@morgan, I'm sure the librarian is capable of including good writers.
I've enjoyed reading Roald Dahl, Thomas Hardy, Stephen King, but also
Toni Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Patricia Highsmith.
Can't help you there, neighbour. I only have two sticks left to rub together to get some heating in the cabin. However, you're free to drop by next time I club a baby seal for sushi à la Canuckistan.
By that logic, a man needs different treatments for different ailments, while a woman or a trans man just needs a hysterectomy.
"Really? My uterus was taken out after it crushed my fingers in a doorway. Did it come back as a ghost and break my leg on the ski slopes??!"
Racism is another bias that can turn deadly. African-Americans face this.
In Canada, Indigenous people hesitate to see doctors because of prejudice.
Diversity in the medical professions can help save lives through early diagnosis. It doesn't guarantee good doctors, but it can encourage…Â
One of my colleagues suspects that her doctor refuses to refer her to a specialist because he want the money from her visits. I told her to try bringing her husband to advocate for her. Let's hope it works.
My mother's cancer in her early 80s was caught early only because my father…Â
The family member was enabled several times.
Very different from my grandmother sending money to help my frugal parents with necessities. Or my siblings and I helping out our parents now.
I would ask why parents have to step in. Is the adult child irresponsible? Or are they simply going through a difficult time?
A former friend of mine was the only one in her family to refuse to bail out an irresponsible family member whose utilities were shut off for lack of payment.…Â
Advice from someone close (such as family) and persistent ("So, did you take my advice??") can be hard to handle.
For all other situations (one-off advice, person not close), I can simply say something like, "Thank you, I'll certainly think about it" - they feel validated and I can…Â
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