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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nurse Ratchet" data-source="post: 209620" data-attributes="member: 37967">Don't throw in the towel. It's like when a level 1 trauma rolls in who looks beyond hope, or a stable patient who came in for nausea suddenly codes... you don't just stand there. You put on your big girl panties (or your game face fellas) and you do all that you can. Talk to people, friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, the person in line next to you at the store. Use social media, if you're on any of them. Write letters. Make flyers and pass them out in front of exotic pet shops. Go inside and talk to the employees. Collect signatures on a petition. Realize and accept that what you do may not change the outcome, but it also just might.Complacency is different than acceptance. It allows bad things to happen. We all react differently.My stress response is binge buying. This hobby has provided my with hours of relaxation in just the few months I've been involved. It has given me a creative outlet, and helped me conquer a debilitating fear.Don't give up.I don't say this to upset anyone. It is meant as encouragement and support. In the end, what will be will be. But I plan to be able to say that I tried to make a difference.</blockquote>