I’ve been wanting to share this. I met twins, Sherry & Cherry Wilmore at a hurricane relief site in Louisiana. They were handing out supplies to hurricane Ida survivors. I asked who they were, and that led to them sharing their story. It blew me away. Please watch & share. Joy.
Nine years ago I covered the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown Connecticut. Tonight, my niece, a first grader in Newtown, told me about the drill they had at school today. They practiced what to do to keep a bad guy out of the classroom. It made me sick.
If you live in Louisiana or you know someone there you should watch this.
It may make you uncomfortable, or mad. It may scare you.
This is the reality there, as told by the chief medical officer, @katieoneallsu, at the largest hospital in the state, @ololhealth.
Texas Judge Says There Are No Kid ICU Beds: Have To ‘Wait For Another Child To Die'
"That means if your child's in a car wreck ... and needs an ICU bed ... we don't have one," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
Why? COVID19 hospitalizations
https://t.co/tDSZgbzGVv
In Lafayette, Louisiana right now:
There are 10 NON COVID patients who have been waiting in the emergency room at Lafayette General Medical Center for 34 hours.
Just to get a bed in the hospital.
That health system had 35 Covid patients 30 days ago.
They have 154 tonight.
That’s Dr. Henry Kaufman, interim chief medical officer at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. Also, for people who’ve already had Covid, “Natural immunity at this point is not considered adequate protection against a severe secondary infection due to the Delta variant”
THREAD: From the doctor’s mouth: Of the COVID patients in the hospital at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Lafayette, LA., 94% of them have NOT been vaccinated.
••no vaccinated patients have wound up in ICU, expect 1 person who was an organ transplant patient & RECOVERED••
When Congresswoman @repjulialetlow (R-LA.) looked at soaring Covid cases in her state, yet again, & a very low vaccination rate in her own district, she decided to tell her story & that of her dead husband, in hopes others will get vaccinated. Here she is:
Can you imagine being the youngest college coach in the country and having a conference championship and Coach of the Year honor? He is an exceptional leader and bright shining star in the coaching professional!
This is Chad tweeting for G$.
Please keep the Melancon family in your prayers, Gerard lost his father George today.
May you rest in peace Mr. Melancon.
@DavidBegnaud David is one of the most honest journalist you will ever meet. He comes from a wonderful family and a community who makes you feel like family and cares about people and their culture #acadiana I would hope PR realizes that he is a #blessing sent to you for the #realstory
When we finished documenting earthquake damage inside the Costa Sur power plant in Puerto Rico, tonight, I noticed the sunset. No natural disaster will away the natural beauty this resilient island possesses. As sure as we are that the sun will rise & set, Puerto Rico will be OK.