“A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. Having been alive, it won’t be so hard in the end to lie down and rest.”
-Pearl Bailey
After the hospital, a haven for homeless patients to recuperate
On the outside, it looks like any other Los Angeles motel. On the inside, nurses help homeless people change bandages, take medication and recover from surgery. Since its opening 10 months ago by the Illumination Foundation, the Recuperative Care Center has dramatically reduced hospital stays and emergency room visits, and given hospitals a safe place to discharge homeless patients.
Patients generally stay at the center for an average of 35 to 40 days, and staff members try to find them permanent housing before they leave, connect them with a primary care doctor, and enroll them in medicaid or medicare, so they might avoid future emergency room visits.
“Our goal is to get the patients fully functioning and literally back on their feet […] so they can fend for themselves,” said Marcus Hong, who directs recuperative care at the institute.
Today I made a payment on my sudent loan without borrowing money from my parents. I've only got $53.58 left to get through the next week and a half, but having a little bit of independence has totally MMD!
Submitted by: Sam
The wayward emperor penguin known as Happy Feet begins his journey back home.
I teach at a for-profit college, and often substitute for other instructors. Yesterday, as I was on my way to my class, I passed some students I had subbed for a few times last term. They were waiting in the hall for their teacher to show up. When they saw me, their faces lit up as they asked, "Are you going to be our teacher today?!" Knowing I made that positive of an impression, even as a substitute, MMD!
Submitted by: archiegrrl
So I'm just waking up, when my roommate's ex-boyfriend drives up to the balcony. He decides to play it old-school to win her back, so he pulls out a boombox and wants to serenade her like in the movie. But…the song that played was Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give you Up" IMMD, and hers.
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