Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

My friend is facing knee surgery soon, and eager to have it done and be more active.  On the road to a surgery date her doctor discovered a blip, and she had to have further tests for that and will be checked every six months from now on.  Our bodies are surprising us at this age.  Telling us things we didn't know and in some cases would rather not.  Medicine is on the cusp of too much information, and the way media besiege us and our computers and phones is equally relentless.  There is no going back, but it's also impossible to process all this information.  We need breathers and breaks.  On the front page of the newspaper another school shooting, but since nothing seems to affect any change, and the very real risks our children and teachers face, including my younger daughter, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, are virtually ignored.  There will be posturing, but no safety measures and no reassurance.  What do we do with this barrage of violence, and against the most innocent of us?  What has happened to the morality of our country?  At least my friend's doctor will now carefully monitor her and take some responsibility for the new condition.  Who is taking any responsibility for the safety of our children?