Jessica Powell

Nov 20, 2024 | ctinsider.com | Jessica Powell

A school counselor once shared an important message to my child after she became fearful of an adult in her school:No grownup has the right to make you feel scared.  Even grownups can make the wrong choice. You are powerful when you use your voice to advocate for yourself or others. On Nov. 6, many children went to school whispering worries to each other in the hallways, playgrounds, and classrooms about a particular grownup: the president-elect.   Article continues below this ad“We will get ...

Aug 20, 2024 | change.org | Jessica Powell

Petition toCollege of Optometrists, UK and Signatures: 4,647Next Goal: 5,0004,6475,000SignaturesNext GoalWhy this petition mattersAt just four, my daughter was diagnosed with Myopia and an astigmatism in both eyes. A prescription of 8.75 was recommended, a shockingly high number for a child, necessitating much thicker lenses. The NHS vouchers, didn't cover the cost of thinning these lenses to fit into a child's frame, and no alternative frames were provided.

Aug 20, 2024 | change.org | Jessica Powell

Petition toCollege of Optometrists, UK and Signatures: 28,785Next Goal: 35,00028,78535,000SignaturesNext GoalWhy this petition mattersAt just four, my daughter was diagnosed with Myopia and an astigmatism in both eyes. A prescription of 8.75 was recommended, a shockingly high number for a child, necessitating much thicker lenses. The NHS vouchers, didn't cover the cost of thinning these lenses to fit into a child's frame, and no alternative frames were provided.

Aug 12, 2024 | pinchjournal.com | Jessica Powell

By Jessica PowellShe is face down on the table as the hospital machine whirrs closer, and she thinks: she could lose them, these things that she carries, and it would not matter anywhere near as much as she’s told it would matter, though that may be because her breasts have never mattered much to her. The needle goes in, a prick then a squeeze, a liquid to numb her body. She feels pressure, then the sound of something mechanical approaching.

May 12, 2023 | jessicapowell-96142.medium.com | Jessica Powell