Jonah Thompson

Lifelong adventurer, paramedic, former grunt, stethoscope and gun for hire, part-time game cop, avid reader, opinionated asshole. Whisky, tea, and bacon fueled.

[Matt Keener, MD @keenzai]

My mother, an interfaith minister and hospice chaplain, wrote a beautiful book on life and death.

This is a book for patients, professionals, caretakers, and "anyone looking to find more meaning in living, and more peace around dying." - Emily Greene

Just Tell Them I Love Them
#JustTellThemILoveThem
@LadyHelenBurke

"Stories of human strength and frailty
that remind us of the only compass we need —
to re-member the Love that we are
and the Love from which we came."

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Book launch Sept 29 - Haverford, PA
Pre-order on link!
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@AndySwan @DrJenGunter How in the world do you get gay from that? Do you keep extra new toothbrushes in your bathroom at home in case someone visiting needs one? Or extra pillows and blankets in case somebody stays over? It's called hospitality, being a considerate host. Try it

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@daxe @jprowell I believe it adds an 18 round autoloader and reactive armour package to at least part of the hull. Powerplant is a big upgrade as well

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@TFroehlich542 @CharlandBob I agree, we should legislatively and administratively support AND fund those resources so they become the preferred option

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Louder for the rest of the bigots in the back

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺�� @cmclymer]

@RepBrecheen I turned this into a full essay for anyone interested in reading it: https://t.co/LdXwp7q9lb

[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.

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@TheDudeizhere @kdotshotya @lnnerMonologue @KeneAkers @illhp_mike It's institutional enough that nearly 1 in 5 of all US legal findings either cite directly or cite a case that cites slave law or a case involving someone enslaved. https://t.co/kqYr1RSuHv

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@ktcollopy I believe the phrase you are looking for is, "yeehaw"

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@Jagr707 @RyanMarino I went with furniture maker

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End of an era. Rest easy Sir and thank you
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@fisherad1 @NationalGuard Dude.......

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My dabbling in the fight world was a long time ago and never got very far, that said @danawhite and @ufc have some strong messaging here that deserves to be supported. @budlight isn't my beer of choice, but @AnheuserBusch does great things for people
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@RyanWycuff @Otthouse @MAGAMichelleS69 @TamieUSCongress https://t.co/UouLDa9wWM

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@Jensum2 @cmurphy307 @KeneAkers Thanks for that, learned something new

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Keep sharing these, stay angry, get involved. For profit insurance is killing people

[Robert Berry, DO @txsportsdoc]

Today BCBS wouldn’t approve surgery for acute ACL tear in young female athlete. They now are using a third party company called @CarelonHealth to decide if my patients board certified fellowship trained former NFL ortho surgeon recommended the correct care. This has to stop. Every medical org needs to address this and lawsuits need to be filed. Every legislator needs to work to pass laws banning prior Auths and peer to peers.