Can you understand the pain I've faced? |
Unfortunately, a Black independent who was a part of Washed Up 45's coronavirus response team is feeling the aftermath of ineffective leadership. Dr. Jerome Adams returned to Indianapolis a broken man.
The reporter asked my wife if she would mind being interviewed about her metastatic melanoma recurrence for their “Style” section (eg weddings and recipes and family stories). Seems harmless, no? They asked to interview me after her- and I did. To support my wife.
— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) November 26, 2022
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Plenty believe there’s no media bias, & no such thing as “TDS” (which I know isn’t a real medical diagnosis, but comes closer to describing this phenomenon than anything else I can think of). Yet it hurts our ability to talk rationally & respectfully abt health (or anything).
— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) November 26, 2022
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My wife is having surgery on Monday. So if you’re one of those reporters/ media outlets sharing her story, please mention HER, and her cancer. And if you’re only engaging/ responding because you hate Trump, please understand you are being played, and are part of the problem.
— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) November 26, 2022
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Oh- and to all the many people who have reached out to wish us well (because the media and social media amplify the trolls and the bad- yet there IS a lot of good out there).🙏🏽
— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) November 26, 2022
The only way to stop negativity is to drown it out with positivity.
Have a great weekend! pic.twitter.com/fwZTj8Y8UQ
He was scared to tell the former president he was wrong. |
While the former surgeon general clarified to the Post that he was “not complaining” about his current situation, Adams noted that “it is context.”
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