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The Serenity Survival Guide.

A monthly dose of health, life and things nobody warned you about. No patients were harmed in the writing of this blog. Staff morale remains under investigation.

Um Café?
Sarcasm

You’ve Been Invited for a Coffee in Portugal. Do You Know What You’re Getting Into?

Invited for a coffee in Portugal? It might mean a beer, a business meeting or seventeen snacks. A tea-drinking Portuguese local decodes the invitation.

Poppy Wander · Oct 14, 2026
Patience.
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Your Illness Is Real. The World Still Has Other Appointments.

Chronic illness is real, exhausting and often invisible. A reminder that the receptionist did not shuffle the deck, and that respect works both ways.

Nurse Patience Wearingthin · Oct 1, 2026
Checking In.
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America, Are You Okay? Nurse Patience Is Just Checking In.

A lighthearted check in for American clients watching US politics unfold from the calm of a Portuguese café, plus a reminder about the November midterms.

Nurse Patience Wearingthin · Sep 14, 2026
Breathe.
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Your Wearable Says You're Dying. Calm Down.

Wearables are brilliant. They are not your doctor, and neither is Google. A gentle reminder not to turn a bad night's sleep into a research project.

Nurse Patience Wearingthin · Sep 14, 2026
Calma.
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Field Observation.

A field study of the Portuguese Native: their relationship with time, paperwork, family and food. Researchers remain fascinated.

Miss Understood · Sep 8, 2026
Survived.
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September: Congratulations, You Survived Summer.

The children are back at school, the weather cannot decide what season it is, and everyone you know is suddenly ill. Welcome back.

Nurse Patience Wearingthin · Sep 3, 2026
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