03/22/2020
Hi friends! Like everyone else, I am overwhelmed with the Coronavirus pandemic. I’ve been hearing stories of how this pandemic has affected lives, seeing empty shelves, scrambling to find toilet paper and on top of that trying to convince my dad and aunties to stay indoors throughout this mess. Getting your Asian elders to follow this demand is like herding cats! I thought that going to 3 different stores in search of 1 pack of toilet paper with no success was pretty sucky, but then I saw this post and it really fired me up. Before you go out to a beach or any public gathering please understand who/what you are affecting.
-All healthcare workers (Doctors, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, CNAs, Pharmacists, Environmental Services, Radiologists, Unit Secretaries and so much more) who have to work in the trenches 24 hours a day with limited personal protective equipment (masks, most importantly) to keep themselves safe and healthy while doing their ultimate best to keep others safe and healthy.
-The yoga instructors that cannot work because yoga studios have shut down in attempts to control the spread of the virus.
-The children who are forced to homeschool and who rely heavily on the structure of schools to receive speech therapy, occupational therapy, counseling, meals and do not have the luxury of WiFi to take the online classes provided by their school because they have a single parent who is furiously treading water trying to keep not only her/himself, but their children above water also. The internet is still a luxury for many people. The fact that you can read this on your phone/laptop is a luxury. Please remember that.
-The senior citizens that live independently with no family or limited familiarity with the internet that can order UberEats or go out as they please to buy their normal groceries and necessities.
-The people trying to better their lives by getting a US Citizenship or learn English at the Adult Schools that must postpone these goals and aspirations because the schools have temporarily closed.
-All the small businesses that have had to either lay people off or shut down completely.
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