IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A Black woman getting her blood pressure tested by a Black #nurse.
Written 12 May 2020.
Happy #InternationalNurseDay! � Having a rare disease (#MuscularDystrophy) and being #HighRiskCovid19), I have to deal with #nurses more than most in my life. With my #disability, I’m forever grateful to them (and the #NHS) –and to all the specialists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists, #MentalHealth therapists, etc.– for supporting me to stay healthy . Thanks!
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But I would like to especially say big #ThankYou to ALL the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (#BIPOC) nurses and #disablednurses across the world, as no one else is saying so. I hear you, I see you, I feel you, and I got you.
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It is important for me to vocalise this (and use my privilege and power to speak for those who can’t) and stand up for #MedicalJustice because I wish to #DecolonizeMedicine.
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Enough said.
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#DecoloniseMedicine #decolonize#decolonise #DecolonizeYouMind#DecoloniseYouMind #medicine#health #healing
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