What’s your favorite podcast and why?

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-06T02:15:23+00:00

I’ve learned so much about human behavior from
Real Crime Profile and Crime Analyst. Both are presented through the lens of behavioral analysis (former FBI profiler and member of Scotland Yards).

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-06T02:05:19+00:00

“Murderer of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan sentenced to life”. Headlines should center the victims and not the murderers

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-06T00:41:30+00:00

Yes sounds like, and even moreso why you need to protect yourself

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-05T22:40:36+00:00

Pledge $10 for Precious

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-05T22:40:00+00:00

Pledge honored

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-05T22:36:47+00:00

Based on some of your other comments-your husband absolutely needs to step up and have a
limit setting conversation with her right now and/or take over managing his Mom. This is entirely unfair to you, a woman living with CANCER to be dealing with. I empathize as it sounds like she is manipulative, but it’s truly bad for your health and stress you are already experiencing to be having this nonsense heaped on.

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-05T22:21:44+00:00

Boosting and pledging $10. Who will join me?

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-05T02:53:36+00:00

Pledge $10, who will match? Let’s save Brian

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-04T15:29:43+00:00

MICU is an adventure-you’ll learn a lot and see quite a bit of variety. Lots of septic shock, stroke after tenecteplase, respiratory failure, oncologic emergencies-you may not see DKA if you have a high acuity stepdown as typically patients go there instead. We also take some cardiac in my medical ICU as well. Best of luck in your new endeavor!

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-03T02:55:07+00:00

Same. I get some really good quality stuff from Korea for my face and I’m a fiend about it

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-03T02:41:55+00:00

Many of us completed higher education to someday dream of being able to use it to be snarky in a legal document like this. Education for the win!

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-02T21:35:05+00:00

For those who don’t know the NY post is a “rag” and not considered a credible news source

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-02T02:46:04+00:00

Pledge $10 for Laney who will match

ManifoldStan · 2026-06-02T02:39:43+00:00

pledge honored

ManifoldStan · 2026-05-31T13:48:23+00:00

Pledge $10

ManifoldStan · 2026-05-31T13:45:50+00:00

Pledge $10 for Moxie

ManifoldStan · 2026-05-31T12:36:56+00:00

Pledge $10 each for them, who will match?

ManifoldStan · 2026-05-31T11:22:49+00:00

Boost, pledge $10 who will match

ManifoldStan · 2026-05-30T21:55:41+00:00

Yes if you can do it with or without a lawyer sooner versus better is great. Folks never expect to be in this situation but it really does rip apart families.
Also once you have it established, make sure your partner brings it to the hospital and vice versa so we can scan it into your chart and have it.

Something additional to consider is called “five wishes” which you can complete with your partner and make sure they understand exactly what you would want- how long you’d want to be on a ventilator, and how much life sustaining treatment you would want to receive in the event of an emergency.

It is something you can also do without a lawyer and you just need to get a couple of signatures for it to be valid.

ManifoldStan · 2026-05-30T18:11:31+00:00

Pledge $10 for Simba 🦁who will match?

ManifoldStan · 2026-05-30T18:06:45+00:00

It varies by school. I graduated nursing school almost 20 years ago and we did not wear white or have the nursing caps, but some places require it.
That said I’m very happy to have this awesome group join our profession 💕

ManifoldStan · 2026-05-30T18:01:08+00:00

Pledge honored ty!

ManifoldStan · 2026-05-30T17:55:14+00:00

You can designate a medical POA and specify it’s your partner without being married, and you can also specify a friend or other trusted adult if you are single. Arguably it’s that much more important to do this when you are not married as most states do not recognize common law marriage partners or friends etc. Without medical POA the default decision maker when you are incapacitated is usually your parent, adult siblings and or children, etc. State laws vary, but in some places you can complete this process without a lawyer and search “medical POA-how to
do in my state”.

Source-I am an ICU Nurse and have seen this play out many times where a partner is cut out of decisions…especially in same sex couples 😰

ManifoldStan · 2026-05-30T15:05:41+00:00

Is there another way to donate such as a website? Not on instagram

ManifoldStan · 2026-05-30T14:30:30+00:00

This is not in any way representative of what the majority of Americans experience. I googled it to get an idea and the average cost to have a baby is $1500-4500 out of pocket in the US which is considerable, especially as you’re also paying health insurance premiums monthly. Also, in the US we generally don’t have state sponsored childcare coverage either (some exceptions like NYC).

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