Recently, a friend and I railed at how homeless people on the street are ignored. “What kind of a society do we live in where we step over another human being lying on the sidewalk?” she demanded. I visualised myself on the street, seeing a human shape huddled under
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Tongue-Tied in Caregiving: Why is Asking and Offering So Hard?
Most days I drive across a bridge linking my neighborhood with our son Nick’s suburb. Homeless folks hang out at the stop lights either side of the bridge. They bob between the cars, hat in hand, trying to make eye contact. They smile, with or without teeth. Depending on my
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: The Language of Care – Have We Lost It?
Recently, a friend and colleague railed at our collective lack of empathy for homeless people living on the street. “What kind of a society do we live in where we step over another human being lying on the sidewalk?” she demanded. I visualised myself on the street, seeing a
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