{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Donna-Michelle St. Bernard - Thought #12 - I CAN HELP","description":"This is DM, and we\u2019re at number twelve. I used to work at a nursing home, at the reception desk.  As a result, I was often the first point of contact for families visiting residents.  This one guy would visit his mother about three times a week.  He was nice enough, but never chatty.  One night he comes in, heads my way, leans over my desk with urgency in his eyes, and says, \u201cI can help.\u201d  I ask him, \u201cHelp with what?\u201d  He says, \u201cYour problem.  With your hair.\u201d  I say nothing, he goes on.  \u201cWhat you need is margarine.  That\u2019ll weigh it down.  Fix your problem.\u201d  I said thank you.  Maybe this had nothing to do with the new afro pick I bought the next day.  Maybe.  Nowadays, I often have a good intention checked by hearing Yvette Nolan\u2019s voice in my head, echoing from our days together at Native Earth, \u201cDonna, don\u2019t help.\u201d   (photo by Isidra Cruz) ","author_name":"The Thought Residencies","author_url":"http:\/\/www.spiderwebshow.ca","html":"