Content is Lexicon Strong's G842 - autarkēs meaning:
- sufficient for one's self, strong enough or possessing enough to need no aid or support
- independent of external circumstances
- contented with one's lot, with one's means, though the slenderest
"Complacent" is not in the King James Version of the Holy Bible. Complacent (adj.) is 1650s, "pleasing," from Latin complacentem (nominative complacens) "very pleasing," present participle of complacere "be very pleasing" (see complacence). Meaning "pleased with oneself, self-satisfied" is from 1767. Sense of "civil, kindly, disposed to give pleasure" is from 1790. Related: Complacently.
Done to me was this wickedness. No one can imagine the tears I cried in the middle of the night in a dark hospital room. What did I do to you or how did I offend for you to leave me in need of 24 hour nursing care for the remainder of my adult life. So many were my nights in distress that a nurse offered me a pill that would finish the deed. No morries. No more tears. Just go quietly into that long good night.
The medical and sciences are supposed to improve your condition. That night, December 21, 2023, the nursing industry left me for dead. After the "patient abuse", no doctor was called to see me although I was experiencing a severe stroke that was a "pons" stroke. A pontine stroke is a stroke affecting the pons, the part of the brainstem that connects the cerebellum and cerebrum. It can be caused by a blockage of blood flow (ischemic) or a burst blood vessel (hemorrhagic). Symptoms can include loss of sensation, coordination issues, balance problems, double vision, slurred speech, and weakness on one side of the body. In severe cases, it can lead to locked-in syndrome. The nurses colluded to keep the matter hushed. With the offending nurse returning to the room and sitting next to me and taunting, "who's going to believe you over the doctors and nurses?" I welcomed the morning to a misshaped body and a nurse saying "Morning, we thought you were going to die last night!" Literally, they were going to explain away my death as natural causes-stroke not stroke provoked by assault.
AI says, "The term "mean nurse" can refer to a stereotype of nurses being cruel, a phenomenon sometimes attributed to high-stress work environments, burnout, or a cycle of workplace bullying, or it can refer to an individual who acts with excessive control, making it difficult for others. While this behavior can negatively affect patient care and staff morale, it is often not a true representation of the profession as a whole." Patient abuse statistics in the U.S. highlight that workplace violence against healthcare professionals is high, with rates of nonfatal injuries from workplace violence being triple the overall rate for all industries. For elder abuse, approximately 1 in 10 older adults experiences some form of abuse, but only about 1 in 24 cases are reported to authorities. The most common types of abuse vary, but can include verbal, physical, emotional, neglect, and financial abuse, with elder abuse and workplace violence having specific prevalence rates for each category. The American Hospital Association (AHA) in "The Burden of Violence to U.S. Hospitals: A Comprehensive Assessment of Financial Costs and Other Impacts of Workplace and Community Violence" reported, "Violence, including workplace (in-facility) and community violence, abuse, and threatening behavior, is a significant public health issue affecting the U.S. health system and communities." AHA summarizes, "Overall, we estimate the total annual financial cost of violence to hospitals in 2023 to be $18.27 billion (U.S. dollars, USD). This estimate includes pre- and post-event cost components. Pre-event costs were estimated to be $3.62 billion (USD) and included costs for trainings, security and staffing, policy and procedure development, outreach to build public trust, facility modifications to prevent and mitigate harm, and investments in technology to monitor events. Post-event costs were estimated to be $14.65 billion (USD) and included costs for health care, staffing, replacement and repair of infrastructure and equipment, legal costs, and community and public relations costs. The largest contributor to total annual costs came from post-event health care expenses to treat violent injuries."
It's only a stereotype until its true and it happens to you. Avani Pugazhendhi, Anuj Gangopadhyaya, and Stephen Zuckerman of the Urban Institute in "Investigating Racial, Ethnic, and Neighborhood Disparities in Access to Safe Hospital Care in Washington, DC" reported, "What We Found
- Across DC hospitals, Black patients experience a 37.3 percent higher incidence of adverse safety events relative to white patients, but there were no significant differences between Hispanic and white patients.
- There are no significant differences in rates of adverse safety events within DC hospitals between Black and white patients. In other words, Black and white patients treated at the same DC hospital could expect similar risks of adverse safety events.
- Instead, Black-white disparities in patient safety in DC appear to be driven by unequal access to the safest hospitals. About 37.7 percent of white patients in DC accessed the hospital with the best safety record, compared with only 3.7 percent and 8.4 percent of Black and Hispanic patients, respectively.
- About two-thirds (66.9 percent) of white patients accessed the three hospitals with the best safety records in DC, while less than one-third (29.9 percent) of Black patients accessed the same three hospitals."
I chose to go to Medstar Washington Hospital Center instead of Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. My bad! My assault is my fault. I should be silent and content. Just go away!
My family and friends have drawn a line. We are content that you are alive. Be at peace. Nothing to see hear. You don't need to report a thing. Lawyers have drawn a line. We won't represent you under a contingency. We won't represent you until you report the assault to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). I don't have a phone. My family retrieved it when I was in the hospital. Never returned. The Mayor, the MPD, churches ,the City don't respond to emails. Call and the World Opens. We can't call for you because justice is inconvenient, it might offend your family. I'm not that motivated or interested. Someone else will do it! Why me?
Who is my neighbor?
As I lie on my back and type, I suffer a feeling of desperation. I recently sent an email requesting help:
I do not have a phone.
I want to press charges for my assault.
I have been trying for months.
I need a peace officer to come to my home asap so I can meet the statute of limitations.
IF I DIE FROM THIS ASSAULT, MURDER SHE WROTE
https://speaktomycondition.blogspot.com/2025/11/if-i-die-from-this-assault-murder-she.html
HOSPITALS ARE DANGEROUS PLACES: I'M A LIVING WITNESS
https://speaktomycondition.blogspot.com/2025/08/hospitals-are-dangerous-places-im.html
PATIENT ABUSE: THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY OF MY ASSAULT
https://speaktomycondition.blogspot.com/2025/10/patient-abuse-public-testimony-of-my.html
STROKE SURVIVAL: ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE FOR GOD
https://speaktomycondition.blogspot.com/2025/10/stroke-survival-all-things-are-possible.html
GHOSTING: FRIENDING OR FIENDING THE WORLD
https://speaktomycondition.blogspot.com/2025/10/ghosting-friending-or-fiending-world.html
I got a bite. There's hope! An ombudsman. Ombudsmen are supposed to work for the people. This is good. Right?
Good afternoon Mr. McClenton,
You should call police if you believe that you have been assaulted. Since you do not have a telephone, you may wish to ask your neighbor to call for you. If you are having challenges with health facilities, please provide the details in an email and we can move forward for possible investigation by the appropriate agencies.
With kind regards,
Maude
Maude R. Holt, MBA
Director, Office of Health Care Ombudsman & Bill of Rights
Department of Health Care Finance
441 4th Street, NW Suite 250N
Washington, DC 20001
The DC Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) and the DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are separate District of Columbia government agencies with distinct missions, and there is no indication of them directly "working with" each other in a collaborative program for specific services.
Who is my neighbor?
A "neighbor" is a person who lives near another or a country that is close to another country. The term can also refer to a fellow human being or a nearby object. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers." William Castle said, "It is discouraging to try to be a good neighbor in a bad neighborhood." Mayor Muriel Bowser said, "This Thanksgiving, we encourage you to take care of each other—be kind, be gracious, be a good neighbor." Jesus taught about loving your neighbor with the Golden Rule, "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:31, Matthew 22:39). He expanded on this by emphasizing that "neighbor" includes everyone, not just friends or family, and that loving them means acting with kindness, compassion, and selflessness. He also taught to treat others as you would want to be treated (Matthew 7:12).
"And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. (Mark 12:31)"
In the King James Version of the Holy Bible, neighbor is Lexicon Strong's G4139 plēsion means:
- a friend
- any other person, and where two are concerned, the other (thy fellow man, thy neighbour), according to the Jews, any member of the Hebrew nation and commonwealth
- according to Christ, any other man irrespective of nation or religion with whom we live or whom we chance to meet
In this Holy season of Christmas and Advent, I call you and your fellow man as neighbors and not community. The word "community" comes from the Latin communitas, meaning "community, fellowship, or friendly intercourse," which in turn comes from communis, meaning "common, public, or shared". This Latin root was adopted into Old French as comuneté and entered English in the late 14th century to describe people living in the same locality. The etymology highlights the core ideas of sharing and commonality, both in terms of a shared place and shared interests or duties. A neighbor is closer than community.
Jesus instilled empathy through Gospel teaching. Jesus's empathy is demonstrated throughout his teachings and actions as a model for compassionate and understanding care. Examples include his weeping for Jerusalem, healing the sick and marginalized by physically touching them, and listening to the suffering of the blind men of Jericho. This empathy stems from his ability to enter into others' experiences, show compassion for their struggles, and act to meet their needs, reflecting a core Christian value to love one's neighbor. Empathy is the ability to understand, share, and imaginatively step into another person's feelings, thoughts, and experiences, seeing the world from their perspective rather than just your own. It's crucial for building strong relationships, fostering compassion, improving communication, and promoting prosocial behavior, distinguishing itself from sympathy by being "feeling with" someone rather than just "feeling for" them, and it can be developed through active listening and practice.
"Jesus wept. (John 11:35)"
Jesus showed deep empathy, like weeping at Lazarus' tomb.
Sympathy is a feeling of concern and understanding for another person's distress or misfortune, without necessarily sharing their exact emotions. It can also refer to a mutual affinity or harmony between people or even physical systems, like sympathetic vibrations in physics. Unlike empathy, which involves feeling with someone, sympathy is more like feeling for them.
Culturally, through ministerial bombast, we have been trained to trade lifetime empathy for seasonal sympathy. Trading empathy for sympathy means shifting from feeling with someone (empathy) to feeling for them (sympathy, pity), which often creates distance and disconnection, while empathy fosters deeper bonds by genuinely understanding and sharing another's perspective, creating a supportive space rather than a "fix-it" approach or feeling of superiority, making empathy the more powerful tool for connection. Sympathy acknowledges pain from afar, while empathy involves stepping into their shoes, leading to more authentic support and healing. Robert Glazer writes, "Most experts believe that empathy is a more helpful response than sympathy. Of course, there can be cases where neither sympathy nor empathy is the ideal choice." Glazer continues, "To be sure, sympathy, empathy and compassion all have their time and place in both our personal and professional relationships, depending on the situation. We just need to make sure to use the right tool for the job." Sam Hailes of Premier Christianity in "This church leader thinks empathy can be a sin. We asked him to explain himself" writes, "If I were to list the fifty biggest problems facing the Church today, I don’t think ‘too much empathy’ would make the cut.
But Idaho-based pastor Joe Rigney disagrees. His provocative new book is entitled The Sin of Empathy (Canon Press) and claims empathy is “the greatest rhetorical tool of manipulation in the 21st century”." Hailes continues the Rigby interview, "I think that in practice, all of these things get jumbled together. The bottom line of my project is feelings are good, but really powerful and very dangerous, and therefore need to be anchored to something sturdy. As CS Lewis put it, “Mercy, detached from justice, grows unmerciful.”"
Christ is Everyday! Christmas is seasonal.
Begin asking. "Who is my neighbor?" not "Who is my community?"
UPDATE
God is an awesome God!
When I was discharged from Cherrydale Health and Rehabilitation Center, I was told, "No, there is no cure for hemiplegia, but its effects can be managed and minimized through rehabilitation therapies." In fact, treatment focuses on improving function and quality of life by using physical, occupational, and speech therapy to retrain the body and manage symptoms like stiffness and weakness. While some improvement is possible, hemiplegia is a lifelong condition for most people." Upon discharge and with sparse home rehabilitation, I was stiff as a board. Since I've been home, my left arm has begun to move slightly. My left leg is able to move and bend backwards to my hip. I have limited movement on my left side.
God is an awesome God!
I awakened. It was night. Earlier my wife and caregiver moved my non-tilt overbed medical table to the side of my bed a few inches to give my body rest as I slept. I desired to write. My laptop is on the table. Useful for watching the War Room and typing my essays. I wanted to retrieve the table without awakening my tired and slumbering wife. I struggled to turn to my left once. I struggled to turn to my left twice. My wife awakened stunned and alarmed. She immediately came to my side. I IMMEDIATELY SHOUTED to her, "No, I must do this!" She shrugged and returned to her couch, ever watchful. Then, I heard a voice, "Stretch forth thy hand."
"Stretch forth your hand" is a command from the Bible, most notably when Jesus told a man with a withered hand to do so, and his hand was instantly restored. This phrase represents an act of faith, as the man had to perform the impossible action to receive the miraculous healing. The phrase also appears in other biblical contexts, such as God commanding Moses to stretch out his hand to part the Red Sea, or in prayers asking God to "stretch out his hand" to heal and perform wonders.
I stretch forth my hand. I felt the cold plastic. Slowly, I pulled the table back to the bed. "I did it!"
Then, I heard, "You see, nothing is impossible for God."
The biblical verse is Luke 1:37, which states, "For nothing will be impossible with God". This verse is often accompanied by related verses like Matthew 19:26, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible".
The stress from pulling and stretching was great. I wet myself.
After I was changed.
It had come to the appointed time to give fluid to my body and flush my feeding tube. Somehow the tube was blocked. My wife began to worry and when she worries, she frets. I told her to "be at peace". I told her to bring me a cup of water, without thickening.
Water for stroke patients involves managing swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) with thickened liquids or the Free Water Protocol (drinking unthickened water safely), and using water for aquatic therapy (hydrotherapy) to aid physical rehab through buoyancy, reducing pain, and strengthening muscles safely. Options range from thickened drinks for safety to water-based exercises for recovery, always guided by therapists to improve balance, strength, and mobility after a stroke.
She reluctantly brought a cup of unthickened water from the kitchen.
I drank unthickened, pure water whole by mouth for the first time in 3 years.
GIVE GOD PRAISE!
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