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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 03:16:52 +0000
From: "Julie K."
Subject: Re: Introduction



Jukey wrote:

Welcome Judith!

Okay, okay, I know you've got many Iowa Stories to
tell.{:-) I made a promise to myself that I won't get
into the size of some the things that you have or don't
have in Iowa. And that includes the one:

Tourist #1's Question: What is a Iowa State Fair?

Tourist #2's Answer: Two farmers on their tractors
meeting out on a highway.

Iowa is a good state, and it's connected to my home
state--Missouri and where I live now Minnesota. so it's
got to be good. {:-) {:-} Once again Welcome!!
>

Greetings, all -


>

>

Just wanted to say hello & thanks to those who worked to start this
> list. I've been looking for something like this forum & am looking
> forward to hearing how all of you are using stories in your work. 


>

>

>

I'm an RN who has recently (in the last 3-4 yrs) become involved in
> storytelling.   My focus up to now has mainly been international
> folk and fairy tales, as I have a strong commitment to promoting mutual
> respect among varying cultures.  I haven't seen much in the literature
> about sources and techniques relating storytelling to healing - certainly
> nothing approaching the body of work we now have on music therapy.  If
> anyone has websites or text materials they can recommend, I would love to
> hear about them.


>

I work in a small (27-bed) county hospital in Iowa, small enough that
> med/surg/peds is all on the same unit.  Approximately 75% of our
> patients are over the age of 75.  Aside from cultural variance in
> approach to and perception of medical care, my other main interests are pain
> management, music therapy, complementary therapies, and wellness
> promotion.


>
> Judith
>
> Quien canta, sus males espanta.
>
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