#gloria akalitus

[wardengrill]

You're in my all time top five

[backjustforberena]

welcome + hugs for O'Hara in "I Say A Little Prayer" - for @coffeecat22

[horrorscullythings6]

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[ladyccrawleyy]

Speaking of Nurse Jackie, i've always loved the relationship between Eleanor and Gloria

[anastasiaamrhein]

“ I like to hide my humanity. Or at least keep it to a minimum.” -- Gloria Akalitus

[shady-business]

people seem to hate her, but Gloria Akalitus easily became one of my favorite TV characters while watching Nurse Jackie. Anna Deveare Smith is really one of the greats.

[royalarmyofoz]

[intentionsaside]

[postysbabymama]

I just finished Nurse Jackie

And I am so upset yet so impressed and it was the best show I've ever watched. The plot was so detailed and so well-planned, and the cast could not have been a better fit. I think everyone should watch this show, there's a reason it's 5 stars on Netflix

[bethofbells]

[kehlso]

[progenynurse]

Gloria akalitus(sp) had a highly demanding job as an administrator. She started forgetting things small things, big things and she had Post-it notes all over her desk. Being a woman of a certain age of course everybody in the show and probably in the audience was thinking its Alzheimer's. They went to a glorious plan to blood test her without her knowing and with her as a willing participant. It turns out that she was on a high dose of Depakote. It through her ammonia levels way out of whack very high and the show revealed that a side effect is short-term memory loss. As a care partner & a nursing student, I have seen patients with very high ammonia levels. Memory is a hallmark as far as my experience is concerned

[welcometoyouredoom]

[moonflower91]

“Everybody stop! Do not lift the patient. Hands in the air, now.” 

[bethofbells]

The fact that Zoey was jogging in place during this entire scene made it impossible to screen cap 😂

[kehlso]