davis-viola: People don’t understand that when you grow up... davis-viola: People don’t understand that when you grow up poor, you don’t have access to anything. My father, when his gallbladder was bothering him and he had an infection, he had to get up, walk three miles to the hospital in 12 degree weather. Got to the hospital to sit for another five hours, before the doctor said, “You gotta go home. You look like you’re a drug addict.” He leaves the hospital, he walks three miles back home, he sits for another three days, before gangrene starts setting in. Then he walks back to the hospital and they finally admitted him. Viola Davis accepts the ACLU Bill of Rights Award December 06, 2017 at 01:52PM

davis-viola:

People don’t understand that when you grow up poor, you don’t have access to anything. My father, when his gallbladder was bothering him and he had an infection, he had to get up, walk three miles to the hospital in 12 degree weather. Got to the hospital to sit for another five hours, before the doctor said, “You gotta go home. You look like you’re a drug addict.” He leaves the hospital, he walks three miles back home, he sits for another three days, before gangrene starts setting in. Then he walks back to the hospital and they finally admitted him.

Viola Davis accepts the ACLU Bill of Rights Award

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