Category: Flava Blogs
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H&W|When Pain Management Targets the Nerves
Understanding Neurotomy: When Pain Management Targets the Nerves A patient called today asking about a neurotomy, and Iāll admit ā I had to look it up myself. The word sounded familiar, but I wanted to be sure before answering. What I found was actually fascinating. A neurotomy is a procedure that involves cutting or disrupting…
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Life | Coming Home to My Peace
Coming Home to My Peace After a day of ringing phones, problem-solving, and pouring out care, I cross my threshold and exhale. My home is where the noise softens and my spirit remembers itself. Musty posts up at the window like a tiny security guard. Ghini shuffles close, offering that warm, wordless comfort only cats…
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Life|š» Finding My Balance: Introvert, Extrovert, or Ambivert?
š» Finding My Balance: Introvert, Extrovert, or Ambivert? After a full day of patient calls, voices, and movement, thereās nothing I love more than coming home to the quiet of my own space. Some people might think that means Iām an introvert ā but the truth is, Iāve learned that I live somewhere in between. Introverts…
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H&W|Eight Chairs, One Moment of Calm
Eight Chairs, One Moment of Calm By Lady Flava | Simply Flava Reflections Today, I finally joined the CV Crew for chair yoga ā eight of us moving, stretching, and breathing together. š§āāļø Nurse Kirstin started this shortly after I began working here, but Iām usually upstairs when they do it. Today, though, was my…
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Life|65|Reflections on Healing & Remembrance
š» The Warmth They Leave Behind Simply Flava | Reflections on Healing & Remembrance Sometimes love doesnāt disappear; it just changes shape. It becomes a blanket folded in a drawer, a photo glowing beneath a lamp, a tumbler on a shelf that still feels like a friendās steady hand. When I pulled out Sherylās Seahawks blanket…
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Life|H&W| The Safety of Healing
š» The Safety of Healing ā A Reflection for Sheryl Simply Flava | Health & Wellness Some people move through work as if they are clocking time. Then there are those rare souls, like Sheryl, who turn work into ministry. She once told a patient, āHold on, Iāll print your referral and fax it myself.ā That…
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Blog Challenge|When I First Felt Like A Grown Up
When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)? š» When Was the First Time You Really Felt Like a Grown-Up? I think Iāve always carried myself with a sense of maturity, even as a preteen. I wasnāt overly playful, but I loved to laugh and have fun. I just had…

