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How to Treat the World II: Languages & Ages

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  An unexpected sequel to my “How to Treat the World” Post. Today I, Ethan Stranger , will be discussing how Doctors & Nurses should handle patients that are either elders or don’t speak English properly (nor can’t even speak English at all). This idea came after my mom was discussing her father’s time in therapy, which is difficult to handle due to his elderly age & the fact that he can’t speak English at all (it’s not his native language), for he understands a bit of English, but not a whole lot. I think that anyone in his situation might feel frustrated at the fact of not being able to easily communicate with others because of a language barrier. While 2020 wasn’t a good year for anybody (especially overpressured Doctors & Nurses) due to the Corona-Pandemic, I feel that it was an even worse year for the elderly as they lost their ability to interact safely with others - they must’ve experience a lot of fear (knowing that they are at high risk when compared to younge...

2020: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

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I think that, like many others, my expectations for 2020 were shattered completely by the hard reality we had to face. As a person with Aspersers, this was very difficult to digest and adapt to, but, starting 2021, I can safely say I was able to overcome these difficulties. So allow me, Ethan Stranger , to share with y’all how 2020, a year that was supposed to be a fresh start for many of us, ultimately didn't go as planned (not just on me, but on the entire world), forcing us to change every single one of our plans to adjust to our new reality and showing us that we’re stronger than what we might believe. When 2020 was coming around the corner, in my mind, I was quite shocked to see how incredible it was that I made it this far in life (especially after having to restructure all of my expectations when I left the US and moved to Peru) and I was hoping that 2020 could be the launching point for various great opportunities & changes (especially for somebody with Aspersers). I h...