the field of medicine. https://joyful2beeblogs.com/2025/03/02/nursing-back-then-part-1/ Sharing the first blog “Nursing Back Then Part 1” with other nurses from my school and training era, triggered memories they shared … More Nursing “Back Then”Part 2
My mind is boggled when I think about how far the fields of medicine and nursing have come since my mother trained in the early 1940’s. We both trained at the same nursing school, as did my sister. But we graduated in 1972 and 1973. I worked as a nurse from 1972 until 2011. I … More Nursing “Back Then” Part 1
After I graduated from high school in 1969 I started nurse’s training in a three year diploma nursing school which had opened in 1918. The rules for the student nurses were quite strenuous in those days. I remember reading a paper of dormitory rules from that era. Here are some of them with rules found … More Nursing School in the 1920’s
After my husband completed the studies in the Old Testament, we moved to a small town in Mississippi for one year while my husband finished the work on his dissertation on Ecclesiastes. Thinking surely some church or university would hire him quickly, we moved into the back room at his parent’s house to wait. I … More A Tenderhearted Tough Cookie
My husband died in 2009 of heart failure. My life changed drastically for the better. Over the years I developed coping mechanisms to help protect myself and cope with my crumbling life. Now I am learning to overcome these “no longer needed” behaviors to be healthier mentally and emotionally. I am sharing these behaviors here to … More Peace With the Past Is Near
My parents chose great names for us four kids. My first name is Melodie. Moma loved music, as well as Daddy. She learned to play the piano so well that she played for her father, who was the choir director in their church. I don’t know why they used “ie” instead of “y” at the … More Melodie, What’s in a Name?
Workers in a tobacco field. In 2014 I joined a group on Facebook, named “I Farmed Tobacco as a Child.” But before I applied to join, I explained that I wanted to learn more about life on a tobacco farm because I had never experienced that life but had lived near tobacco fields and farms … More Tobacco Farming in the South During the 1900’s
My first son, M, met a friend, D, while riding home on the school bus from junior high school. D was the son of another family. He lived about a mile away but often rode the school bus home with M. When they met, D was in junior high and M was in 10th grade(?). … More One Son By Another Mother
This is an older blog post but I thought it might be interesting to see how Norie and her friend, Sister, played with each other. Sister passed away over five years ago, and I still miss her sometimes. This is Norie; mischievous, energetic, playful, curious, and a very smart black cat. This is Sister, formerly … More Why Did They Do That??
joyful2beeblogs 
You must be logged in to post a comment.