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Continue reading →: Day Two: Filgrastim
I wake up feeling oogy but feel surprisingly better when I actually get up to fix my son breakfast. I smirk as I recall Sarah’s admonishment to take it easy. “Let people wait on you. No cooking, dishes or vacuuming.” After pancakes (microwaveable, thank you God), I fixed sauteed cabbage…
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Continue reading →: Hands Off Sesame Street!
First, we had Gov. Mitt Romney promising to rid us of our childhood friend Big Bird in an effort to reduce spending and balance the budget. God forbid we have the freedom of thought and discourse provided by PBS. Most recently we had the dramatic details of Elmo’s creator (Kevin…
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Continue reading →: Day One: Filgrastim
So this morning, I had a job interview for which I had to juggle my first injection. Then, I raced across town and up the highway to the NIH campus. As I was taking the exit, my son’s school called to inform me of his tummy ache. “I can’t reschedule…
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Continue reading →: If You Could Save a Life, Would You?
I’ve been taken aback by the silent answer. In August, I opened a letter that both excited and humbled me: I was a possible bone marrow match for a 12 year-old girl. If I was still interested in being a donor, I should contact the National Marrow Donor Program immediately.…
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Continue reading →: Thank a Vet Today, Everyday
There are many ways to say thank you. Say it. Speak the words, “Thank you.” It is necessary and humbling. It means that you support soldiers, veterans and their families, not war. Advocate. Support legislation that will help with their successful transition into civilian life, assist them to secure rightful…
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Continue reading →: A Safe Haven
Dr. Hawa Abdi, a nominee for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, is a peacemaker. She and her two daughters (also physicians) run a camp in Somalia offering food, medical services and shelter to 100,000 Somalis, mostly women and children. Refusing to flee, she is dedicated to healing her community and…
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Continue reading →: The Kindness of Strangers
“Virtual” strangers raise $56,000 for teen family whose parents were killed during Hurricane Sandy. This kind of outpouring reminds me that there are many compassionate hearts in the world. My prayers go out to this young family and I am humbled by Zoe’s selflessness and grace at an unspeakable time.…
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Continue reading →: Brotherly Love
Eleven year-old Maleik Carr of Dublin, GA saved his sister on Monday from two pitt bulls that entered their yard. As they came toward the five year-old girl, he put himself in front of her and told her to run. Maleik is doing well after emergency surgery for 23 bites…
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Continue reading →: Vote for Somebody
Democracy prep, a consortium of schools in Harlem based on civic duty, launched an online video. It’s your duty…so go vote for somebody!
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I’m Ayoka
Welcome to Mule Of The World. Musings and rants from this Black woman. Zora Neale Hurston called the Black woman “the mule of the world.”
