So Beyonce finally “f’real” gave birth yesterday, to daughter “Ivy Blue Carter”.
(Not New Years Eve, as everyone trolled about online, until it went viral, with a wrong name and all).
While I’m totally happy for the Power Couple and their firstborn, I couldn’t help but be annoyed by the article regarding quotes from hospital staff:
I appreciate the need for the privacy of the superfamous. They are under a constant microscope. They can’t sneeze without it making it to a magazine I inevitably end up reading while getting my hair done. And I get that the word “paparazzi” must be Italian for like… “mosquito” or something, because they truly are that annoying.
However, hospitals are a place for the sick and dying. If a doctor can’t make his rounds or make a beeline to the patient who needs crashcart attention stat because some celebrity is giving birth, that’s where the line needs to be drawn.
The reason this article hit close for me, is because a year and a half ago, my mom had to have a much more important procedure done. She had a pancreatic cancerous cyst removed; And in this procedure, they cut you down the middle, break your ribs, open them like a book and go delving in like a mechanic. And she was ultimately given less-than-the-best medical attention. Why? Because the Prince of Persia or some other overseas asshat flew in on his magic carpet last minute just to be operated on by my mom’s doctor.
Nevermind that she had booked out in advance. Forget that. This was full on red rope rejection. He had the whole second building closed off for himself, security, the works….
So annoying.
My point is this: While I’m not undermining your need as a celeb for medical attention, please realize that if your presence in a place of critical healthcare is going to disrupt the safety and health of others, and if you’re *that* rich, don’t you have the means to bring all those professionals to *you*? You’ve financial means beyond words! You could probably have everything medical that you need imported, including your own medical staff on call within a month of your giving birth.
But why would you want to spend your endless sea of c-notes when you can just save it for your own personal luxuries and disrupt everyone else’s safety, health, and lives?
Note, this is not a dig specifically at Miss B. I love her work, and she’s great, but this is not the first time I’ve seen this – both in the media – and more hurtfully, firsthand.
xoxo
<3~A