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RN, plant and tree propagator; woods walker, natives species lover, cheese & bread maker, fiber arts maker, cat, dog, and human mom & grandma, unprogrammed Friend with universalist values. Married to a retired hippie farmer.

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What did we do before Tylenoll, melatonin, glucosamine, occuvite, eye drops, albuterol and metformin? The suffering must have been profound.

30.10.2025 01:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schoolsβ€”told staff they had β€œparental consent.”

They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

10.06.2025 00:17 πŸ‘ 40374 πŸ” 18042 πŸ’¬ 1416 πŸ“Œ 2355
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Oof. We’ve fallen so far, so fast.

13.04.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 14054 πŸ” 4237 πŸ’¬ 321 πŸ“Œ 154

Not all churches are organized like that. Church leaders are usually not receptive. There are hundreds of videos of how women have left corrupt churches. The leaders rarely are held accountable until they blatantly break the law. It is not my job to fix people who act in ways they shouldn't. I'm out

13.04.2025 17:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You can't use a defamation law profusely, then try to deny it for others after taking out full page ads.

Even if you are and especially if you are a president.

Not in a "free" country, anyway.

13.04.2025 11:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Invisible Patients | Advocacy Documentary | Full Movie | Healthcare System
The Invisible Patients | Advocacy Documentary | Full Movie | Healthcare System YouTube video by Stash - Free Documentaries

I'm a home health nurse and this video made me cry.

#nursesky
#medsky

youtu.be/AwLqmdvKI0o?...

12.04.2025 18:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And you told them their problem is something you can't fix, that only a doctor can.

12.04.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Especially at 1:30am when you just fell back to sleep after going to their house.

12.04.2025 14:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. Occasionally I get no calls but Thurs was difficult. Also I get perturbed when a patient doesn't do what I tell them to and keeps calling me asking what to do, just wanting a different answer.

12.04.2025 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There is a different kind of being wasted. It is the feeling you get from being on call as a nurse during a full moon when you get to the age of 60.

Totally wiped.

12.04.2025 11:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I personally no longer go to my childhood denomination because of two men. I no longer go to my husband's church because again, a few men. I'm not sure what you mean by, "sifting the chaff." To me it's more like the sewage sunk and is stuck in the building and the people left for some fresh air.

12.04.2025 03:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently prisons are not included in, "America First "

11.04.2025 11:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black garbanzo seed sprouts

Black garbanzo seed sprouts

Dragon tongue bean and NE sugar pumpkin sprouts

Dragon tongue bean and NE sugar pumpkin sprouts

Dahlia unwins mix sprouts

Dahlia unwins mix sprouts

E White Vienna Kohlrabi and Mammoth Dill sprouts

E White Vienna Kohlrabi and Mammoth Dill sprouts

I'm trying something new, using pots sold by a non-Trump supporting business in large flats with a highly rated grow light and a small USB fan on them during the day to keep the gnats off.

Have to keep up on the water but seems to be working well so far!

🌱

10.04.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is heartbreaking for everyone. What I have seen directly in 27 years is management continually pushing for profit or "financial viability" as they put it, intentionally reducing staff, increasing productivity, and giving token voice only to those who play along. They have no interest in exits.

09.04.2025 10:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wow. What a presumptuous and condescending response. I hope you do not work in direct care.

09.04.2025 10:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You know there are other explanations, right? Nurses assess. You have a lot of advice and don't ask any questions. You also make a lot of false assumptions.

09.04.2025 10:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What bothers me about the MMR is, why is my titer still negative? Nobody is studying me. Was it three bad refrigerators? Three bad batches? An immune system that repels vaccines? It is just very unsettling.

09.04.2025 03:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have not personally used burdock. I'm a nurse and I've used what was ordered. I have Mennonite nieces trained on the burn team. What they're doing seems better than what I've done pain wise especially. NPWT is expensive.

09.04.2025 03:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I believe higher reliability studies are in the works. I discussed it with a plastic surgeon I was working with a while back and he was intrigued. Hasn't been studied doesn't mean doesn't work. So far so good with the burdock. I've cared for a few burns and it seems less traumatic to me.

09.04.2025 03:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. I do.

09.04.2025 03:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My folks lost my vaccination record as a kid. To go to school, I was revaxxed. Then I became a nurse and got a travel job. The agency wanted an MMR titer. Oddly it was negative. MMR x3. Then OH required a titer. Still neg but employer said 3 was enough.

09.04.2025 03:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Also not a fan of RFK. I don't watch much news so likely missed the context.

09.04.2025 03:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a triple measles vaxxed person. That's a little story. I said some alternative medicine, not all alternative medicine.

09.04.2025 03:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Burdock leaf and B&W ointment: A natural and suitable alternative to negative pressure wound therapy and skin grafting in the treatment of traumatic crush injury post surgical debridement Alternative therapies to current medicinal practices are becoming increasingly popular in today's culture. We explored the efficacy of using burdock l…

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

09.04.2025 03:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Burdock poultices for burns for example.

09.04.2025 03:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are Mennonite doctors prescribing alternative treatments, or are Mennonites just using them? Wait. There are Mennonite doctors? MDs and DOs? Or are there just doctors who treat Mennonites? Studies on some alternative treatments show some are as effective as or better than primary ones.

09.04.2025 03:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do you think people are leaving Christianity? PEW research is strong and this was a huge study of numbers. For every 1 that joins Christianity 8 leave. It is more for Catholics. Pretty sure I know why. I'm Christan. Many atheists were former Christians. I think they'd know why people leave.

09.04.2025 01:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The global religious exodus: Why people are switchingβ€”and ditchingβ€”faith
The global religious exodus: Why people are switchingβ€”and ditchingβ€”faith YouTube video by Friendly Atheist

Based on Pew Research

People are least likely to leave Islam and Hinduism.

Europe, U.S., and Canada are losing Christians in droves. Buddhism is losing also.

Authoritarian govts have less exodus, esp Muslims. He poses this is due to fear.

What do Hindus have?

youtu.be/Kptl-Xcq-1M?...

08.04.2025 10:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm pretty sure most of these Republicans think "hard work" is working in an office exploiting people and stealing their money. I'd like to see one of them lift a bail of hay.

06.04.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0