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Nursing 101

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I hope that they would publish it all. I did have a letter published in Balance, I was the Star letter that month, but they did edit it (without asking).
 
It would be very hard to edit a poem without losing something significant, but I guess they could knock out a verse or two, but I think that would spoil it as the whole point with this one is building an image of just how FURIOUS the nurse is!
 
Adrienne said:
Hi

Don't take any notice of the 100 word thing. Just send it in to them. I always waffle on over 100 words (as you are now no doubt aware) and once they obviously liked my waffling and because it was too long for the letters page I was the soapbox feature that week. Amazing. Just send it, it's brilliant and needs sending now so it will hopefully be in next months complaining about her.

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I sent it, along with some others - this is the reply I received today:

Many thanks for sending some samples of your poetry to Balance; we really enjoyed reading the poems - especially 'Ode to a perfect pancreas'. We think many Balance readers would also enjoy your poems, and so the editor will keep them on file for possible publication in future issues of Balance.

Thanks again for sharing your poetry with us.
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I will look out for seeing any of them in Balance Northerner but won't hold my breath lol.
 
sofaraway said:
I hope that they would publish it all. I did have a letter published in Balance, I was the Star letter that month, but they did edit it (without asking).
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which one was that? I must have read them all!

I sent in a letter this month, more of a whinge. Id be very suprised if it gets in. The hear from me bi-monthly on my every diabetic thought!
 
Sugarbum said:
which one was that? I must have read them all!

I sent in a letter this month, more of a whinge. Id be very suprised if it gets in. The hear from me bi-monthly on my every diabetic thought!
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Just dug it out, it is nov-dec 2005,

it reads "I feel that my knowledge of the disease is actually better than my healthcare team's"

what I actually wrote was "I feel my knowledge of the disease is actually better than most Dr's i come across"

(I was meaning non-diabetic Dr's, Gp's etc.)

So as you can guess my consultant at the time wasn't too pleased 😱
 
Well, there was a lot of response to the 'Disgusted Nurse' letter in the latest issue of Balance, but they obviously found my poem unworthy of publication :(
 
I noticed that Northerner -- though I was delighted to see the outpouring (both yours and the letters'!).

And here's a thing: I actually am a writer. Like, it's my job.

Maybe Balance could put up a 'creativity' section online?
 
Patricia said:
I noticed that Northerner -- though I was delighted to see the outpouring (both yours and the letters'!).

And here's a thing: I actually am a writer. Like, it's my job.

Maybe Balance could put up a 'creativity' section online?
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I'm exceedingly jealous! May I ask what areas you write in (please don't say lounge, office, bedroom etc.!🙂)
 
Northerner said:
You've got a riveting artlicle about Morris Dancing to look forward to!:D
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You know, it almost makes me want to leave work early to go and check the post....
Oh yea, work, probably should be doing some of that....
 
Hi Northerner

Sure. I've published a book of poems and a novel. I have a collection of short stories ready, and am working on a book of non-fiction as well as a second collection of poems. I teach creative writing at a university, undergraduate and postgraduate. Really love it.

Um, that's the size of it. Have written creatively as long as I've been able to write at all. Believe in writing for everyone!
 
Return of the NIMBY nurse!

The nurse who was horrified at people injecting in public has been given even more space in the latest issue of Balance. It seems all of us who object to her attitude are the ones with the attitude problem, and we should stop thinking about ourselves and show more consideration for others. B*t*h! Sorry, I think her attitude stinks! As I said in my recent post about the wedding I attended, I asked if the other guests minded me injecting and they didn't - it would have been very disruptive to have to leave to inject, and I couldn't inject before I was served. I think, in the famous words of Sir Les Patterson, she should go and stick her head up a dead bear's bum...
 
Northerner said:
The nurse who was horrified at people injecting in public has been given even more space in the latest issue of Balance. It seems all of us who object to her attitude are the ones with the attitude problem, and we should stop thinking about ourselves and show more consideration for others. B*t*h! Sorry, I think her attitude stinks! As I said in my recent post about the wedding I attended, I asked if the other guests minded me injecting and they didn't - it would have been very disruptive to have to leave to inject, and I couldn't inject before I was served. I think, in the famous words of Sir Les Patterson, she should go and stick her head up a dead bear's bum...
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Well I really would love to say what I am thinking right now but I think you would have to Moderate me Northerner !! grrrr I would love to get her on her own with a selection of sharp objects!!! 😡
 
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