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  • pills and timers suspended in air above circular slinky
    Health & WellnessNonfiction

    Three Hour Tylenol

    By Lan Mai
    November 11, 2024
    Why does it feel like it takes forever and a day to acquire pain relief while in the hospital? I have knowledge of bedside ...
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  • Two kids playing in airport. One running and one doing a handstand.
    Parenting & FamilyNonfiction

    Judgment Free Germs

    By Lan Mai
    October 28, 2024
    Flying with little humans can be challenging. Delays, waits, lines, quiet voices, and nowhere to go, makes my patience grow wary. Traveling adults experience ...
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  • Nurse roles in healthcare. Three healthcare workers in a row. One covering ears, one covering eyes, and one covering mouth.
    Health & WellnessNonfiction

    Village of Nurses

    By Lan Mai
    October 14, 2024
    It takes a village. A common phrase when speaking of raising kids. I believe it also applies to nursing. Nurses have many roles in ...
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  • Woman in black dress sleeping on stairs.
    Parenting & FamilyNonfiction

    Mouth Shouts, Body Screams

    By Lan Mai
    September 30, 2024
    When does a grown-up learn to express themselves in a manner acceptable to society? Imagine me, a 33-year-old, enters a coffee shop, and screams, ...
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  • Girl is blue dress sleeping on coach surrounded by stuff animals.
    Health & WellnessParenting & FamilyNonfiction

    Sleep Like Contortionists

    By Lan Mai
    September 16, 2024
    The photo above is of my daughter sleeping. Yes, she is half on the couch, half standing, and fully snoozing. I have several pictures ...
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  • Girl in black dress standing between multiple mirrors reflecting herself.
    Parenting & FamilyNonfiction

    Affirmations from Within

    By Lan Mai
    September 2, 2024
    Kids seem to have a bottomless pit of questions.  “Mommy, do you like it?” “Daddy, look! Is it beautiful?” “Did I do a good ...
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  • Purple, blue, yellow flowers with some blurry and some not all combined together.
    NonfictionHealth & Wellness

    No More Flowers

    By Lan Mai
    August 19, 2024
    Hospitals are not always a fun place to be. Visitors liven the place up and make a sterile room more welcoming. As a bedside ...
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  • notepad and clock on colorful background with various numbers splatters across.
    Parenting & FamilyNonfiction

    Fibbing the Numbers

    By Lan Mai
    July 29, 2024
    “Five more minutes, kids,” I tell my four and six-year-old at the playground. “Aw, can we have an extra ten minutes?” asks the older ...
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  • Red brick wall with large square hole. Bricks piled on ground.
    Health & WellnessParenting & FamilyNonfiction

    Connect Through Hospital Walls

    By Lan Mai
    July 8, 2024
    It is a challenge for patients in the hospital to connect with loved ones outside. When there is a sibling at home, the challenge ...
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  • Big lion roaring while head against a cub. Close up of two heads together.
    Parenting & FamilySelf-Help & RelationshipsNonfiction

    Calm Myself, Calm My Child

    By Lan Mai
    June 24, 2024
    I grew up in a household with a lot of yelling. My dad shouted at me. My siblings and I screamed at each other. ...
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