Kelly Anne Bliven This is Me

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1. 1. Stepping Up The Fight: From The Tampa Tribune

   www.tampatribune.com/News/MGBS - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/30/2005   Last Visited: 4/30/2005

   "It took him till midnight before he could fall asleep," said his mother, Kelly Anne Bliven.
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   Kelly Anne Bliven, a pediatric nurse for All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, speaks to people about the condition, recruits support and accompanies Patrick on his bracelet sales.
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   "He had pain medication at 9:30, so he's probably due," Kelly Anne Bliven said at 2:30 p.m. "I think the hips are bothering him, because he's hardly moving at all."

2. 2. Interstitial Cystitis Association - Café ICA - Volume 4, Number 8

   www.ichelp.org/cafeica/Vol04No - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/1/2004   Last Visited: 10/2/2006

   Kelly Anne Bliven, RN, a staff nurse at All Children's Hospital in Tampa, Florida, is dedicated to pediatric nursing, but her recently diagnosed IC gave her another mission,to educate nurses about IC. Her article about IC and her personal experience with it was published in August in the Florida edition of Nursing Spectrum, the most widely read publication by registered nurses.
   
   The title of her article says it all,"From the Heart about Interstitial Cystitis." She wrote poignantly about her pain, the humiliation of always needing to be close to a bathroom, and how important,and too rare,compassion and understanding are for IC patients.

3. 3. Northoftampa: Sufferers, supporters plan Arthritis Walk

   www.stpetersburgtimes.com/2005 - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/30/2005   Last Visited: 5/1/2005

   "We thought at first it was a sprain," said his mother, Kelly Anne Bliven, a pediatric nurse at All Children's Hospital.
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   Kelly Anne Bliven believes Patrick's battle with his own pain has given him special empathy for others. He volunteers at his school helping autistic children.