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    A Nurse's Pocket Full of Rhymes
    A Nurse's Pocket Full of Rhymes
    A Nurse's Pocket Full of Rhymes
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    A Nurse's Pocket Full of Rhymes

    By Grandma Kitty

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    Some are silly...some are true...some tell a story...some will tell you what to do!
    Through the years I wrote rhymes and explanations of significant times in my life.  Some were about family and love and passion...some about children and pets...some about grief and loss and patients and medical and nursing issues.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGrandma Kitty
    Release dateFeb 1, 2019
    ISBN9781386698876
    A Nurse's Pocket Full of Rhymes

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      A Nurse's Pocket Full of Rhymes - Grandma Kitty

      Some are silly

      Some are true

      Some tell a story

      Some tell you what to do!

      It has been fun through the years to write down my thoughts in silly rhymes.  Sometime I would write on a break at work and keep it in my pocket until I got home.  In review, I found that I didn’t write about many people, pets or things I loved dearly, but often wrote of challenging situations to find solutions.

      Sometimes I would write them in my head at three AM when sleep would not come.

      Looking back I see all the day and nights I loved being a nurse, daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend.  I have memories enough to keep me busy for years to come - as long a the Lord wills.

      Growing up

      I recall wanting to be a nurse when I was six years old after having my tonsils removed!  My goal wa nurtured by the movie Inn of Sixth Happiness.  I often thought missionary work would be my future.!

      A Wisconsin farm was my birth place.

      I can still feel the warmth of the sun on my face.

      So quiet; so many miles to see...

      The smell of the clover fields were heaven to me.

      Imagery gives a feeling of security with Mom and Dad and a sister there.

      I loved the cows, pigs, chickens, and most of all the cats - I had not a care.

      We moved to the city when I was eight.

      To grow up in the fifties was absolutely great!

      Hard work, good food, caring about others were the family’s priorities.

      Wanting to be a nurse was inspiration early for me.

      A Nursing Career

      1060 - You can tell I was so excited!  I only knew a small town - now it wa a big city for me- Milwaukee!  My sister left for school at the same time.  Our parents had quite the adjustment.

      My things are packed- soon we will leave.

      I’ll miss my family and my pets.  Will I have time to grieve?

      I wonder who my roommates will be?

      Guess I’ll just have to wait and see.

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