These Stories About COVID-19 Need To Be Heard
We need to understand the people who have been affected by the virus and how--no matter who you are, what your age is, or what your health is like--anyone is at risk.
If you want to know empathy, put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Try and understand their thoughts, fears, anxieties, struggles, and imagine it was you.
In this COVID-19 pandemic, we see people who have caught the virus, who didn’t believe they could get it (young people especially). We see people who have the virus who still have a family to take care of. We see people who are still working at grocery stores and vet hospitals and as UPS drivers and everything in between, still hanging on by a thread, trying to take care of our society.
If we want things to go back to the way they were and feel “normal” again, we need to do our part and stay at home. We need to understand the people who are trying to keep us together, while we spend time apart. We need to understand the people who have been affected by the virus and how–no matter who you are, what your age is, or what your health is like–anyone is at risk.
Here are some COVID-19 stories:
A young girl with the virus.
https://twitter.com/crystal_witchtw/status/1242315148586614785
Stay 6 feet away from people, even your loved ones.
https://twitter.com/denverstu/status/1242243439066001410
A mom with the virus (read the thread for the full story):
https://twitter.com/KDarling_Author/status/1242340257187729409
Anxious, frustrated, and scared grocery store workers:
https://twitter.com/mheckathor1/status/1242321667562418176
Making the tough (but morally good) decisions:
https://twitter.com/PercyHavok/status/1242242989466038273
UPS drivers out in the world:
https://twitter.com/SmartCar13/status/1242315468347789314
Nurses are badasses who deserve everything good in this world!!!
https://twitter.com/TheMerrySadist/status/1242276767588638721
Healthcare workers helping those who can’t help themselves.
https://twitter.com/rebekah_starks/status/1242448306065768448
Now, not all of these stories are bad and scary and anxiety-inducing. Here are some stories of light and kindness (and maybe a little bit of humor?):
“Not useless anymore.”
https://twitter.com/Judy_Taya/status/1242364953857863680
👏 🙌
https://twitter.com/AmenAfterShave/status/1242439314220384259
The humans are home and all cats are pissed.
https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1242266993371168768
Dogs as coworkers:
https://twitter.com/dogwalksintobar/status/1242442007664099332
Stay safe, stay at home, wash your hands, keep a 6ft distance from people, don’t touch your face. Hang in there everyone.
