Hello all, It’s Friday, April 17, 2026, and today is my 49th Birthday. I pray that each of you have a wonderful weekend. I hope you find joy...whether it’s Thunder Over Louisville, time with family, or simply a moment of peace to breathe and rest. This morning, I woke up overwhelmed with gratitude. So today, I felt led to say "thank you" from the deepest part of my heart. Thank you for every kind word, every encouraging response, and every message of appreciation you’ve shared over the years about my It’s Friday messages. Many of you may not know this, but these messages were born out of unimaginable pain. I started them after burying my best friend of 21 years, my husband, Eric Sr. and then losing both of my parents just six months apart. During that season, I was in an incredibly dark and heavy place. Grief had changed me not just emotionally, but physically and spiritually. I remember praying, sometimes barely whispering for any sign of hope. Any reason to keep going. And somehow, helping encourage others through these messages became a small light for me… something to hold onto beyond my children during those darkest days. Grief doesn’t ask permission. It reshapes you. It teaches you survival before healing. And even now, the journey continues. So, if these messages have ever lifted your spirit, even for a moment, know that you lifted mine too. And if you are reading this while silently struggling… if you’re exhausted, hurting, or sitting in your own dark place please hear me when I say this: keep going. I beg you. Get up and stay another day. And then another day. You can do this. You must do this. Even though you haven't seen it yet, there are so many people rooting for you. Stay! I see you. I love you. And you are enough, just the way you are. -Love EduQuita LaQuita Burden BSN RN NBH Clinical Educator, Manager Norton Brownsboro Hospital 4960 Norton Healthcare Blvd Louisville, KY 40241

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WOW. Nurses got VOICE. This took a lot of courage and conviction. Bravo Tragedy Sparks Outcry: Nurses at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital Protest Over Patient Safety A wave of grief and frustration has hit Port Charlotte as nurses pat HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital took to the streets in a powerful protest this week. The demonstration follows a series of recent patient deaths that frontline caregivers explicitly attribute to a "dangerously low" staffing environment. ## Linking Staffing to Patient Outcomes The protest, organized by dedicated nursing staff, highlights a grim reality within the facility. Nurses are coming forward with accounts of severe understaffing that they claim has led to delayed treatments and a lack of critical monitoring. "We are here to be the voice for those who can no longer speak," said one veteran RN during the rally. The nurses contend that when one caregiver is responsible for too many high-acuity patients, the margin for error disappears, leading to the tragic outcomes witnessed in recent months. ## Demanding Accountability from HCA The core of the protest is a demand for HCA Healthcare—one of the largest hospital systems in the country—to prioritize patient safety over profit margins. The nurses are calling for: * Mandatory Staffing Ratios: Enforceable limits on the number of patients assigned to a single nurse. * Increased Ancillary Support: More nursing assistants and support staff to allow RNs to focus on clinical care. * Transparent Safety Reviews: Independent investigations into recent patient deaths to ensure systemic changes are made. ## A Growing National Concern The situation at Fawcett Hospital is not an isolated incident. It reflects a growing national trend where nurses are increasingly using public demonstrations to sound the alarm on "moral injury"—the distress felt when they are unable to provide the level of care they know their patients require due to institutional constraints. As the community watches closely, the nurses at Fawcett Hospital remain steadfast: they will continue to protest until they can guarantee that every patient who walks through their doors receives the safe, high-quality care they deserve.

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