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Rights On Paper Alone Are Utterly Useless

Posted by ashiftinconsciousness on April 12, 2018 in Uncategorized

It’s disturbing to see, and attempt to understand, why so little is known about the plight of the disabled in this country. Stretching resources to cover the simplest necessities (that most of us take for granted) can become a life-threatening choice between obtaining nutrition and safeguarding personal safety.  When heartless politicians decide to subsidize corporate endeavors while leaving the most vulnerable of society to fend for themselves something needs to be done. The empire must fall. This is one woman’s harrowing story:

Time flies! I cannot believe it’s been almost 4 years since I created this blog, made one entry and forgot about it, until recently. The blog entry below is from October 11, 2013, while I was living in a shelter for disabled victims of abuse in New York City after literally escaping from a nursing home […]

via Rights On Paper Alone Are Utterly Useless — amileinmywheels

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4 comments on “Rights On Paper Alone Are Utterly Useless”

  1. Rosaliene Bacchus April 13, 2018 at 1:06 pm

    Thanks for sharing this. We fail those in need while we pour our wealth into maintaining world dominance.

  2. smilecalm April 14, 2018 at 8:28 am

    yes, dear one
    empires fall!
    thanks for your caring
    for those in such need 🙂

  3. ashiftinconsciousness April 17, 2018 at 5:00 pm

    It’s so very sad – not only that this insidious situation exists, but that so few people care about others enough to see it.

    Thanks.

  4. ashiftinconsciousness April 17, 2018 at 5:06 pm

    It’s easy to care about such vulnerable people when you keep your eyes (and heart) open and don’t ignore them. 😀

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