I’ve been thinking about Gloria Dickerson’s Looking for the “Borderline Patient" post on t3Threads, and I can’t seem to get certain phrases out of my head. She describes her recent experience at an ER, and as a result of various preconceived notions and prejudices carried by her providers, she received subpar care. As she waited there, in the midst of her health crisis, she shared that, “All the appropriate words like ‘patient-centered care’ and ‘individualized-treatment’ waft like flimsy bubbles through the air. There is no substance, no actions, and no kindness to transform these words into reality.”
Laura Winn
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This week the National Center on Family Homelessness released A Report Card on Child Homelessness—America’s Youngest Outcasts. They found that one out of thirty children were homeless in our country in 2013 – one out of every thirty. This number is so large it baffles the mind.
