{"id":17870,"date":"2020-01-29T21:26:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T02:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=17870"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:10:03","slug":"respect-differences-near-a-river-bj-rae-bald-eagle-encouraging-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/respect-differences-near-a-river-bj-rae-bald-eagle-encouraging-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Respect Differences"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world would be a much better place, if only people would respect differences.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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A true story…<\/h4>\n

A woman arrived at an imaging center for a diagnostic study. She was on crutches and wore a \u201ccast shoe\u201d, one designed for people with foot problems. Although her foot problem had recently improved, she was still living cautiously.<\/p>\n

The receptionist was kind and accommodating. She brought the paperwork to the patient as the patient sat in the waiting room. This employee took the paperwork back to her workstation and entered the information. So the patient felt hopeful that the morning would go well.<\/p>\n

Ten minutes later, Sonya invited the patient to the room where the study would be done.<\/p>\n

Sonya required the patient to stand while she took the images, and she actually repositioned the patient without warning her first, pushing her from her good side. Losing her balance, the patient put her bad foot down suddenly on a hard floor with too much force and injured it again.<\/p>\n

The patient tried to work with the facility to resolve the issue. However, she met communication roadblocks that forced her to obtain outside counsel.<\/p>\n

Sonya didn\u2019t respect the fact that the patient had a disability and her disrespect caused the patient unnecessary pain. Nor did the administration respect the patient’s efforts to work out the problems with the facility.<\/p>\n

You can change the level of respect in the world around you!<\/h4>\n

The story above happened in the past week and is completely factual.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t you think the world would be a much better place if we all\u2014service providers, patients, politicians, and others– respected each other\u2019s differences?<\/p>\n

Parents, you determine how much respect for differences there will be in the future in our society. How you raise your child(ren) determines their views of others around them.<\/p>\n

Parents, do you want to raise your children to respect others’ differences?<\/h4>\n