humanity
The real lives of businessmen, professionals, the everyday man, stay at home parent, healthy lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories.
THEY ARE HEROES
Heroes are people and dogs who put their lives at risk to save others. Some are nurses who work in the hospitals and long term care homes. Recently their jobs become a challenge as it creates a high level of stress for them due to the Covid19 virus outbreak. This job brings them stress because they are worried about her patients and families. There is a nurse I know whose children have underlying issues, such as diabetes and asthma. She is worried that should she contact the virus s and pass it on to her children they would not be able to overcome it. Yet she never took time off work but is going to work to do her shifts. She is ensuring that all precautions are adhered to, both at home and work.
By Linnet Brown6 years ago in Journal
The ALL of the REAL Heroes During This Pandemic
Covid-19 just that one little word has managed to turn our world completely upside down. Who knew that a word like Coronavirus would one day be synonymous with almost certain death on a global scale? Who knew that the year 2020 would be the year that tested your very resolve? Since this pandemic hit the shores of this country that is exactly what has happened. Your days have been endless, your nights have been sleepless, your legs feel like jello and your feet scream in pain from the long hours of being on them, your workload continues to build up more each day, you go days without eating, you can’t even remember when the last time was that you actually got to enjoy a nice steaming, hot shower, you haven’t had a minute to yourself in weeks, you can’t even remember the last phone conversation you had or the last text you received, the only human interaction you get is when you see the thousands of sick and scared people that come to you for care everyday. You sit by their bedsides holding their hands and praying with them while they are taking their last breath, you cry for the lost and for those they left behind, when they pass on you wipe your own tears, take a few breaths, put on a mask and a brave face, and move on to aid the next patient. You cheer for and with those who recover for victories like those make it all worthwhile. I know right now you may be feeling overwhelmed and exhausted; you probably haven’t seen your home, your family or your friends in what seems like forever and when you finally do you will not want to get close to them for fear of unknowingly infecting them with this silent killer. You get so caught up in the task at hand that you more often than not forget to practice a little self care. I can’t even imagine the things you see when/if you do get to finally close your eyes. This virus has taken it’s toll on the world, young and old, it does not discriminate and yet you stand on the front lines battling it fearlessly and selflessly every single day. You are this world’s last line of defense against an invisible enemy and you do it for love of your profession not for the money (though I have heard you don’t get paid at all what you are worth). From fever checks to respirative care your hard work and dedication do not go unnoticed. This is the new normal and you and others like you give people such as myself hope in a time of extreme sickness. You sacrifice your very health so that others may live. You are actual real life super heroes. You make me proud to be an American. You are the very essence of what healthcare should look like even in times of crisis. In fact I know I speak for not only myself and my family but also for the millions of others just like me all around the world when I say we appreciate everything that you do and we thank you for doing it day in and day out. I know it isn’t easy. You may not always get the respect you deserve and that really sucks but right now you are fighting a war, not on the battlefield but in hospitals all around the world. You and the millions of other healthcare personnel are the heart and soul of this world. We keep you in our hearts and in our prayers. We love you!
By Phoenix Blair6 years ago in Journal
Caregiver Heroes
Periodically, I’ve been fortunate enough to receive respite grants from Hilarity For Charity. Because my husband has Alzheimer’s Disease, it’s very important that consistency is constant in his life. Fortunately, HomeInstead has beeen bake to get the same caregiver, Maria Jose Dribben. To my husband this is Jos. Maria, has been our neighbor since this development was built. Prior to getting hired by HomeInstead, she consistently volunteered to help me with my husband as his cognitive brain disorder progressed. Maria, A widow and mother of two, works as a caregiver in a group home, HomeInstead, Uber Driver, etc., worked diligently to care for her family. She raised two amazing daughters, both college graduates.
By Patricia Stone6 years ago in Journal
Everyday Hero
Thank you to Charles River Recovery Center for COVID-19 patients for sharing your knowledge and taking the time to invest in me as your workers and making this job possible with easy material to learn and certificates. At the beginning of this job I did not realize that I can improve my communication and support others in the process without beating myself. Improvement is not about forcing and spending all my energy stressing about it, rather it is how I view myself as a worker. The change of becoming a better worker had to start with me and my thoughts. I realize I was not doing well because I was spending my time in the minor things instead of the major things. I also realize I could not change my circumstances and the season I was in; therefore, I need to change myself. I was thinking as long as I show up and do the work I will be just fine. When an assignment is given, I do not think about what was important in the process. I also did not think I had to be more authentic and more honest in my work ethic as well. I did not view my work ethic as a reflection of who I am and where I am in life. But COVID-19 and the help of Charles River Recovery Center have helped me recognize the importance of my work and other workers.
By Lucnalie Jironvil6 years ago in Journal
We See You
We see you. Weary faces and kind eyes, “how’s it going, sir”, sometimes answered and most times ignored. Foot on the accelerator, and the mirror on your windscreen describes empty seats but for the bleak-eyed man with the briefcase, and the girl who takes shifts at the hospital. Five o’clock mornings and eleven at night, but the routes must be followed, the schedules unchanged. It’s a spectral sight; so few bodies to lurch, wave-like, as you pull away from the stop, and the quietness of the usual fifty different sets of earphones plugged into fifty pairs of ears made somehow quieter by no earphones at all. Yet faithfully you crawl the vehicle through suburbs and city, by sunrise and sunset and the minutes sheering midnight. Drivers in uniforms, piloting buses, trains, taxis and trams; the faces behind windscreens that deliver our journeys. Lonely trips they are these days, but heroes, you don’t go unnoticed.
By Susannah Twine6 years ago in Journal
Clothing Alteration shop becomes mask factory
The world has turned over. The whole world is hard because of Corona-19. Our alteration shop has been in temporary closure for over two weeks. Dry cleaner is an essential business, so it is a business that can be opened, but our alteration shop has been closed, as I think it is not an essential business. However, I am working with my mother without opening the business. The job is to make a mask.
By Thomas Pak6 years ago in Journal
Artists showed up.
A lot of people stepped up in this tragic pandemic. We as a country have demonstrated our ability to care for one another, to support the most vulnerable, and to fight for those in need. Those people are extraordinary. Doctors, nurses, staff of healthcare centers, grocery store and big box store workers, unemployment office employees...the list continues. The essential workers who risked their lives for us are amazing and we are forever in their debt.
By Meghan Randolph6 years ago in Journal
