Bob's Thanksgiving Blog
Monday, November 23, 2009 | 9:45 AM
Robert K. Ross, M.D.
Things That I Am Thankful For…
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Being alive and healthy, and blessed with family and friends
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Being employed with a job that I love
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Residing in a nation that is at peace within its borders
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That health care reform is the subject of intense dialogue, discourse and debate
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The opportunities for change that our crises have delivered us
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The passion of neighborhood and grassroots leaders who strive and drive to improve disinvested and neglected communities – you are my heroes
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An all-too-rare moment of public-private leadership solidarity in a pledge to reopen Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center in South Los Angeles (but why can’t we exhibit this brand of problem-solving leadership more regularly?), and...
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A unanimous affirmative vote by the University of California Regents to join in the MLK Hospital partnership
And I Petition Blessings For:
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The homeless and untreated mentally ill
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Global citizens who live in war-torn and civil-strifed nations
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The un- and under-employed
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Families who have recently lost their homes in our nation
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Families struggling with lack of health justice, health care and health insurance
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Our military serving in Iraq and Afghanistan – may God keep you safe
As you sit with family this Thanksgiving to enjoy warmth, love, good health and a meal: cherish abundance.
Bob Ross
