humanity

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A Day In The Life
This is my first “story”, on this site. To be honest, i haven’t written anything in several years. I don’t know if it’s due to the several health issues I’ve suffered from, dating back to when i was seventeen and we were in a pretty terrible car accident - or if it’s just my mental abilities declining naturally on their own, but i know one thing - i am by NO means the same person i was back when i felt i COULD write. I don’t really know where to begin.
By Jillian Kott5 years ago in Longevity
The Realities of Covid-19
I haven't been fearless since I was young. I was passionate about writing, and still am, though now I often find myself keeping it to myself due to anxieties caused by my failures. Failures in all things in life, not just writing.
By Unimportant information5 years ago in Longevity
Advance Directives
Health care advance directives are documents the communicate a person's wishes about health care decisions in the event that the person becomes incapable of making health care decisions for themselves. There are two basic kinds of advance directives: living wills and durable power of attorney of health care. These documents have legal and ethical basis, and they should be followed unless legally or ethically unable to do so.
By Shannon hustead5 years ago in Longevity
Dr. Prem Reddy and Dr. Venkamma Reddy Recognized as 2017 Bernard Osher Philanthropists of the Year
Dr. Prem Reddy and Dr. Venkamma Reddy Recognized as 2017 Bernard Osher Philanthropists of the Year The Network of California Community College Foundations recognizes the Reddys' long-standing philanthropic support at annual community college convention
By Dr. JimCarry5 years ago in Longevity
Dr. Prem Reddy
Prem Reddy, MD, FACC, FCCP, is a physician, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Dr. Reddy was born into a family of proud leaders in rural India where he learned the values and guiding principles that led to his remarkable accomplishments and generosity. The focus of Dr. Reddy's work has been to save failing hospitals, turn them into thriving community assets, and give back to the community, gifting hundreds of millions of dollars to causes related to health care and caring for others.
By Dr. JimCarry5 years ago in Longevity
How Can Disabled People Be Supported At Christmas Time?
Christmas is a time of year where people celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Normally people spend time with families and have large gatherings, however this year due to the Covid 19 pandemic, celebrations will have to be a bit muted to cater for social distancing measures. Large gatherings are banned to try and stop the spread of the disease. A vaccine has been created but this will take time to give to the entire population. People should not visit their GP but instead wait for their GP to call them to avoid GP waiting rooms and surgeries becoming crowded and increasing the spread of the disease.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in Longevity
Welcometomythoughts<3
I think the mass majority of us forget that we are an extension of nature, this incl our creations too. The image of us is perfect in it's imperfection. Though a lot of imperfection there's a tremendous amount of beauty in the world we live in. We're a phase in earths evolution. Looking at the future after the next mass extinction maybe there will be a consciously advanced species that will one day find the remnants if our lifestyles and compare the growth like we do today. It's a miracle that we're able to experience the things we do. Putting aside our social issues for a second and our grievances, how amazing is it to be able to breath or to simply experience this existence. This life is precious and I feel some don't quite understand how unique our lives are, Sure we're nothing in retrospect, but when you think of the impact you can create in someones life everything is magnified. The smallest thing can throw you off your game if you let it. And our mortality is slammed into our face with no warning. We will return to our foundation the way the leaves fall in autumn, and the sooner it's understood the brighter you can make the rest of your life. Because I believe that when you're afraid to die it's because you regret not living your life to the fullest. We are given the opportunity to experience all that this life has to offer, and we deserve to experience the treasures of this world. We are a beautifully chaotic chunk of energy, cells, and consciousness. You can't change my mind when it comes to the simple amazement of our existence, but I acknowledge the 'it is what it is' life has to offer us as well. By my 'it is what it is' comment I mean that things will play out as they will, and there's nothing we can do to change it.
By Lyn5 years ago in Longevity
Dream State - The Second World
I couldn't choose my path. This was the first warning that my dream was about to become a nightmare. Accustomed to lucid dreaming, I find dreams I cannot control incredibly unnerving, making last night's dream absolutely terrifying.
By Xara Erhart 5 years ago in Longevity
2020 Changed Everything
It seems as though it was only yesterday that I was a mere child, desperately waiting for the day to come when I would be recognized as an adult. I wanted so badly to be seen as someone who had it all figured it, I wanted to know who I was and be able to state so with certainty whenever someone inquired.
By Emery Everest5 years ago in Longevity
The Fear of Shopping in the Midst of the Pandemic
I haven’t been out much lately, or at all for that matter. But a couple of days ago I finally tried to venture out. I live in Florida, where mandates aren’t as stringent when it comes to COVID 19. But I needed to go shopping, in a store where there could have been COVID 19 lurking around any corner. As I was walking through the store, most people had a mask on, but of course, there were some who didn’t. And Some were socially distancing, but again, there were some who were not. Normally I like to mind my own business and shop; the only reason I went was to buy my son a jacket. But I never really noticed how scared I was of COVID19 until entering into a clothing store, where there were a good amount of people shopping. And it made me nervous and cringy, to say the least.
By lisa speranzo5 years ago in Longevity
Life being partially deaf
My name is Shawn, currently at work at my overnight job as a security guard as I was typing this and gathering up thoughts to add to this story. I’m a guy with a hearing impairment trying and striving to reach my fullest potential in life, hurdling every possible obstacles on the roadway to achieve greatness, and even have days where I want to be on pause after going day to day trying to reach my goals when they’re not in reach. I’ve lost my hearing when i was at a young age, in both ears. I’ve got an ear infection in my left ear, but according to my mom and what she had told me, I have damaged my right ear with a Q-tip. I so happened to find it somewhere, picked it up and massaged my ear before damaging it. My mom had to take me to the clinic to have the doctor remove the broken Q-tip lodged in my ear. It was completely black for the fact of it being in my ear for a long period of time. Have I had been aware at a young age of my crazy doings and knew it would affect my life in a moderate way, Of course i wouldn’t have done it. I was only a baby and babies tend to not know what they getting themselves into. I just wish my mom was extra careful with me and what’s in my surroundings. I even got a lifelong scar on my right forearm for accidentally hurting myself playing around a damaged furniture. All I can say was life must’ve been rough for me back then even though I don’t remember much of what happened. My hearing complication, left me unable to make a sound and it’s been that way for a minute until my mom realize something was wrong. I had to attend to a speech therapist to learn the English language. I couldn’t remember half of what I went through as a young kid because at a young age, your brain isn’t fully developed and doesn’t have the capacity to store all of those memories. I was able to talk thanks to the therapist, I know for sure it’s been rough. Life as a hard of hearing person is not a pleasant one. Half of the time, i would have to ask the person to repeat the things they tell me and sometimes they would get frustrated to the point to where they would just say, “never mind don’t worry about it!” It bothers me sometimes. I used to feel ashamed of the impediment for the fact that a very small percentage of the world’s population have this problem. My speech isn’t clear enough either and oftentimes, I would have to repeat myself for the person to understand what i’m telling them. Covid 19 came around, and it got worst for me. I had to tell every individual i come across to bring down their mask so I can read their lips and understand what’s been said. It just disturbs me how institutions, jobs, and even regular everyday people don’t even bother to do their research on a clear lense mask and encourage the usage of them in consideration for the hearing impaired. I should’ve have to remind anyone about this. Now, after all these years of having to wear hearing aids and later realizing that hearing aids aren’t fully effective due to the loud background noise, I’m in the process of receiving the cochlear implant (ear) surgery to improve every areas of my life: social life, school, work, regular interactions. Wish me luck on my surgery, i would surely appreciate it!
By Shawn Hall5 years ago in Longevity
The Ultimate Consultant
“What do you do down there anyway?” “What do pathologists do regarding surgical specimens?” Let’s go back to a simpler time when I was a medical student, shall we? It was my second year in medical school and we were in the middle of a pathology rotation and I vaguely remembered it was a medical field containing very specialized consultants and soon became clear it was the field for me.
By Kranthi_Reddy5 years ago in Longevity