Author The Wisdom of Nurses @harpercollinsCa
Speaker Health Equity/Mental Health @NSB_Speakers
Freelancer @CBC @newstalk1010|
Producer/CoHost @grittynurse
Nov 15, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
I will never forget what it felt like working in Paeds and seeing the resuscitation of a child under 5 in the emergency department. Nothing could prepare me for that experience. The screaming and crying of the parents, the chaotic energy, bystanders watching--we had the tools/1
We had the equipment, we had the staffing, we had the expertise, we had access to ORNGE. We had EVERYTHING we needed--but the overwhelming emotions that come with seeing that small lifeless body is real--and stuck with me--to this day/2
Apr 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
Happy Monday to all my new/existing follows! So excited many people are willing to share their experiences with racism and are READY to dismantle it! I’m a nurse, speaker @NSB_Speakers, writer @ByBlacks, medical contributor @CBCNews@globalnews@CP24 and podcaster @GrittyNurse!
I discuss & advocate for #mentalhealth#healthequity#poverty.
I am mom of neurodivergent twins and a little girl. I am a #autism & #disability advocate and anti-racism educator who specializes in anti-racism in healthcare. I’m also an intersectional feminist! #Speaker
Apr 18, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
We lived in Alberta and had a "curious" cashier at Walmart. He said "Can I ask you a personal question". I was with my husband and 6 month old twin boys. He proceeded to ask me, "How did THIS happen" (circling his hands at the stroller, then between myself and my husband) a 🧵1/
I was so shocked by the question, initially I said nothing. My husband @husbandofamiev1 heard and came up beside me. The cashier boldly asked again, "How did THIS happen, I mean, well what did your parents think". Still in shock some words finally stumbled out of my mouth/2
Apr 16, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I was called a racist by a white person for saying Fox News and Rebel News are dog whistles “news outlets” for white supremacy. How’s your Saturday going? 😂
He can stay mad.
Mar 1, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
@DorisGrinspun Please keep my name out of your mouth.Just like you said to @birgitomo that if she has a problem with someone else, that you do not bring them into it, please respect me and do not drag me into your and Birgit's concerns./1
I was very shocked that at an anti-Black racism event with the @RNAO that I was attending and listening into quietly, that my name was the first name that called out in response to a message that was put in the chat and over a situation I had NOTHING TO DO WITH. /2
