We’ve been waiting for WEEKS to find out if I was going to need more cancer treatment, but today I finally got the all clear! AND Publix finally had our fave cake back in stock! So obviously I had to make this a joyous and delicious announcement 🥰

Daniel Cressy became the first person in the Gulf South to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene editing. Calling it his "second birthday," he said the breakthrough felt like being reborn and it's giving new hope to people living with the disease.

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I filed this lawsuit pro se in June 2023 after exhausting every internal and administrative option available to me, and after being told by many legal professionals that I had no case. I refused to believe that.

In 2022, not only did I lose my job due to blatant discrimination after disclosing the symptoms of my Endometriosis, but the aftermath upended my entire life. Just 5 days later, my then-husband left because the financial strain was more than our marriage could survive. For the next three months, I was homeless. The future I had spent so long building collapsed in just a matter of two weeks. I lost everything. But I turned this loss into fire.

I wrote every brief. I deposed every witness. I argued alone in federal court. I learned the law as I lived it and refused to let my harm be treated as ordinary. None of it was easy but all of it was necessary.

Some say that this is the first case in all of North Carolina to recognize endometriosis as an ADA disability, and the first case in the nation to allow a plaintiff to proceed on this theory. As of yesterday, it was resolved for a substantial settlement, but more importantly, for institutional reform.

This season has taught me so much about the importance of persevering against all odds. It taught me that change only happens when we are bold enough to fight back; even when others try to convince us otherwise. I know now more than ever that I have been called to do this work, and that is a call that I will continue to answer with a resounding “yes.”

Yet, the work is not finished. As of this week, I am halfway through law school and will be continuing my fight for civil rights for all people as a civil rights attorney upon graduating.

I end by reaffirming that I am committed to fighting just as fervently for the rights of my future clients as I have for myself. This is quite literally just the beginning and I am eager to see what is to come.

But as for now…this case is SETTLED👩🏿‍⚖️

One (very difficult) year coke free after 4 years of heavy addiction. This is one of the most proud of myself moments I’ve had in my 26 years 😌

Jeff Dinnebell and Megan Lingsweller, owners of The Standard Restaurant in Toledo, Ohio, surprised all their staff with an exceptional gesture: temporarily closing the establishment and sending their team on an all-expenses-paid Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas. During the trip, the employees kept their usual salaries and received additional bonuses.

The initiative included all the staff, from the kitchen to the servers, and aimed to recognize their dedication in a sector characterized by long workdays and high employee turnover, showing an uncommon model of workplace recognition.

Hi 👋 My name is Brittany and I am an addict in long term recovery Today I’m celebrating 8 years sober! In this 8 years I have dealt with some of life’s greatest pains. But I have also become an individual who always sees hope on the other side. You don’t have to fear me. I’m just like any one of you. I made a choice many years ago to deal with the trauma of my life by using drugs. And I nearly gave my life for them. Today I stand here proud. I stand here knowing I DESERVE this 8 years of sobriety. I stand here knowing all I can lose if I fail. So to those of you who struggle and those of you who are losing strength know that today is just one bad day and tomorrow you are allowed to get up and try again. I promise life is worth it. Thanks for letting me share.

California Governor Gavin Newsom wishes "Happy Pride 🥰" retweeting a rainbow above the White House that was posted by the White House account.

My daughter is turning 11 and she invited five friends over for a sleep they each got their own pizza. I’m having it my mother’s house in the basement because she’s on vacation and she won’t have to deal with her three brothers . They have makeup , pizza , ice cream , snacks and music . Tomorrow im making a big breakfast pancakes, waffles the whole nine yards and an early movie ( hoppers). Lastly I’m taking them all to Korean bbq to end our day and take them home. Wish me luck I really hope I can survive this lol !