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It's been a busy couple of weeks for this nurse of the street. I was invited to attend wound care rounds with the wound care team of UCD Medical Center. It is the start of many wonderful things to come. It is an opportunity to partner with a center of excellence to improve patient outcomes both in the clinic I [...]
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Street Nurse-Sacramento has also seen an amazing out pouring of donations and offers of help in many forms. Knit hats from my friend Kate, new wound care products for my ever evolving bag (thanks Holly) and yes "Street Nurse-Sacramento" now has shirts (thanks Paul).
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This is Tony and we have spent a long time building trust and today as I passed talking to others near him he called me by name and asked me to come talk. He is dealing with multiple health problems including respiratory and gastrointestinal issues. He has agreed meet with me again tomorrow to develop a plan to come in [...]
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Back out in the street again this evening and stopped by to drop off some hygiene supplies provided by my friend Max and On The Go Towels. Returned as promised with Dr. Lovejoy in hope James (see picture from 5/5) had returned so we could get him in to care but he was not there. A couple of key folks [...]
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Today is Mothers Day and as I sat with my mother who is 102 years old I reflected on the women young and old who live unsheltered on our streets. All are someone's daughter, sister, loved one and many are or have been mothers. So on this Mothers Day if you pass such a women at the very least say [...]
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It's Art Second Saturday so I went out early on street rounds in midtown to catch up on some of those I see often. I was told that Jason pictured here again had taken a big step with some encouragement and gotten into Detox and had been for about a week. I had not seen him for awhile and was [...]
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Out this evening with the outreach team of Harm Reduction Services of Sacramento. HRS provides HIV/ STD testing, needle exchange and counseling. This evening they provided basic hygiene and first aid type items to a large group of homeless folks near the trails that lead to camps in the industrial and river areas. Without the services and compassionate care provided [...]
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He said his name is James "like in the bible" and says he has been on the streets for 16 years. He is now in his 30's. He is fearful of coming off the street but knows he needs care. He disclosed he has HIV/ Aids and hepatitis c. He is now blind in his right eye from being beaten [...]
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Images from this evenings street rounds. I had the pleasure of being accompanied tonight by Dr. John Lovejoy. Dr. Lovejoy and I work 40+ hours per week providing care at a local clinic. I have shared images taken by Bill Reid on past rounds and he expressed an interest coming along. I look forward to his input as this project [...]
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It's been a busy couple of weeks at the clinic and with moving this project along. I have been out but had little time to post. I thought I'd share a couple of pictures from when this all started about 5 weeks ago. The first picture is a young man probably in his late 20's or early 30's he said [...]
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