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Sunday Reflection

Sunday Reflection – Thankfulness Through It All

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My wife and I have been through a lot over the past 5 weeks. She had three surgeries to clear out an infection that was life-threatening. A one-week hospital stay followed by a two-week rehabilitation hospital convalescence has been a challenge for both of us.

Her care team in all three hospitals were true professionals and did a great job in getting her on the road to recovery. They were compassionate and competent. We are fortunate to live in a community with good hospitals, not everywhere has that.

I have had the honor of being her caregiver among other things. It’s in the husband manual in case you didn’t know. For better or for worse sort of thing. Due to her medical situation I have had a crash course in wound care and I think I am doing pretty good with it. We do have enough gauze to start on a mummy.

We have been blessed with gifts and help. From a furniture delivery to help with lawn care and a car battery and needed cash have been given to us. None of which we will ever be able to repay. This grace and generosity is because of our situation and for some reason I don’t feel worthy. Maybe it’s just my personality speaking but yeah, I can’t help but feel this way.

Our friends and fellow humans far-and-wide have been truly lovely. As I sit here on a Sunday thinking about everything, I am grateful, thankful, dare I say blessed. Yeah, all that and a bag of chips. Thank you, God, for making this all happen.

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Health Care In Peril In The USA #ACA #ObamaCare

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The attempt to take away people’s health care in this time of pandemic is cruel and evil. Some of my friends rely upon it for their only source of medical coverage which keeps them alive and functioning. Without the ACA it is safe to say many people would have died. Is it perfect? No. But it’s better than nothing at all which is not an option in what should be the 21st century. This opinion is not up for debate or argument because of its truth in how it will impact people from blue states and yes red states.

This is in a way bullying and I hate bullies.

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We Can’t Return To Normal

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We cannot return to normal because what was normal has failed us. A health care system built on profit and balance sheet instead of the care of human beings. So many people are dying not just of Coronavirus in a place where many profess to cherish life. Health is a human right given to us from a creator who loves each one of us. Holding on the notion that you can be cured if you have the financial resources is morally wrong in every way. Instead of thinking about excuses as to why we can’t have a new way forward to care for the children of God come up solutions as to making it happen. My friends I don’t want to go back to what we had because its killing people. I value people and life and love above anything else and you should too.

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As Seen At My Endocrinologist Office

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I saw this at my endocrinologist office this morning. So many try to self diagnose what ails them these days. There’s a point to going to the doctor if one can afford it.

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Nurses Rock!

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PHOTO BY: JEFF JANOWSKI/UNCW

Over the past 16 days we have witnessed the professionalism and hard work of so many outstanding health care professionals at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Nurses, CNA’s, Med Tech’s and other related caregivers have done a great job of taking care of my dad. They provide hands-on healing and care for so many people who are sick. I am grateful for them getting my dad back home. Nursing and related fields is hard work but it’s a calling and for those who do it they are worthy of their noble title and deserve to be rewarded in so many ways. Nurses do indeed rock!

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Commentary On Care

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We live in a selfish and broken world where some people are out for themselves. It is truly a shame to see a vital resource that is keeping some folks alive being dismantled due to politics and greed. We talk about morality but to me when someones death could have been avoided and help wasn’t there then is when we should question why didn’t they have help. Faith-based institutions cannot support everyone, charities are stretched to the limit and private industry doesn’t do as much as they could for their employees. My friends I know this is a complicated issue but aren’t we to love one another, to be our brother’s keeper to help keep hope alive? When will preserving life be more important than preserving wealth? If you were in a position to help, what would you do? Wouldn’t you want your neighbor to be healthy and full of life? If you don’t have your health, what do you have?