I’m sure there will be many sad stories about all the racism she and her family have endured over the years. The black nurse’s aid who nearly killed my grandmother and caused her to lose touch with reality claimed that my grandmother called her the “n” word. That was her defense for hurting a 90-year-old woman with a broken hip.
“claimed that my grandmother called her the “n” word.”
About 30 years ago, on a big, special night out to Benny Hana’s, a black bus boy leaned over and wispered in my ear threateningly, “I heard you call me a nigger.” I was absolutely traumatized. I barely remember the rest of the evening. At the time, I was working 12 hour night shifts in a world famous newborn ICU, taking care of primarily premature black infants. Many nights I didn’t get to eat or use the bathroom, sacrificing my health to save a baby born to baby momma addicted to crack. He will have his moment standing before God.
A “Christian” black nurse stood by with secret knowledge and let a NP and myself perform a very dangerous procedure on a newborn and make a medical mistake. I actual saw the smirk on her face. The infant could have died. The infant was black. I had a real awakening. I’d been raised next to an underground railroad town and brought up that everyone was equal. The irony they call us racist.