From Nurse's Aide To Crowned King

*3rdcareerRN* · Oct 19, 2009 08:57 PM

A cool story of justice:

"Nurse's Aide Receives African Coronation

For almost 25 years, Charles Wesley Mumbere, now 56, worked in Maryland and Pennsylvania as a nurse's aide. On Monday, he returned to Uganda to be crowned king of his ancestral kingdom."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...324821446.html

This just goes to show that we must not judge persons by their job title.

*firefightingRN* · Oct 20, 2009, 09:45 AM

How well do you know your co-workers? I've worked with my share of people that were doctors in their home countries, but never royalty - at least that i'm aware of.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/af_uganda_king

Anxious Patient · Oct 20, 2009, 12:59 PM

KASESE, Uganda – For years, Charles Wesley Mumbere worked as a nurse's aide in Maryland and Pennsylvania, caring for the elderly and sick. No one there suspected that he had inherited a royal title in his African homeland when he was just 13.

On Monday, after years of political upheaval and financial struggle, Mumbere, 56, was finally crowned king of his people to the sound of drumbeats and thousands of cheering supporters wearing cloth printed with his portraits.

Wow!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/af_uganda_king

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAK8ev57Z7A

**sirI** · Oct 20, 2009, 01:04 PM

Multiple threads merged.

*oramar* · Oct 20, 2009, 03:39 PM

I am not real comfortable with the idea that I should treat people well because they might turn out to be someone important. I treat people well because they are entitled to it because their basic human dignity demands it.

*Tweety* · Oct 20, 2009, 04:22 PM

Great story.

Ace587RN · Oct 20, 2009, 04:42 PM

everyone around me gets the same respect and great story!

rapkeygurl · Oct 20, 2009, 06:50 PM

There are way to many that deserve a crown. They usually dont get the pay they deserve or the respect, sad to say. I wish I could give a great big ole Texas bear hug to all you hard working nurse assistants out there. God bless you all!!!

*herring_RN* · Oct 20, 2009, 07:43 PM

AP

KASESE, Uganda (Oct. 20) — For years, Charles Wesley Mumbere worked as a nurse's aide in Maryland and Pennsylvania, caring for the elderly and sick. No one there suspected that he had inherited a royal title in his African homeland when he was just 13.
On Monday, after years of political upheaval and financial struggle, Mumbere, 56, was finally crowned king of his people to the sound of drumbeats and thousands of cheering supporters wearing cloth printed with his portraits....

http://news.aol.com/article/us-nurses-aide-charles-wesley-mumbere/721004#

Miss_Chybil · Oct 20, 2009, 07:56 PM

A very cool story! My friend was dating a man from Ghana who rode a bicycle and made his living collecting signatures on petitions at university. He is a prince. Very strange and interesting world we live in.

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