1st QtheGathering was 2023! Supporter of Q& Q+,Vets, Family& Soul Tribe Vibes! Gratitude & Love for God, Jesus, Mother Mary
God Bless Glenn Earl Smallwood Jr, Army Veteran and his family!!! Thank You for your service and RIP!!! How undignified, improper for the Jail staff showing no humanity or compassion!! I hope they all get what all they deserve!!! IMHO
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Jail staff laughed at dying veteran left strapped to chair in Texas, suit says | American Military News
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Jail staff laughed at dying veteran left strapped to chair in Texas, suit says | American Military News
The family of Glenn Earl Smallwood Jr., a 33-year-old U.S. Army veteran who needed immediate medical attention but was instead taken to
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/05/jail-staff-laughed-at-dying-veteran-left-strapped-to-chair-in-texas-suit-says/
Never believe anything more than 98%. 1% for new information, and 1% for the final piece, KNOWING. Ex-Nurse, Mom of 10, 4 in Heaven already
I worked as a nurse in a Detention center for a little over a year. It is inhumane. Green bologna, one slice, on 2 slices of hard bread for lunch, no air in summer, no heat in winter. Medical conditions that should be addressed immediately, and the inmates are told they can wait until next week for an xray on a white (no blood flow) finger he dislocated. Furthermore, the woman in charge would not let me reduce it. So, I told the inmate how to reduce it if it was me, and he did it himself. Pinked right up.
My goodness, the chain gang was more humane. I remember as a child taking cold lemonade out to the guard and his charges while they cleaned up our ditches along our little country road. We looked forward to seeing them every spring.
And, they all had good manners.
1st QtheGathering was 2023! Supporter of Q& Q+,Vets, Family& Soul Tribe Vibes! Gratitude & Love for God, Jesus, Mother Mary
Wow!!! That is quite a story!! I am so glad you helped that inmate, that was kind of you and compassionate!!!💛
Never believe anything more than 98%. 1% for new information, and 1% for the final piece, KNOWING. Ex-Nurse, Mom of 10, 4 in Heaven already
I became a nurse to help people, not to keep them sick. I tried to change things where I worked, but was simply told I had great ideas, but the cost of implementing my methods would cost too much. I was speaking of cooking balanced meals in the hospital as opposed to the fast food method our hospital had swithched to in the past 5 years. Their goal seemed to me to disrupt normally controlled diabetics diet when they are admitted. Within 12 hours after admission, and 2 meals from the cafeteria and now they could label them an uncontrolled diabetic, and keep them as long as they wanted, according to insurance.
What usually happenedd was some nice nurse would tell the patients family, "If you had the sugar under control at home, why not just bring the patient his regular meals while he is here." No problem, no spikes in blood sugar.
I gave up my license about 10 years ago after admitting defeat in my chosen profession.
1st QtheGathering was 2023! Supporter of Q& Q+,Vets, Family& Soul Tribe Vibes! Gratitude & Love for God, Jesus, Mother Mary
Very sad! But TY for sharing this with all of us!!! Maybe in the future, things can be dealt with much better, and filled with more compassion and kindness!!!💛
Never believe anything more than 98%. 1% for new information, and 1% for the final piece, KNOWING. Ex-Nurse, Mom of 10, 4 in Heaven already
We can hope and pray for that, but we need more compassionate people in healthcare. The biggest problem I see is the apathy of most nurses I worked with over 20 years.
They are in it for the money, and actually hate patients in my opinion. They get mad at the patient for code browns, or vomiting, or even asking for too much like blankets and pillows, or an ice bag.
I saw a patient code one day, and his nurse looked at the monitor, saw the patient was in trouble, and started cussing under her breath about having to get off her ass and take care of him.
I believe it. Several years ago I was visiting someone in the hospital (pre-vid). While waiting in the lobby, several nurses passed by and it was impossible to notice how extremely overweight they were. Aside from having healthcare knowledge, I would think after what they see everyday, they would take extra good care of themselves. Blows my mind that they wouldn't.
Never believe anything more than 98%. 1% for new information, and 1% for the final piece, KNOWING. Ex-Nurse, Mom of 10, 4 in Heaven already
Well now, I can actually speak to that. I have lost 105 pounds over the last 2 years. I am not in real great health. I have had 21 surgeries, mostly repairs, but some things removed.
I have polyneuropathy (possibly from DDT exposure as a child. They use to spray our neighborhood with a bug truck we chased. ) from head to toe, starting at 8yo and it is progressing fairly quick now. I cannot exercise now, so I eat, out of boredom. I use to keep off weight with exercise.
But, 2 years ago I got serious about doing all I could to prolong my life long enough to find out what my damn purpose on the earth is supposed to be now that my children have passed.
Depression set in as I got worse, and fatter.
I just came in from the garden we planted out back. I cannot do all I use to, but I am doing what I can. This is the first year in 6 that I have been well enough to go out into the yard, or the garden.
Progress.
Questioning everything led to my progressive awakening. Still learning daily. A new me, The Real Me is emerging. Strange, but I like her.
That's amazing what you're doing, Sheila. Sounds like you have been through a lot more than your fair share. I hope my comment wasn't insulting to you, it's not what I meant. It was meant to be a response to what you had said about the MO of nurses these days not caring - I was merely pointing out another area that supported your statement. I know that not all people who are overweight don't have real obstacles that may have caused their issue.
They were part of a research study to determine the fat content of chicken meat. It was found to be lower than other meats and nurses were informed of this result. They proceeded to eat more chicken because it was lower in fat. They were duped. We all were.
Questioning everything led to my progressive awakening. Still learning daily. A new me, The Real Me is emerging. Strange, but I like her.
The lies are everywhere. That wasn't one I expected, though, lol.
