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Thursday, July 03, 2008, 10:26 AM
Heed police chief's warning about our children I read with amazement the Saturday, June 7 full-page message titled "What Would Wilson Look Like If Our Children Were Our Priority?" Chief Harry Tyson is to be applauded for his courageous assessment of the biggest problem facing the city of Wilson, our lost and wandering youth and their missing parents. Left without parental supervision and curfews, our young people are ending up in criminal situations. They are endangering their lives and those of other citizens. Only a few weeks before, I had an experience late one evening when driving myself and friends home from a musical performance in Raleigh. I was in the right-hand lane on Raleigh Road on a dark stretch before the intersection at Ward Boulevard. All of a sudden my lights revealed three youths in dark clothing walking toward me in the middle of my lane. Fortunately, I was able to swerve into the left lane and avoid hitting them. I shudder to think of the outcome if there had been a car in the left lane preventing me from avoiding and hitting these teenagers. These youths were playing a new form of Russian roulette. There were acting out their abandonment. They are in desperation. Won't their parents wake up to the needs of their children for time together and support? Chief Tyson has begun talking about this very real problem and all of our officials should join him in helping to promote responsible parenting. We can all begin by going back to the June 7 article and reading the thoughtful approaches that our chief suggests we take. What further actions are needed we should support. We have one leader who has stepped up to the plate. Shouldn't we be hearing from City Council, the schools and the churches? Josephine Brown Canal Drive Hospital staff makes experience a happy one Scary words for anyone, especially for one who has never stayed in a hospital nor wasn't even born in one. But that was my situation when I arrived at Same Day Surgery at Wilson Memorial Hospital to have a tumor removed from the right side of my face. From the smiling face of BJ at admissions, at 5:30 a.m., to the caring and gracious Nurse Jackie; to the pretty blonde with the cold hands in post-ops; to the anesthesiologist; to the nurse in the Operating Room with those warm blankets, everyone's professionalism and sincere caring transformed the perceived ordeal into a positive experience. And last, but by no means lest, Dr. Lemaire's surgical skills, genuine thoughtfulness, and bedside manner was, and is, unsurpassed. To all the staff at Same Day Surgery, my heart felt thanks and "Ya'll got it going on!" J.W. Matherly Sr. Bailey
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