Today is . . . July 29th, Eleanor Louise, mom.  She saw so much in her life. The Great Depression, the "modern era of antibiotic discovery",  World War 11, USO dances, the Swing Dance generation,  gave birth to the Baby Boom generation, the creation of the nuclear age and the Cold War, the birth of Rock and Roll,  the "summer of love", the...

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Do you remember a  4th of July parade I told you about in the post about my 4th at work??? Reread it below if you missed it. You remember the pretransplant pt. whose brother was handing out "glove balloons" and glowsticks for celebration?? Well . . . https://www.facebook.com/thebeatgoeson4evan No longer a "PRE" transplant patient!!! Listening to his own "new" heart for the first...

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Fireworks,  bbq hotdogs, apple pie? We were scattered, each celebrating in our own corners. Terry was home watching fireworks from the front porch (compliments to LA Dodger's home game), while Taylor took off to celebrate with friends. I went off to work, after missing the night off due to unusually high census. Not without fireworks, though! Started out my shift with code blue...

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