We must learn to use our voices, "however small, and sometimes weak and ineffective," writes physician and ethicist Dr. Linda Peeno, "to understand and change the sources of suffering."
“I guess when you're not awake, you're not awake. Waking up to the suffering of people who are different from us is a long process, and has a whole lot to do with what community we belong to and whose consciousness and life experiences impact our own on a daily basis. I have a hunch I'm going to be waking up until the moment I die.” ― Helen Prejean
The world we owe each other requires so much courage. Thank you for being courageous, Dr. Peeno.
So many of us have been and will be helpless against the machine of the all powerful health insurance industry — thank you Dr. Peeno for your voice and sacrifices and Michael Judge for your dedication to sharing voices too often under represented and overlooked. Sharing.
Such an honor to have Dr. Peeno's moving essay in TFP. I hope it sparks a much-needed conversation not only about healthcare and how it is often rationed among those who need it most, but also about what it means to do the right thing even when it means losing one's livelihood.
Voice Lessons
“I guess when you're not awake, you're not awake. Waking up to the suffering of people who are different from us is a long process, and has a whole lot to do with what community we belong to and whose consciousness and life experiences impact our own on a daily basis. I have a hunch I'm going to be waking up until the moment I die.” ― Helen Prejean
The world we owe each other requires so much courage. Thank you for being courageous, Dr. Peeno.
So many of us have been and will be helpless against the machine of the all powerful health insurance industry — thank you Dr. Peeno for your voice and sacrifices and Michael Judge for your dedication to sharing voices too often under represented and overlooked. Sharing.
Such an honor to have Dr. Peeno's moving essay in TFP. I hope it sparks a much-needed conversation not only about healthcare and how it is often rationed among those who need it most, but also about what it means to do the right thing even when it means losing one's livelihood.