Published Mar 8, 2006
Thunderwolf, MSN, RN
3 Articles; 6,621 Posts
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sirI, MSN, APRN, NP
17 Articles; 45,819 Posts
These statistics saddened me, Thunderwolf.
Tis saddening. Yet, it is meant to enlighten that there is yet much to do.
Be strong.
elizabells, BSN, RN
2,094 Posts
I am glad to see this thread, though of course not glad of its content. I can't post it here because it is copyrighted, but Eve Ensler's play The lady parts Monologues recently came to include a heartbreaking peace on domestic violence among native women entitled "The Crooked Braid". I highly recommend that folks seek this out and sit with it for a while.
Medicine Eagle
91 Posts
well, although the stats sadden me. i will not become a part of them. i have been the victim of abuse many times in my life, and as a grown woman i won't be again! i keep a shot gun in my home and would not hesitate to use it. i will not spend my life looking over my shoulder! i was forced to get a restraining order against the father of my daughter. i only did so as a warning to him. he knows better than to come to my home. i would not want to be forced to use my gun but i would. and i will be taking my gun with me on my assignment. i had a friend that was a police officer, he told me that they just got there in time to clean up the mess. he recomended to all women to keep a gun in the home. just my personal opinion. stats say that if you leave an abusive s.o. or spouse that you are at more risk of being killed. i personally don't want to become a stat. i think that women have to protect themselves. just my