Page 36 2023 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May 2023 “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names can never hurt me.” It is not true. Names can do terrible damage. Negatively labeling a person who is challenged in anyway is as destructive as doing physical harm. And that is why the Memorial Behavioral Health LCDR is our Hometown Hero this year, because they erase the stereotyping, they see the individuals and respond to their needs to make each client better and ultimately happier. Ross-Jones and Deany both said it was gratifying to be recognized for the work of the entire staff at LCDR, but there is also a lot of heroism in the clients. It isn’t just the program, it is the people who are in it that are so special in a very good way, so important in ways that they don’t even realize sometimes, and so worth the effort that the staff invests on a daily basis. Deany said that being chosen has given RossJones and herself the opportunity to share a little bit about what goes on inside and outside of that building on South Postville Drive. She hopes that by sharing the story with the community, those who were unaware will walk away with a better understanding of what is done there and why it is so important. “Names can never hurt me.” The only time that is really true is when the name is something positive. So, we’ll give the LCDR a name that we hope others will learn to use as well. And that name is “Hero.”
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