Tag: Senate
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On Aging and Inferior Medical Care for the Elderly
I’ve been watching Night Sky—or at least trying to—and it’s got me reflecting on something that’s equal parts amazing, sad, and downright frustrating: society’s attitudes toward aging and being “old.” As someone who grew up with a father who had me at 50 and lived vibrantly to 95, I’ve seen firsthand the extreme prejudice aging…
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The Heartbreaking Truth About Gun Violence and Fight-or-Flight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7IMPnhrLf4\u0026amp;t=7s The recent discussions around mass shootings are gut-wrenching. We put kids and law enforcement in impossible, horrific situations, and here’s the truth: when you hear assault weapon fire, your fight-or-flight response kicks in automatically. There is no controlling it. There’s no “playing dead.” That’s the heartbreaking reality. This is why, when Donald Trump once…