A beautiful update about Joan. For those of you who are new here and you don't know who I'm talking about then scroll back honey just scroll back.
I continue to be amazed everyday at how this all has come about. So here is the latest. I heard from her late yesterday afternoon. By the way she has a phone now. She is learning how to use it because the last one she had was 6 years ago and let's just say the models have changed and there's been one or two updates. Lol.
So remember how I asked some people if they would help donate towards what the church was trying to come up with to get her to go see a dentist. Well thank you very much. She saw the dentist yesterday and I think it's fascinating what she told me. She noticed a difference with interactions with others when she left the dental office and she boarded the bus to return home. She even told me when we were talking about how when she uses the word home it's never followed any more by the word less and it's always a jolt for her in her new reality. This woman is so intelligent as she is aware of so many of the facets of what all she is adjusting to. So when she was on the bus she said there would be people who would look in her direction which we all do. We look at each other and we make eye contact but what she said is that after having her teeth cleaned now when people look in her direction they don't look away immediately like they are frightened. She said, "I can't believe it but I'm actually being recognized whereas I was invisible."
My heart continues to swell every day over everything that has occurred for this woman. Thank you all everyone for making this possible. ❤️
Please consider reposting cuz some people won't see this who did help. I am posting at an hour right now that I rarely do and the algorithm is going to punish me LOL.
America was not built by billionaires.
It was built by workers, immigrants, slaves, rebels, organizers, tradesmen/women, nurses, teachers, farmers, and fighters.
Remember who actually keeps the lights on.
A billionaire doesn't know how to sustain a power grid, but workers sure do
Robert here. A reconceptualization of the upcoming holiday. I would love for you to please read this. Thank you for the outpouring of prayers with love and concern. I'm not going to maximize nor minimize what has happened. Clearly it is a nightmare. The set back proportionately compared to where I had been with my progress since the sarcoma surgery is more challenging than I care to accept. The comments you all have made in the last 5 days regarding the youth group and the church assisting me as you have put it in the context of me reaping what I have sown has moved me more than you will ever know. The love from all of you who have reached out to me and Brenda and Russell in the last 5 days has changed my approach to the upcoming 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States. I had planned on not recognizing the holiday because I believe that when we claim we are a land United is now a false narrative along with the proclamation “liberty and justice for all” is no longer a valid normative truth. I cannot hypocritically celebrate an independent freedom while knowing there are people who because of their skin are being held captive against their will, being thrown like unwanted garbage in cages while innocent alongside some who are actually guilty. Innocence and guilt are not valid credentials for crimes against humanity. Last Columbus Day my friend Sean who is an American citizen by birth in Michigan was picked up coming out of a barber shop because he is of Arab descent. He was in a cell for 4 days. He was not accused of anything. There were no charges. Handcuffed in the back of a van because he is not white. I cannot set aside Justice because of a calendar day and say happy 4th of July. I cannot and won't do that. However I have been reminded of what I truly believe is the authentic American Spirit which unveiled itself in the kindness and the generosity of all of you and the high school group led by Molly who has a little campaign going called 'Jesus Legs' to assist me. I will kindly acknowledge one week from today on July 4th the Spirit upon which our country was founded, although it falters presently enough faithful good-will remains that if we continue to nurture good intentions for all neighbors as these kids have done then maybe ‘independence without selection’ will bloom once for all. I will celebrate the proclamation which claims 'give me your tired and you're poor and you're hungry' knowing that there are over 48,500 individual food pantries in the United States that hand out food accompanied with basic necessities for the homeless as well as those who can pay their rent but stretched budgeting doesn't allow for three meals a day. The volunteers at the hospitals who offer assistance to people by calling for a nurse's aide or offering directions to outpatient x-ray. The volunteers with Habitat and the Red Cross. The church organizations such as St Vincent de Paul who help assist with utility bills and furniture provisions for the impoverished. Unethical government can take away supplemental food assistance and abolish Medicaid for those who have over $1,500 a month in their social security but the government cannot have our hearts. Though there are some hearts who are aligned with the cruelty of the present administration the authentic heart follows Jesus not just in word but in deed. I am the recipient of those following Jesus. This is the Christian spirit which was the rooted foundation of the American Spirit which is why we were at one time appropriately named the United States. I will celebrate the impact of giving and volunteering, the sacrifices for the benefit of neighbor including stranger.
(Please consider reposting because I know according to Russell's posts there were thousands praying for me and this will help reach many with my heartfelt gratitude).