Hi, and welcome to my world! I'm (called) a "Kick-As%^&** RN" with a passion for helping people take back control of their health (and lives!) into their own hands...I have spent almost 3 decades working toward patient education, based on a firm belief that if we understand, we can follow the directions! 

I was fortunate to travel great parts of this world as a child, tagging behind my author/editor father, then pursued my own travel adventures, after many years of working in the hospital setting, by becoming a traveling nurse, honing my skills throughout the U.S. From migrant workers to the "rich and famous" the stories I heard, and what I witnessed, remained unchanged...People left hospitals without clear instructions, most did not know what their plan of  treatment included, or if they even had one...Many (way too many) had no clue why they were taking the medicines that were prescribed, why they couldn't eat certain things anymore (or that they should!). And all asked the same question, in English and Spanish (good thing I'm bilingual), "What do I do next?"  

What they really wanted to know is, how do I stay alive...what do I do now that I have this new diagnosis, or now that I've lived with this chronic illness for so long?  Enter me...

My goal is that through my blogs, in English and Spanish, the participants will learn about their conditions, symptoms, medications, side effects, management of pain, and how to live the best way possible with their illnesses, without having to wade through all the medical jargon.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Here's to YOUR good health! Kelli