My daughter was bullied yesterday by a black student.
She didn’t give up her lunch seat (the “demand”) and instead, stood her ground.
Today, another student came up to her, threw a book down on her desk, and told her to “study black history.”
My daughter has friends of ALL races at school. She had no idea what he meant by this. Told me about it, completely confused.
Kids aren’t born racist.
It’s taught.
And it doesn’t just go in one direction.
I’ll be waiting outside the principal’s office at 8 AM come Monday morning.
@marvinmusk YES, yes, yes!! Also each person should be required to do some sort of service for a period of time whether it be military service, medical service, etc. Having to put yourself to the side to help others does a lot for a person!
NEW: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth speaker Robert Hale Jr. gives out $1000 each to 1,200 students during their graduation.
The billionaire handed out $1.2 million in total to the graduates as they crossed the stage to get their degrees.
Here's the catch. The students were given two envelopes. Each had $500.
One envelope had $500 as a gift to the students and the other had $500 for them to give to "someone in need or a charity or cause close to them."
"The greatest joys we've had in our life have been the gift of giving..."
"These trying times have heightened the need for sharing, caring, and giving. Our community needs you and your generosity more than ever."
Hale is the founder of Granite Telecommunications based in Quincy.
My grandfather, Ibrahim Souki, who practiced medicine for close to 50 years, told me on his deathbed, “Always remember, Medicine is the message of hope and healing and your patients need to hear it from your mouth. Healthcare is the dirty business. You’ve taken an oath to heal and give hope. Never forget that.”
@thatnrselife Age of this poor person? We generally would have them come over to our hospice house on the pressor drips, then wean them off, while working w/family on understanding. Or this poor person should be on comfort care @ least @ the hospital & allowed to go 😢❤️🩹
So well spoken .. thank you for sharing @mo57744 ❤️🩹
I lost my Dad to cancer last year. We were very close.
I am also a hospice nurse x19 years. I’ve often pondered this about my patients and with my dad.
I’ve been trying to find a way to describe what its like to be facing the end of your life. While no singular description can do it justice, because of the complexity of the subject, here is my best attempt.
Most people unfortunately have experienced loss and grief. It may be the death of a loved one, loss of a pet, divorce, even the sadness you feel sometimes when you move out of one place to another. Having to say goodbye to something is very difficult.
Here is the thing, when facing your own death you have an acute awareness of the fact that you will not just be saying goodbye to one thing, you will be saying goodbye to EVERYTHING. ALL of your loved ones, also knowing what they will be going through when you are gone. But also saying goodbye to your pets, your home, your profession, trees, butterflies, the ocean, food…absolutely everything. And every experience you have means knowing it’s probably going to be your last. Your last time flying in a plane, last time swimming in the ocean etc etc.
As hard as it is to go through a loss, having to say goodbye to everything all at once is overwhelming.
You can look back at your life and be grateful, or for those of faith believe in the brilliance of the kingdom of God, yet there is no escaping the reality of having to say goodbye to your life. How does one grasp the concept that they will no longer exist?
And the losses often start before the actual death, loss of identity, loss of a career, loss of functionality and even sadly the loss of some friends. The social death before the actual death. I have no words to describe how painful this really is.
And with all the wonderful things Palliative Care can provide, as a physician I still haven’t figured out how to make this part of the equation better. Largely because we cant change this reality, no matter what we do. Now as a patient myself, I’m still not any wiser in this regard. Dying is just…sad. What else is there to say?
#cancer #palliativecare #grief #anticipatorygrief
"Every minute someone leaves this world behind. Age has nothing to do with it. We are all in "the line" without knowing it. We never know how many people are before us. We can not move to the back of the line. We can not step out of the line. We can not avoid the line.
So while we wait in line:
Make moments count.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready…”
Beautifully written by
Marsha Destreza ❤️
Amazing Artwork by
Logan Zillmer ❤️