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First, I would like to wish all the fathers out there a Happy Father’s Day.  I also want to recognize the Black Employees Connecting team and the team from Health New England for being named as a finalist for the Ragan Corporate Social Responsibility & Diversity Awards for their work on programs for 2021 Juneteenth.Continue reading “Dignity: Juneteenth “

When we honor dignity, we bring value to ourselves and others. It is amazing to me to see how a person responds when you treat them in a way that tells them they are included, that you understand, and that they are accepted. Many of us want to be treated like we matter. We wantContinue reading “Dignity: We are Meant to do Great Things “

As I continue to try and grow as a person and as a leader, I have learned what the value of elevating and honoring dignity is. I have come to understand that connecting to the dignity of myself, the dignity of others, and to something higher is important in my journey as a person andContinue reading “Dignity: Reflection “

Dignity: Remembrance   During the last 2 weeks we have experienced some devastating tragedies in this country. First it was the shootings in Buffalo, NY and Laguna Woods, California and now the killing of 19 children and 2 adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. When I hear these stories, I ask myself why? This postContinue reading “Dignity: Remembrance  “

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” “Overcoming poverty is not aContinue reading “Dignity: When All Seems Lost”

Before I begin, I want to first say thank you to all those who serve our communities in our hospitals. It is National Hospital Week and a time to say thank you for all you have done in the last two years and all you continue to do. We answer a call, and we areContinue reading “Dignity: “Sometimes You have to be the Lion in order to be the Lamb you are” “

Before I begin this post, I want to take a moment and thank my team from Clinical Documentation Improvement at Baystate Health. They gave me an amazing gift. They took my dignity post from July 2020 to June 2021 and made it into a book called “Dignity Friday Reflections: Memoirs written by Charles Redd, RN.”Continue reading “Honoring Dignity: National Nurses Week “

In my 27 years as a nurse, I have been blessed with many opportunities to lead. I have been blessed that so many people along the way recognized those leadership traits that I had, and they always encouraged me to take those opportunities to grow as a leader. I want to be honest that theyContinue reading “Dignity: Rejuvenation “

My son Anthony is a part of the Unified Track Team at Wahconah High School in Dalton Ma. The Special Olympics states that Unified Sports, “Brings together athletes with and without intellectual disabilities to train and compete on the same team.” I am proud of my son and all the students that compete. They define whatContinue reading “Dignity: Unity  “

“It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.” Ella Fitzgerald Growing up in a single parent household in Boston during the 70’s and 80’s brought some challenges. It was my mother, me and my two younger brothers. I often talk about my mother, and I would call her the CEO ofContinue reading “Dignity: Ma, My first Dignity Leader “