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During a pandemic, the people who are at the highest risk of being infected are health care workers – the people in the front lines treating sick patients in hospitals. Ending their shifts and coming home to be with their families used to be a reward, but during these unsettling times, it has become a
Visiting sick loved ones confined at the hospital is a common thing for us to do. Amid a pandemic, however, doing so has been prohibited. COVID-19 patients don’t get to see their family and friends during their hospital stay. The only people they see are their ER doctors and nurses, but they’re covered from head-to-toe
Matthew and Camila McConaughey are providing aid to first responders amid the coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak has brought upon a financial crisis, and local governments are having difficulty acquiring supplies of personal protective equipment gear such as surgical masks and medical gloves. The couple teamed up with Bethenny Frankel’s disaster relief initiative BStrong to ensure
A WWII veteran made the day of Justin Timberlake as the man danced with his song “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” Being on quarantine is pretty difficult, especially for seniors who have to stay at home and be apart from their loved ones. However, this didn’t diminish the spirits of Chuck Franzke, a 97-year-old World War
The corona virus pandemic brought about not just a financial global collapse, but also a ‘social crisis’. This outbreak compelled governments to impose a shutdown of businesses and schools in their countries to protect their people from getting infected. Authorities also urged their citizens to put themselves under quarantine to prevent further spread of COVID-19.
Ever since the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) emerged, it seems like there is nothing but negative news everywhere we look. Our televisions, radios, and social media feeds are full of disheartening updates about the situation in the country and other parts of the world. Sometimes, we can’t help but wish that this virus was just
We all know that squirrels don’t mind eating off the ground, but that didn’t stop this man from building them a picnic table where they can enjoy their meals. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, resident Rick Kalinowski has always been fascinated by the squirrels that have made his yard their home. As a gesture of goodwill to
I want to tell you about my dad, Donald John Pijanowski. He was born on October 30, 1932 and he passed away today at 12:07pm, April 1, 2020. The doctors tell us it was covid19 which means we were not allowed in the hospital to be with him for his last days. Instead of gathering
Face shields, masks, and other personal protective equipment have been in short supply due to the high number of coronavirus cases and huge global demand. Manufacturers have been working non-stop to increase production, but supply remains limited. To support the supply chain, various companies in different industries are stepping in to support the development of
Actor Tyler Perry just made a lot of Georgia and Louisiana residents happy when he treated them to a pleasant surprise. The 50-year-old TV and movie mogul secretly paid for the grocery bills of elderly and vulnerable shoppers at 44 Kroger stores in Atlanta and 29 Winn-Dixie stores in New Orleans. Surprised shoppers said the
This small-batch distillery’s storage room is packed not with stocks of bourbon or whiskey, but with hundreds of boxes containing gallons filled with hand sanitizer. These two Texas brothers have turned their company, Whitmeyer’s Distilling, into a massive hand sanitizer operation. While most small business owners have closed their doors due to the coronavirus outbreak,
When Kelly Conner was diagnosed with breast cancer in January, her husband, Albert Conner, was with her through every step of the way. So when he found out that he couldn’t be with her during a chemotherapy appointment because of hospital restrictions due to COVID-19, he got creative and showed up at the cancer center