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Date Posted: Tue, April 18 2023, 8:17:46
Author: Betsy BFS, Hospice nurse.
Subject: QOTD for Tuesday, 4/18/23

I actually DID work as a hospice nurse for awhile in my interesting career.... it was some of the most powerful interactions and care I've been part of as a nurse. Honestly? What I do now is probably the most rewarding nursing I've ever experienced.

Every summer, for many years now, I have been a camp nurse for a non-profit camp in rural Maine. I did it for a couple of weeks a summer when my kids were young, so they could go to camp. They got to go free if I was working. I'd take my vacation time and work at camp. Several years later, after I no longer had children at home and had been away from camp for a long time, the director of the camp called me. Want to come run the health care needs for the whole summer? Ummmmm.... So here I am.

Another time, I'll tell you about how the work has changed in the two decades between then and now.
I had no intention of talking about nursing. It just came out like that. Oh well, Go with the flow.

After tinkering and tinkering some more, we got this sad old computer to work. Now I can post the quote.

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The following quote is from 'A Breath Of Snow And Ashes," by Diana Gabaldon. Chapter 118, "Regret."


"Sweet Jesus," he said, apprehension making his scalp prickle. "Will she tell him?"
Fraser shook his head, his eyes on the two young people below.
"She will not," he said quietly. "She gave me her word."
Relief coursed through his veins like water.
"Thank you," he said. Fraser shrugged slightly, dismissing it. It was, after all, what he wanted, as well -- or so Lord John assumed.
The two of them were walking together-- William said something and Brianna laughed, throwing back her hair. Jamie watched in fascination. Dear God, they were alike! The small tricks of expression, of posture, of gesture... It must be apparent to a casual observer. In fact, he say a couple pass them and the woman smile, pleased at the sight of the handsome matched pair.

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[> Whether Jamie wanted William to know at that point or not, how heartwarming it must have been to see his children together for the first time. -- DianaH, Wed, April 19 2023, 13:44:55


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[> [> Oh, yes! I love the way she describes the tiny things that get passed in genes. -- Kathy in PA, Wed, April 19 2023, 16:37:53


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[> [> [> I used to believe Diana was channeling the Books from somewhere "else." Several books later, I'm not as pationate about where the story originates. DG is a most amazing writer, unfurling the story in such intimate ways that the reader can see each detail, down to the flies buzzing around a dead body, their size, color, and sound. For me, the dichotomy of the situation in this cabin....the use of deadly force, and the use of passively aggressive force pulls me into a mental argument with myself. I'm really much more of a passivist than anything else, but I wonder if there was another way to deal with the husband. The Rachel-Denny duo was a mighty force, but I'm glad William was not a Quaker. -- Betsy BFS, Wed, April 19 2023, 20:45:04


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[> [> [> [> Oops....this was supposed to be written under the next quote, not this one. -- Betsy BFS, Wed, April 19 2023, 20:48:36


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[> [> [> [> [> But I was saying “Yes! Yes! Yes!” as I read it. She HAS ruined me for most other authors. We’re doing a Bible study based on a historical novel, Esther. I want to drop out because, to me, the historical novel writing is horrible! 🙄. But how do I say this to the group? Should I just shut up and enjoy listening and fellowship at the end? I can’t keep reading. Lol -- Kathy in PA, Thu, April 20 2023, 5:17:25


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