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Cathy Kinard

The Telegram

He stood on a street corner near Philadelphia City Hall with 2 other sailors, their ship in port for the weekend. He saw her on the…

5 min readApr 26, 2021

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Cathy Kinard

He sat upright, his eyes like sunken pools of the polluted Ganges River.

Soft restraints surrounded his wrists, the ties dangling to the underbelly of the bed, tied in a fashion so that he couldn’t reach them…

2 min readJan 23, 2021

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Cathy Kinard

The Day After January 20, 2021

On January 20, I was fortunate to be working in a patient’s home whose political beliefs are aligned with mine.

3 min readJan 22, 2021

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The Day After January 20, 2021

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Cathy Kinard

Carrying a Time Bomb

Most people wonder what will eventually claim their life. We navigate this life as a young person never really thinking about it, until we…

6 min readAug 30, 2020

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Carrying a Time Bomb

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Cathy Kinard

Our Nation is Weeping

I weep.

4 min readJul 21, 2020

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Cathy Kinard

Scar Tissue

I leaned down to pick up the Equal packet on the floor. It landed by my right foot. My eyes focused on the long scar on my right arch, a…

8 min readJun 26, 2020

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Scar Tissue

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Cathy Kinard

A Matter of Touch

We bring out babies into this world and immediately cradle their tiny body skin to skin. The bonding of parent and child begins…

7 min readMay 29, 2020

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A Matter of Touch

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Cathy Kinard

Don’t Turn Away From the Truth

Denial.

3 min readApr 2, 2020

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Don’t Turn Away From the Truth

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Cathy Kinard

It was 7:15 a.m.

It was 1975, and I was half way through my senior year in nursing school. The patient assigned to my care was named Rick, and he was 3…

5 min readMar 29, 2020

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Cathy Kinard

Cathy Kinard

I am a critical care nurse for 45 years. I’m a mother. I’m a wife. I’m a writer that’s been trapped in a nurse’s body. It’s time to speak my truth.

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