Advocacy
Time to step back a bit…Life is good and God is way better…and how do I know that? Advocacy – I have found that I have many advocates. I have had many in my lifetime…many, of course, have been through work. I can name several people that have advocated, had my back, went to bat for me – whatever terminology you want to give it – but it’s awesome and it’s a privilege. Not everybody has advocates. I was sitting in a hospital room in Krakow, Poland – visiting my Dad who was just about going crazy being there. He had some bad days but was healing and ready to be released. But…in the other beds of the same room – people didn’t have visitors or people talking to the doctor/nurses like my brother had been for the past 14 days. Did they have as good of care? I tend to think not – but it broke my heart really. I’ve had a few occasions in my lifetime being in a hospital and not feeling so good…heading outside for fresh air and a chance to breathe. I did that a couple times in Kr