Flowers of Algernon

October 14th, 2008

My cousin gave me an interesting pocket book. Today I read that book and I really like a lot. It is entitled Flowers of Algernon by Daniel Keyes. It is an old book. It is convincing, suspenseful and touching. It is a tale of a daring human experiment described as “ a love triangle between two people, “ a suspenseful, gripping story, and a brilliant fantasy.” It is one of the most strikingly original and engrossing novels of our time. This novel should be on your ‘must read list.”

Reinvents the Medical thriller

October 9th, 2008

Being a nurse gives me the passion to read medical novels. I really like to read Medical novels since I can relate it. For the past few years, I have been collecting medical pocketbooks.

One the books that I like is called NATURAL CAUSES by Michael Palmer. It is about a certain doctor races to a hospital with a young woman whose normal labor has suddenly become a matter of life and death. As she struggles to save both mother and baby, she doesn’t know that two other women have already died under horrifying identical circumstances. And so it begins her own nightmare, as she learns that the prenatal herbal vitamins she prescribed are the only thing these three women have in common. Soon she is fighting to save her career, her reputation – her life. For she’s certain there must be some unknown factor linking these women, and as she gets closer to the truth, it becomes clear that someone will do anything even murder to keep a devastating secret.

This book is one of the most thrilling book I ever read. As Library Journal commented, “ It reinvents the medical thriller.”

Rescue 911

October 6th, 2008

The another day,  I was on duty from 2pm-10pm. The first 7 hours was so quiet no patients came in. Until at 9:45pm here comes the Rescue 911. They brought in a patient who already delivered at home and the placenta was already out. Patient had prenatal check-ups in our clinic. Baby was fine no problem except the baby was cold. The patient was also doing great. No bleeding. She was sutured because she had a 1st degree laceration. The next day she came back for mother-baby check. Two of them were doing great.

Baby in the womb

October 3rd, 2008

dsc03755 This is me doing prenatal with my cousin who is 39 weeks gestation. It is a great honor to be her midwife. It’s so special. We are so excited to see the baby. It is really a wonderful adventure to finally see the baby when she/he comes out.
A Love affair with children starts the moment they are born. For some of us, it begins even earlier. The closeness of carrying a baby in the womb makes separation seem strange.