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#knowyourhuman breaking the norm for patient safety
This is Rob. He’s an anesthetist. It says so right on his cotton scrubs cap. Dr. Rob wears his name and position on his cap for patient safety -while tags can be worn, they get covered by surgical gowns, but caps don’t. He is pushing for others to do so too, for everyone in the hospital to know names and roles to avoid reoccurence of errors due to staff misidentification.
I’ve heard of medical students mistaken for senior trainees then instructed to finish operations. Arrests where requests to perform cardiac compressions... Continue reading
First Caturday in San Francisco and Oakland: Walk your cats out together
Pretty common to meet people walking their dogs outside, not so much cats – but it’s happening. On the First Caturday (the first Saturday of each month for cat lovers) there are regular gatherings at Delores Park in San Francisco and Lake Merritt in Oakland, to socialize and share tips about taking out your indoor cats.
Here is Boojie Baker, a 17-pound housecat tabby saved from a Bakersfield kill shelter by Sherry Loewinger.
“He was on death row, so I drove all the way down from Oakland to pick him up and he’s been with me since 2009,” said Loewinger…
Loewinger says people are often surprised at how well many domestic cats take to leashes, and the group is... Continue reading
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Tagged Boojie Baker, cat lovers, caturday, first caturday, oakland, san francisco, Sherry Loewinger, walk cats
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Didn’t date in your teens? You’re not alone. Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles’ first date at age 20
Simone Biles has her first boyfriend Stacey Ervin
Credit: Stacey Ervin/Instagram
Ok, so Simone Biles was training 32 hours a week over 6 days as an Olympic gymnast, but everyone has their reasons, right. Biles took a year off from Olympic gymnastics training last... Continue reading
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Tagged dating, first boyfriend, first date, friend zone, gymnast, gymnastics, olympic gymnast, simone biles, stacey ervin
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Houston man with genetic disorder says Uber driver canceled ride because of his appearance
Reggie Bibbs, 52, has tumors growing on his skin, including his face, from neurofibromatosis (NF). He requested an Uber last Monday to drive him to the Texas Medical Center for an appointment to get blood work done. Bibbs said the Uber driver came to his street, made eye contact with him as he was standing outside, noticed his appearance, made a double-take passing by his house twice, and then canceled the ride:
“I saw him pass by. He looked right at me. He was going real slow. He just passed the house. I could see the brake lights on. He went a couple of houses down. He turned around and came back by the house again.... Continue reading
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Tagged appearance, courageous faces foundation, discrimination, neurofibromatosis, NF, prejudice, Reggie Bibbs, sensitive training, tumors, uber
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Warren Buffett explains how he got over his stage fright
Warren Buffett attends ‘Becoming Warren Buffett’ World Premiere (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
“I had been terrified of public speaking. I couldn’t do it” billionaire Warren Buffett admits in the HBO documentary, “Becoming Warren Buffett“. Buffett conquered his nerves by enrolling in a public speaking course and it changed his life.
“Every week the instructor would give a pencil to whoever had the done the most of what we had learned the week before,” Buffett explained. “So in the fourth or fifth week, I proposed [to... Continue reading
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Tagged fear of public speaking, glossophobia, public speaking, stage fright, warren buffet
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Girl’s Dad Shaves His Head to Prove that there is Beauty and Love with Alopecia too
Riley’s dad, Dave, asks her why she feels bad about herself.
“How come you say things like that?” he asks her. “You shouldn’t say things like that, kiddo. You’re a very special girl. Do you know that? Do you know how special you are? … Hair doesn’t matter. I know you would like to have hair … but I love you the same no matter what. And so does Mommy. And so does everybody else.”
Dave asks Riley if she wants him to shave his head. She nods, smiling, and the two proceed to the bathroom to shave Dave’ head together.
“It’s just hair, kiddo. It doesn’t matter,” he tells her again.
Riley’s... Continue reading
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Tagged alopecia, be you, beauty, do you, love, love you, love yourself, support
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makeup_maven Uses Leftover Food As Makeup In Instagram Tutorial
Some people wear makeup, some don’t. And some use food as makeup. Looks like real makeup. Makeup artist Raychel Newton posted a makeup tutorial on how to use food as makeup as part of her makeup_maven Instagram #facefulloffoodchallenge – useful if you run out of makeup, are allergic to makeup, want some organic makeup or makeup that you can eat, or want to try something new. 🙂
Newton uses cacao powder to darken her eyebrows, and other products including butter, honey, mac ‘n cheese powder, lucuma powder and flour for above her eyes and on her cheeks. She uses a Snickers bar to contour her face (gross?!).
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Tagged facefulloffood, facefulloffoodchallenge, food as makeup, makeup, makeup artist, natural makeup, organic makeup
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Keaton Jones’ bullying video inspires support from hundreds of thousands, including LeBron James, Chris Evans
After picking up her son from school because he was afraid to go to lunch, Kimberly Jones recorded her son, Keaton, who wanted to share his feelings on video. Her Facebook video has over 22 million views and hundreds of thousands of shares and comments of support for Keaton, and against bullying.
In the video, Keaton said some students call him ugly, make fun of his nose, and tell him he has no friends; that milk was poured on him and ham was put down his clothes.
“Just out of curiosity, why do they bully?” Keaton said. “What’s the point of it? Why do they find joy in taking innocent people and find a way to be... Continue reading
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Tagged bullied boy's video, bullying, chris evans, j.r. smith, keaton jones, kimberly jones, lebron james, say no to bullying, snoop dogg, social support
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One 9-year old boy’s message to classmates about his life with autism
Watch the ABC Night line video here.
“Hi everybody. My name is George. I didn’t speak until I was almost three years old. In fact, my parents weren’t sure if I would ever speak at all. Most of the time, I can make eye contact with you when you speak to me. That wasn’t always the case. Like a lot of other kids with autism, I might not have been looking, but that didn’t mean that I wasn’t listening. Speaking of listening, I can hear and see a lot of things and... Continue reading
Deaf little boy feels the magic when Pluto, Minnie, and Mickey communicate in sign language
Language is one of the greatest tools with the power to connect and to feel connected. One little boy in Disneyland felt the love when the Disney characters spoke to him in his own language:
Mickey and Minnie Mouse kneeled down to the small child to sign “It’s nice to meet” and “I love you,” which prompted him to give them each big hugs.
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Tagged asl, asl translator, deaf, disney, mickey, minnie., olive crest, pluto, sign language
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