Doctor Alastair McAlpine recently shared another Twitter thread, this time discussing what everyday heroes look like and it is so inspiring!
South Africa (30 May 2018) – Doctor Alastair McAlpine is fast becoming one of our favourite people to follow on Twitter. He is always sharing inspiring Twitter threads. Remember when he shared the advice from his palliative patients? It had us in tears!
Now he has shared a thread honouring everyday heroes that often get over looked. They range from people fighting addiction to mom’s working and providing for their families. Take a read below.
“We (rightly) honour people when they do amazing stuff like rescue dangling toddlers from balconies. But heroism is often about the small stuff that people don’t notice. So this is a thread about the
#everydayheroism that I’ve seen recently. Feel free to add.– The addict who chooses to go to rehab, or a meeting, instead of using drugs or alcohol. – The person who quietly donates to charity every month, but doesn’t tell anybody – The civil servant who turned down a bribe, even though it was equivalent to a month’s salary /2
– The waiter who returned my wallet untouched after I lost it. – The kids who go to school every day knowing the bullies are waiting for them – The LGBTQI folk who stand up for their truth, even when it sometimes places their lives at risk /3
– The women who get up at 4 AM every day to be at work by 7, and are often home late, and STILL manage to care for their kids – The person with an eating disorder who has to teach themselves how to eat ‘normally’ every single day.
– Survivors of sexual assault, who find the strength to face the world after it betrayed them so fundamentally. – Folk with cancer, who face difficult treatment & their own mortality with grace and bravery. – Those who look after animals, especially the sick and abandoned /5
There are many, many more, but these are just a few of the examples of
#everydayheroism that I’ve seen recently. Please add if you’ve witnessed any yourself.”
People had many other examples to share.
mothers and wives who look after mentally and or physically disabled children or spouses with love and patience every day
— Dino Spolidoro (@DinoSpolidoro) May 29, 2018
The people who listen to people’s problems- not with pat solutions, but with compassion.
People who live with grief, who get up every day and work to overcome their loss, even though their hearts are breaking.
— Herself (@EnglishElective) May 29, 2018
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