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Four more residents at my mother's nursing home have died since I wrote this. That is eight more than when I started writing it on 7/7. I don't know what people need to see or hear to take this seriously and act with care for their fellow humans. https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/restaurants/im-too-anxious-to-eat-at-restaurants-right-now
15 resident deaths in my mother's nursing home now. That's an increase of 5 in the past week. South Carolina folks, I love so many of you and I know you are being careful. I beg you, please have a word with your neighbors and help keep her safe. https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article244242712.html
17 deaths now. This is nearly 10% of the residents. Wear a goddamned mask.
19 deaths now. This was entirely preventable.
20 now. And I just found out that mother will likely soon join that number. I am sad, confused, frustrated, and so very deeply angry.
More than anything, my mother raised my sister and me to be compassionate & of service. So I will say this to politicians & pundits who have made this so much more painful: May you never know the unfiltered hell of saying goodbye to your dying parent over speakerphone.
My sister and dad got to be in the room for a little while in full PPE to say goodbye and hold up the phone for me. She wasn’t awake, but I hope she heard us. We are in purgatory, waiting for the call. I just want peace for her. Please go be so goddamned kind to yourself today.
