Mt. Pleasant Urgent Care + Wellness

08/13/2023

“When she applied to run in the Boston Marathon in 1966 they rejected her saying: “Women are not physiologically able to run a marathon, and we can’t take the liability.”

Then exactly 50 years ago today, on the day of the marathon, Bobbi Gibb hid in the bushes and waited for the race to begin. When about half of the runners had gone past she jumped in.

She wore her brother’s Bermuda shorts, a pair of boy’s sneakers, a bathing suit, and a sweatshirt. As she took off into the swarm of runners, Gibb started to feel overheated, but she didn’t remove her hoodie. “I knew if they saw me, they were going to try to stop me,” she said. “I even thought I might be arrested.”

It didn’t take long for male runners in Gibb’s vicinity to realize that she was not another man. Gibb expected them to shoulder her off the road, or call out to the police. Instead, the other runners told her that if anyone tried to interfere with her race, they would put a stop to it. Finally feeling secure and assured, Gibb took off her sweatshirt.

As soon as it became clear that there was a woman running in the marathon, the crowd erupted—not with anger or righteousness, but with pure joy, she recalled. Men cheered. Women cried.

By the time she reached Wellesley College, the news of her run had spread, and the female students were waiting for her, jumping and screaming. The governor of Massachusetts met her at the finish line and shook her hand. The first woman to ever run the marathon had finished in the top third.”

08/13/2023

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."

08/13/2023

"We were more like sisters than mother and daughter," said Evonne, mom of donor hero Tanya. "Tanya was a loving, caring and selfless person. She was just special. She was always warm and so easy to love."

Tanya had terrible headaches for two weeks until she had to be rushed to the hospital. Doctors told Evonne that Tanya had suffered a brain aneurysm and had passed away. The conversation surrounding Tanya becoming a donor hero started. Evonne and her family prayed about it, and without knowing Tanya's wishes, decided that Tanya would probably want to help others. "My daughter would do anything for you. She would give me anything. She would give anybody anything."

After weeks of sleepless nights and the start of her healing journey after losing her daughter, Evonnewent through Tanya's bag left from the hospital, where she found Tanya's driver's license and discovered that she already said "YES" to organ, eye and tissue donation.

"I called my daughter Bridget and said, 'Bridget, we made the right decision! Out of all that hurt, pain and grief, that decision helped me go on, knowing Tanya is proud of me. It's given me so much to hold on to. It is a blessing. There is nothing else you can do with the gifts you have once you're gone, don't take them to the grave. Leave them because somebody is crying, begging, and in need."

During in August, SHSC strives to save and heal the lives of diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ, eye and tissue donation. is a collaborative effort between the Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation, Association of Organ Procurement Organizations - AOPO, Donate Life America, Donate Life South Carolina, Gift of Life MOTTEP, National Kidney Foundation Serving South Carolina and the National Kidney Foundation.

07/18/2023

"If I could give you one thought, it would be to lift someone up. Lift a stranger up - lift her up. I would ask you, mother and father, brother and sister, lovers, mother and daughter, father and son, lift someone. The very idea of lifting someone up will lift you, as well."

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08/20/2022

Thank you to Rosalyn Carter and those advocating for better mental health care.

Emory wishes First Lady Rosalynn Carter a happy 95th birthday, grateful for her transformative work advancing mental health in the U.S. and globally. She has partnered for decades with Emory experts, uniting her vision of a more equitable health care system with the university’s strengths in research, training, and service.

08/09/2022

Sadly vaccinations have become a topic of hot debate and a political volleyball. However what we fail to appreciate is most of us grew up without the incidence of smallpox, polio, and only occasional measles, each a very dangerous illness in its manifestation and long-term consequences. 

Lyme disease is real and it’s symptoms preventable with early treatment. Now it may soon be preventable due yo the development of a new vaccination. The incidence has increased dramatically in the past few years mainly because we have begun to recognize and treat it clinically. A dear friend in TN had the unfortunate experience of being bitten by a tick in June 3 years ago. She sought care from her primary care doctor but they said Lyme disease does not exist in the south and gave her a few days of antibiotics. I Incidentally read of her struggle six months later and initiated treatment. Sadly she has experienced many of the symptoms of second and third- degree Lyme disease including numerous arthropathies and neurological complications. I hope you will consider taking this vaccine once it is released to the general public. I only wish it had been available for my friend, Karen. Hopefully this late stage trial will prove both safe and effective. 

Is there a Lyme disease vaccine? Pfizer started a phase 3 clinical trial of its Lyme disease vaccine. Lyme disease is spreading because of climate change.

07/16/2022

“Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said it’s in aisle ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go.”

“Today, I watched an elderly man struggle in the heat, who had obviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him. I took him to his car and checked he was ok. He told me he had a fall and wasn’t sure how the air con worked in his car so he just didn’t use it. I sat with him, until his air con kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day.”

“When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket or struggling to their car, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand. Think about your grandparents and your parents and how upset you would be if someone didn’t stop to help them. But more, think of them as you.”

“Once upon a time they were you. They were busy, they had work, they had children, and they were able. Today, they are just in an older body that is not going as fast as it used to and this busy life is confusing. They deserve our utmost respect and consideration. One day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people cared more about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and jeez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me.

Courtesy: Adele Renee

07/16/2022