rbrnmw
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I have been called a bleeding heart liberal many times
I am proud to own the label. If by bleeding heart they mean I think EVERY AMERICAN should eat and have food security in one of richest countries in the world, that folks should be paid a LIVING WAGE Damn Straight I have a bleeding heart where you folks have no heart at all. How can anyone not care that fellow Americans are eating Ramen Noodles and that's all they can afford? Mothers not eating some days so their kids can. That is really happening all over the Country. I would rather have a bleeding heart than no heart at all. Happy Valentines Day DU
I wonder if there is a way to overcome gerrymandering?
There has to be a way to get seats back in gerrymandered districts!!! What do you think we can do on top of going door to door with literature, making phone calls, and helping arrange rallies? What do we do? How can we turn this whole thing around?
My Emergency Room Horror Story
I fell and have a hairline fracture on my right hip. I was taken by Squad to the ER. When I arrived I was in pain because they had me strapped to a backboard. I was in tears because I had fallen a couple of years ago and have 2 herniated discs I very rarely ask for pain intervention. I take motrin and occasionally tylenol for breakthrough pain. I had a total open hysterectory, in June and was prescribed pain killers, my mother passed just 2 weeks after I had to give her CPR and injured myself I started bleeding and was in pain the ER Nurse noticed the blood and put me in a room to be seen after they pronounced my mother I was such a mess that they gave me blood and IV medication. The ER Dr sent me home with Ativan and Oxycodone. Now to my ER visit last night. When I first got there everyone was attentive and caring. Registration came in and registered me, all the sudden the attitude of the staff changed. The Dr came in told me his name followed by I will not give you any narcotics I said OK I didn't ask for any. This is before they even gave me an x-ray. I was a bit confused and hurt by the way he talked to me. When the x-rays came back they told me I had a hairline fracture.Before I was dismissed they sent an Addiction Specialist to talk to me about my drug seeking behavior. I asked what drug seeking behavior? She said you have had quite a few prescriptions for narcotics and anxiety medication and this is your 2nd fall in the last 18 months, the Dr feels you are harming yourself to obtain dangerous narcotics. I was told that It would be charted and shared with area ER's and Urgent Care facilities that I exhibited drug seeking behaviors in their opinion. I was offered treatment I obviously refused because I am not addicted to narcotics. I am sure that was charted too. Where do I go from here? I plan on talking to my GP tomorrow but don't know what else I can do.
How are people going to live after another cut to SNAP??
I can't understand why ANY Democratic member would vote for further cuts. They ought to be ashamed of themselves.
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Name: ReneeGender: Female
Hometown: Ohio
Home country: USA
Current location: Columbia South Carolina
Member since: Thu Sep 4, 2008, 12:19 AM
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