Teachingnomad

Educator.Have taught all over the globe.Lover of all things creative, crafty, can repurpose anything. Farm girl, slave to all things feline. Dances in the rain.

[Teachingnomad @Barefootholly]

@CapitecBankSA I have now spent over 4k in airtime over 5 days on hold trying to clear my foreign currency salary for deposit into my Capitec account. I can't pay bills, my credit score has been affected and I'm done. If this is not resolved today I will be seeking legal action.

[Teachingnomad @Barefootholly]

@CapitecBankSA for the last 4 days I have spent over 5 hours on hold on both your help line and forex line WTF is up with this. I desperately need to have my GPB salary released into my account. It's affected my credit score and I am beyond pissed off.

[Teachingnomad @Barefootholly]

@Matt_Pinner @brockpierson Unfortunately, yes

[Teachingnomad @Barefootholly]

@introvertsmemes Flies

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@greg16676935420 A mini library/reading room

[Ryan Hamilton @TheRyanHamilton]

My heart is broken💔: As friends & family know, my wife was pregnant with our 2nd child, & about to begin her 2nd trimester. A few days ago she had severe pains, & bleeding, and had to go to the emergency room. There, it was discovered that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Devastated doesn't come close to what that feels like.
Unfortunately for people like us, because of the current laws in the state of Texas, that was only the beginning of this nightmare. Jess (my wife) had an "incomplete miscarriage", and what needed to happen, what was best for HER, and her health, was to terminate the pregnancy, and get the baby out.
The doctor gave her a medication that would move this process along, and sent her home. Where, apparently we would be handling it ourselves. We were told it might take a couple of attempts before it worked.
I'll let you decide how you feel about that.
After a long, painful night of the equivalent of early labor, the baby was still with her. So, we went back to the Emergency Center to get the 2nd dose. A new doctor was on call. He was an older man. You could hear him in the hallway as he said, "I'm not giving her a pill so she can go home and have an ab*rtion!". Being well aware that our baby no longer had a heartbeat. Then, he came into the room to say, and I quote: "Considering the current stance. I'm not going to prescribe you this pill". Then, just sent us on our way.
The "CURRENT STANCE"?! Did he really just say that?!
No one should ever have to hear their wife say: "Get this dead baby out of me!".
Can you even imagine how that must feel?
The pain, and the bleeding continued. So, we decided to go to another hospital, about an hour away. There was a female doctor on call there, and we thought we might have better luck.
I should probably mention, the procedure to get the baby out is called a D & C. It's scary, & traumatizing, but sometimes necessary in situations like ours. Especially in emergency circumstances.
So we get to the next hospital. They take Jess in, ask her a bunch of questions, do a new scan... confirm that the baby is still there, with no heartbeat, and then disappear... for hours. Only to come back in and keep asking the same questions over and over. It's becoming clear that they're primary concern is NOT my wife's health. Instead, they seem to be worried about the legalities involved.
So, they decide it is not "enough of an emergency" to perform the D & C.
They do, however, prescribe another, stronger, final dose of the medication for us to try again... at home.
So, we go home to try again. Another long day/night of early labor pains. Only to discover my wife UNCONSCIOUS in the bathroom. Having to pick my wife's cold, limp body off of that bathroom floor, not sure if I was about to lose her, is something I will NEVER forget.
She had to be rushed to the hospital.
By this point she had lost so much blood, and bodily fluid, her body gave out.
They were able to stabilize her, give her the fluids she needed, and we came back home yesterday afternoon. We were also able to confirm that our baby was no longer with her.
Now, not only do we have to live with the loss of our baby... we have to live with the nightmare of what we just experienced because of political and religious beliefs. MY WIFE'S HEALTH SHOULD HAVE COME FIRST. PERIOD!
God knows what mental and emotional damage this has done.
If you consider yourself a staunch "pro-lifer" ... 1) You've never been through what we just went through, and 2) You should take a long, hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your reasons for supporting such a cold, barbaric, ignorant point of view.
It's not that black & white, and it's never going to be.
If you think your "Pray To End Ab*rtion" sign in your yard is "Christian", I suggest you revisit the teachings of Jesus and try again. If you support these laws that make ab*rtion illegal, and result in people being put through what we just were, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've never been so angry, or heartbroken... and the devastation I'm feeling must pale in comparison to what my poor wife is feeling.

[Teachingnomad @Barefootholly]

@Danisontheirown Go you

[niamh heard the archer x yoyok ❤️‍🔥 @niamhm05]

this is a whole new level for taylor - i cant even begin to think how she'll ever top TTPD it's genuinely the peak of her career, her songwriting, her vocals, everything is just perfect

she is reaching new highs and it's insane

[R. @midnightstrack2]

TTPD Side A is for the pop lovers
TTPD Side B is for the alt/folk lovers

[Teachingnomad @Barefootholly]

@Lenandlar @Theholisticpsyc Egypt

[Teachingnomad @Barefootholly]

@BlaynePhillips @TheKiffness He quotes 3 ANC members, and this means he's racist. Please explain.

[Teachingnomad @Barefootholly]

@gaecokayne You'll be weather this storm, as you have all the others. You're going to be ok. Hugs and prayers. Xxx

[Teachingnomad @Barefootholly]

@cpt_depression_ Pay someone to do it for you.

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@nolwazinkwandla I'm impressed you read until the end, I would have stopped at 5 squats.

[Teachingnomad @Barefootholly]

@SimBadd64 Your company would replace you in 48 hours if you died. Take the time you need

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@nolwazinkwandla If you're the cleaning fairy, please consider coming to my house.

[Teachingnomad @Barefootholly]

I have a very severe form of Ankylosing Spondylitis. I have had 4 out of the 6 joint replacements needed and am facing 2, maybe 3 spinal surgeries. I need to start a course of biologics. 7 injections cost 10k each. Please consider my backabuddy appeal. https://t.co/6mlWKzXNdq