So true. Dr. Bastien from Morehouse Medical School spoke to our Rotary Club yesterday. During her presentation she mentioned trauma that refugees and immigrants experience in their own country, and at any time before, during and after their journey to their destination. As much as I hate to admit this, that refugees and immigrants experience trauma (whatever it might be) was not top of mind for me. I can tell you it is now. How can one possibly think about policies surrounding immigration, or at the very least reach out to refugees and immigrants, without factoring this in? So yes, empathy always.
So true. Dr. Bastien from Morehouse Medical School spoke to our Rotary Club yesterday. During her presentation she mentioned trauma that refugees and immigrants experience in their own country, and at any time before, during and after their journey to their destination. As much as I hate to admit this, that refugees and immigrants experience trauma (whatever it might be) was not top of mind for me. I can tell you it is now. How can one possibly think about policies surrounding immigration, or at the very least reach out to refugees and immigrants, without factoring this in? So yes, empathy always.