Good RX V
Grinding out an American Dream
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He asked Servio, “You did what?” A battle between the two of them ensued. Santiago then ran to get the adults. As mentioned before, my grandfather Anselmo tried to break this up, and when he was unsuccessful, proceeded to tie them to a tree. A disciplinarian in his own right, my Grandfather tied the two boys to a tree, and whipped them with a stick until they apologized to each other. The two brothers never had an estranged relationship to my knowledge, but this would explain the two on opposite sides of the picture, and my father having his chest exaggeratingly pumped out. Eventually the two would begrudgingly give in to their father’s request of being civil to each other, but not before causing a hockey like brawl in the heat of the Caribbean sun "Not that my father was special, or the only one with this work ethic, but he serves as an example of many Americans who sacrificed so much to provide for future generations of Americans. I have heard of Sports athletes of the same period, who would work during the off season, to supplement the salaries they were making at the time. Roy Campanella, the great Dodger catcher, was working at a bar during the 1957 off season, the night he got into a car accident that would cripple him for the rest of his life. The second and third jobs this generation of Americans took on could be described by our current generation as back breaking work. In the case of the Dodger catcher, it literally was. He never got a chance to go west and play in Los Angeles with the rest of his Dodger teammates. You would think that a man who lost so much for working a second job, would be bitter, but anytime I saw Campanella, he never complained about the bad hand he was dealt. In many ways, my father was this way, much like the contemporaries of his time. He did not whine about people who may have had more than he did. "
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A wonderful look at the stories of a family trying to make it in the United States. It chronicles a Dominican man who immigrates to America during the post-World War II era, and subsequently shares most of the twentieth century's second half working to achieve his family's American Dream. In the words of the author, "This story is one of perseverance, which exemplifies the American dream, and love, which is the magic behind spirituality. It can be recognized in many families who have had forefathers that sacrificed much to bear the fruits they enjoy today. It is a tale that needs to be told to remind us of where we come from." The story is set to the backdrop of events of American Major League Baseball, a major reason for the connection of generations and cultures. It recounts the history of Baseball in the United States for the last half of the twentieth century, in a way that reflects the principles of that period. The writer takes the reader though his observations of those Baseball seasons, and how they helped shape his perspective on family and teamwork. Filled with personal anecdotal stories, poingant stories, and opinions, the story attempts to make the reader laugh, cry, and think.
About the Author
Benjamin Benoit, is a Certified Geriatric Consultant Pharmacist living in New Port Richey, Florida. He has practiced Pharmacy professionally since graduating Pharmacy School in 1987 at St. John's University in New York. Mr. Benoit has practiced Pharmacy in retail setting, hospital, and Long Term Care Pharmacy. He currently owns a Pharmacy in Trinity, Florida. The son of two Dominican immigrants to America, Mr. Benoit feels strongly about making hard work popular again, by telling the world of the journey his parents went through to see their son become a Pharmacist. Born in 1963, Benjamin grew up in the affluent suburban city of Forest Hills, New York. After graduating with a BS in Pharmacy and taking on several positions in Pharmacy over the next two decades, Mr. Benoit realized his father's dream of opening up a Pharmacy of his own in 2007. Since opening his own store in 2007, Benjamin has tried to earn back the respect for Pharmacy by taking the time to talk with his customers about their health problems. He has used his vast experience in Pharmacy to communicate messages of well being to his customers. This is a commodity that healthcare providers can no longer afford because of slimmer profit margins making healthcare providers take on more patients. He has also created a nostalgic ambiance in his Pharmacy by going back to its roots of mixing medications from scratch. In doing so, Mr. Benoit has filled a basic need for society by preparing products that are not commercially available, such as children's liquid medications, transdermal creams to limit system effects, or hormonal lozengers for sublingual absorption. While experiencing the difficulties of opening up a new business, Mr. Benoit was attacked in his Pharmacy in 2009, but was lucky enough to survive by fighting back the attackers, and managing to wrestle away the shot gun that was pointed at him. He currently sits as a board member of Trinity Medical Academy, and over sees the pharmacy technician diploma program offered there.