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  2020-03-15

  Together and Apart

  Flagstaff AZ. My husband was an occupational therapist who regularly worked in the ICU at Flagstaff Medical Center. I remember the week after the lockdown started (March 15th or so) the Covid-19 numbers were doubling every week at FMC. My husband started changing out of his scrubs and shoes in the garage. I was a speech therapist with the school district and we were all asked to stay home, which was good because I have two school-aged children. As the Covid numbers started to skyrocket in our region due to a devastating outbreak on the Navajo nation, my husband became more and more worried about bringing the virus home since there was a shortage of PPE. When it was announced that my own job would go remote and I would need to start scheduling teletherapy sessions with my students, we decided it would be better for me and the kids to go live with my mom and dad in Tempe for a few weeks. My mom is a retired teacher and offered to teach my kids while I worked with my students online. The kids loved having grandma be their teacher. I had to learn how to work with preschoolers with disabilities over Zoom, which is no easy task! Meanwhile, my husband was providing us updates; when he finally got fitted for a tyvek suit was a happy day because he could spend all day in it helping patients. The doctors were trying new therapies with patients every week, but mostly he saw many people seem to get better and then take unexpected deadly turns. Treating isolated, scared patients while feeling helpless to know what to do was taking a toll on everyone at the hospital. The kids and I spent 7 weeks with my mom, face-timing him every night. Finally, as the school-year came to a close, we were able to reunite. I captured the moment we got home and my husband hugged my 5 year old son. We were so lucky; no one in the family had gotten sick so far despite my husband being in close proximity to patients each day. Over the summer and into the next school year we were hoping for some normalcy to return but it was nothing but adapting to change. The kids made friends with the neighbors down the street not by playing in the front yard, but by yelling greetings over the fence. When they started school in the fall we organized a "pod" with other families whose children were in the same classes as ours at DeMiguel elementary. We had four kindergarteners and three 2nd graders all doing school over Zoom at the same time, which was not easy for the parents who had to oversee them (my husband had the honor at least once a week), but the kids really benefitted from having friends to play with during breaks. We saw them become more motivated to participate and happier overall. I started seeing some students in-person for the first time at the school on a very limited basis. I wore clear PPE products so my students could see my mouth. The kids didn't go back to in-person school until about a year after the lockdown (Spring 2021). As the school year ended, the wildest school year of our lives, things did start to seem normal again, but we ended up leaving Flagstaff for Tucson due to soaring high home prices and my husband needing a fresh start away from the memories of the early pandemic.
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  2020-07-08

  "We understand some of you are upset, but please direct your feedback towards us"

  A tweet from Ottawa Public Health addressing those who have been taking out their anger regarding the city's recent move to mandate masks in public spaces towards business employees attempting to enforce the rule.
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  2020-07-07

  Demster's Bread Packaging Says Thank-You to Frontline Workers

  For the first time since coming home to live with my parents for the summer/the pandemic my mom bought the brand of bread and thickness of slice I like (she prefers thin slice Wonderbread.) Demster's is a well known and established Canadian brand. It was only when about 3/4 of the way through the loaf that I noticed the message on the bag for grocery and food chain workers. In red font to match the Canadian Maple Leaf which if part of the company's logo and reflect the patriotic nature of the message it reads: "OUR FRONTLINE SHOWS STRENGTH. / OUR FRONTLINE FEEDS FAMILIES. / OUR FRONTLINE SERVES COMMUNITIES. / TO OUR BAKERS, FRANCHISEES, DISTRIBUTORS, AND GROCERS HELPING TO KEEP CANADA GOING / THANK YOU.
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  2020-04-25

  Welcome Home, Heros.

  Due to the high volume of the COVID-19 patients, the doctors in Wuhan is not enough to handle this much patients. Doctors and nurses from all over China fly to Wuhan to help the local hospital to fight against COVID-19 for 2 months. This picture was taken after they finished this job and leave Wuhan. Their parents and friends sent them gifts to welcome them back home.
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  2020-05-24

  House calls, revisited: Mobile medical team provides in-home care to help take pressure off hospitals in Renfrew Country

  News article discussing the virtual triage assessment centre and accompanying health services which have been implemented in Renfrew County, the largest country jurisdiction in Ontario, to deal with coronavirus cases and to reduce the risk of infection for others in need of health care during this time.
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  2020-02-15

  Daddy in Hospital

  He is a father fight COVID-19 in Fangcang Hospital which has the most patients almost in China. On his protective suit, he wrote wish his daugher happy every day. This is so warm that other doctors will become more powerful and have sympathy.
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  2020-05-15

  Medical Staff: THANK YOU ALL

  The photograph shows two tired medical workers taking a little break. Medical workers contribute too much to this pandemic and we should respect every one of them.
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  2020-04-18

  Google Doodle Honoring Workers as Heroes

  Throughout the pandemic, those who were quarantined at home for their own safety were served by workers in many fields. They were putting themselves in harm's way every day to make sure there was food in the grocery stores, to keep the mass transit running, to cook for us, to care for our health, to keep up our yards, to keep the banks open, to deliver to us, to advance science and work for vaccines and cures. The police and firefighters were also working around the clock for us. At first, until studies were done about the need for masks and gloves, none of these workers were protected at all. Health car workers had to work without adequate protective equipment. Many grocery workers and police were infected with COVID-19, and many died because they were doing their duty. Heroes.
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  2020-05-09

  Through Chinese Social Media -- 2

  I’m a study-abroad student. Due to the virus, I had to stay at my home in New York. I got the update of the virus through Chinese social media, and I think it is really interesting. I’m going to share some posts from Chinese social media about the virus. During the time staying at home, I depend on food delivery. I want to say thank you for those people who are still working during this special moment. The post describes the restaurants donate the food to support people in the front line. All people are using their ways to support the community.
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  2020-04-09

  Cupcakes for Frontline Workers, New Orleans East, LA

  New Orleans East thanks a donor for cupcakes that spell out "Thank You Frontline."
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  2020-03-29

  Medical Workers Express Gratitude for Community Donations, New Orleans, LA

  LCMC Health shares New Orleans media coverage from local television station WWLTV entitled "Medical workers feeling the love as people donate food to hospitals" during COVID-19 pandemic.
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  2020-04-07

  Bourbon Heat Delivers Food to Local Frontline Workers, New Orleans, LA

  Bourbon Heat restaurant delivers food to frontline workers at area hospitals and fire stations.
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  2020-04-15

  Honoring health care workers and first responders

  [Curator's Note]: Link and screenshot of news article about Arizona's capital lighting buildings around the city blue in honor of first responders and healthcare workers.