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DeKalb County leaders talk COVID-19 racial disparities at third virtual town hall

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A new signaled crosswalk on Hammond Drive near the State Farm Park Center campus will allow pedestrians to safely cross the busy roadway even during rushhour.

Hammond Drive crosswalk improves pedestrian safety DUNWOODY, Ga. — The City of Dunwoody and Perimeter Community Improvement Districts have completed work on a new signalized, mid-block crosswalk on Hammond Drive to improve pedestrian safety and walkability in the area.

“This will be an important addition as we begin to emerge from the current COVID-19 crisis,” Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch said. “The area is quiet now, but this crosswalk is ready to go when vehicular and pedestrian traffic begin to pick up.”

The Hammond mid-block crosswalk project was identified by the city and the PCIDs to improve safety on a busy thoroughfare where pedestrian traffic is growing. The addition of new high-rise

office buildings and the proximity to MARTA’s Dunwoody station and Perimeter Mall made this area a priority.

The crosswalk is located on Hammond Drive between State Farm’s Park Center campus on the south side and the new Twelve24 building and Perimeter Mall on the north side. The crosswalk includes a pedestrian refuge island in the median and a traffic signal that gives a red light to drivers when a pedestrian pushes the button to cross Hammond Drive.

“The Hammond mid-block project is a welcome addition to the changing landscape immediately surrounding Perimeter Mall,” said Perimeter Mall Senior

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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Expert panelists did not shy away from tough questions at DeKalb County’s third COVID-19 virtual town hall April 9.

Discussion topics included racial disparities in infection rates, children’s mental health and busting misconceptions.

The health experts noted that there are many rumors and myths about the virus, such as that certain vitamins will protect you from or help treat the disease. The reality, according to Dr. Elizabeth Ford, CEO of the DeKalb County Board of Health, is that all you can do is try to be as healthy as possible by eating well and exercising regularly.

Regular exercise was also a piece of advice offered by mental health experts at the event, Dr. Anastasia Brown Alvarado, a specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry, and Dr. Demaree Trammel, a psychiatry specialist with the DeKalb Community Service Board.

They also recommended staying connected through social media and technology, following a routine, taking time for yourself and seeking professional help if needed.

“While we’re taking precautionary measures like hand washing and

social distancing in order to flatten the curve with this virus, we also need to take measures to protect our mental health,” Alvarado said.

Anxiety, depression or frustration are normal during stressful times like these, Alvarado said. She also asked parents to be on the lookout for behavioral or sleep changes in their children.

“With our daily existence having changed before our eyes, we’ve had to adapt to a new normal,” Alvarado said.

“We’re managing grief, loss, disappointments, economic instability and just uncertainty.”

The panelists took time to discuss evidence that African Americans have been disproportionally hospitalized for COVID-19. Dr. Patrick O’Carroll, head of The Task Force for Global Health’s health systems strengthening sector, said that while more research is needed, generally lowincome individuals, who are disproportionately black, have less access to healthcare, healthy food and regular exercise.

These factors contribute to conditions like high blood pressure, obesity or diabetes, which put people at greater susceptibility to the disease.

“I suspect that a great deal of it has to do with preexisting conditions, not

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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police arrested an Atlanta man in connection with a March 28 burglary at Piedmont Urgent Care on Mt. Vernon Road in which boxes of medical supplies were taken.

Johnny Ray Murphy, 28, was arrested without incident April 7 in Dunwoody one week after officials with the healthcare center reported the burglary.

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only conditions in the person but in the community,” O’Carroll said. “The truth is we’ve known about these things for a long time in public health and have called on our society to do better, but this pandemic is really bringing it out for everyone to see.”

Ford pointed out that in addition preexisting medical conditions, economic inequality and social stigma play role. African Americans may be more likely to work in industries where they are not able to telecommute. They might feel unsafe wearing a mask in their neighborhood or might be taken less seriously by a health care provider, she said.

One question submitted from the community asked about the spread of the virus from surfaces like takeout boxes. Ford said the research on how long the virus can live on surfaces is inconclusive, and it’s best to aggressively sanitize whatever surfaces you come in contact with.

Also still not understood is the impact of temperature on the disease. While some speculate the virus may be less likely to spread in warm climates, Ford said the evidence doesn’t necessarily support that.

O’Carroll said while the situation may seem incomprehensible and out of our control, we all have a role to play in stopping the pandemic.

“This is a challenge that calls on each us to contribute to the solution,” O’Carroll said. “While there is enormous pain and an enormous burden to be shared, economically as well as medically, it’s also true that each of us has an opportunity to protect our family, protect ourselves and to be a part of protecting our community and stopping this epidemic in its tracks.”

The town hall was moderated by radio and television personality Frank Ski. For more information about the county’s response to COVID-19, visit dekalbcountyga. gov/Covid-19/Response.

up at the facility, they called up video footage and observed a man they identified later as a former employee of the center.

The man had entered the back entrance using a key fob, then entered a security code on the alarm, police said.

The burglar was observed taking two boxes of medical gloves, a box of protective masks with eye shields and assorted other medical supplies.

Murphy is charged with five counts of second-degree burglary. He remains in custody at the DeKalb County Jail.

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Kindness at Chamblee Dunwoody Publix I am a long time Dunwoody resident and frequent the Publix on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. Last week I became aware that a friend of mine, who is battling cancer, had run out of hand sanitizer. I went up to Publix (of course they were out of sanitizer) so asked the general manager on duty to call me when they got a shipment in. She said she would write it into the manager’s book and give me a call.

A couple of days later, a got a call from Hamza Kerkour, produce manager for Publix. He said he read the message about my friend being out of hand sanitizer and he wanted to help.

When I stopped by Publix, he pulled out a large half empty bottle of sanitizer. I asked if him giving me this was running him short and he assured me that he had kept the remainder of the bottle for himself and his family. I was so impressed with his kindness and generosity!

Fortunately, I had been able to obtain two small bottles of sanitizer elsewhere, and so I did not feel comfortable taking his.

The following Monday the general manager of the store called me. They had received 16 small bottles and she was holding one for me. It is great to live in a community where the merchants care and follow through for their customers.

Thank you Publix!

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General Manager Bill Baker. “It’s a gateway of sorts supporting a more walkable mindset for the area immediately surrounding MARTA’s Dunwoody Station.”

The project drew from federal funds administered by MARTA to cover 80 percent of construction costs. The PCIDs paid the remaining portion of construction costs and all engineering costs. The total cost of the project was $490,000.

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Grocery stores hiring, trying to keep up with demand

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — The coronavirus pandemic has impacted just about every industry, but people always need food. For weeks, grocery stores have been struggling to keep up with that demand, and many customers have been met with barren shelves.

Some customers are finding limits on sought-after items, such as meat, toilet paper or bread. Stores are facing a sharp increase in demand from their customers but cannot always keep some items on the shelves because their hands are tied.

A local grocery industry spokesman said some major grocery wholesalers have placed purchasing limits on some items. With stores only able to order so much product and an increased need from shoppers, shelves are quickly being picked clean.

In order to keep a steady supply of items, Publix spokeswoman Nicole Krauss says customers should be shopping as they normally would. Like other grocery stores, the company has put purchasing limits on some items.

Krauss also said customers should not arrive early and wait for a store’s doors to open thinking it is their best shot to find everything they need.

“Since deliveries are made throughout the day, arriving first thing doesn’t guarantee product availability,” she said.

One item people have been lining up to purchase is toilet paper, and many are striking out in their searches. Various theories have been floated for the shortage, but an employee at a local grocery store said one reason why toilet paper is so difficult to keep in stock is because of its bulk. A single pack of toilet paper can take up as much warehouse space as dozens of boxes of pasta, for instance, so its availability can be lower and its demand higher than other products.

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on American workers with a record 6.6 million applying for unemployment March 22-28 the Department of Labor reported.

Grocery stores have gone against the grain, and several chains have hired thousands in recent weeks. Employees are also receiving raises or bonuses.

Kroger announced April 1 it hired nearly 33,000 employees from midMarch to April. Sales in March increased 30 percent over February figures, the company reported.

Publix announced March 20 it would hire “thousands” of employees through March, and Aldi said it hired nearly 7,500 new employees during a single week in March and plans to “hire more each day.”

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Stores are facing a sharp increase in demand from their customers but cannot always keep some items on the shelves because their hands are tied.

Amazon, which owns Whole Foods, announced it would add 100,000 jobs to meet demand. That includes Amazon Prime shoppers and drivers who use Whole Foods to fulfill Amazon grocery orders.

Those already employed by the four major grocery chains are seeing a relaxation of some policies or added incentives.

Kroger employees deemed “frontline associates” received a one-time bonus on April 3, and Kroger will provide an added $2 per hour “hero pay” for hours worked March 29 through April 18.

Whole Foods also increased pay by $2 per hour for its employees and is allowing unlimited call-outs on shifts.

Aldi announced it would increase wages for its workers, and Publix will provide paid leave for any employee who tests positive for COVID-19 and any employee who is in close contact with that person.

Store policy changes have also been made during the pandemic, including shopping times dedicated to seniors or others vulnerable to COVID-19, updating cleaning procedures and reduced operating hours.

Kroger and Aldi have also set limits on the number of customers allowed in stores at any one time. Kroger will allow one customer per 120-square feet, which the company says is about half of each stores’ building code capacity. Aldi said it would limit its locations to “approximately” five customers per 1,000 square feet.

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Pandemic has ushered us into a quieter way of life An old friend sent me an email with this poem attached.

It is going viral on the internet, but I like it so much that I want to reprint it here for any of our readers who have not yet seen it. My friend RAY APPEN is in his 80s now, is Publisher Emeritus a retired physician, ray@appenmediagroup.com and is probably as scared as you and I are. He mentioned that his father — at age 19 — came down with and survived the Spanish Flu during the pandemic of 1918, and I think what he is saying is that most of us will too.

Most of us, but not all of us.

It seems to me that almost everywhere I turn, almost everyone I talk to is sharing stories about someone they know who is helping someone else in some way.

It seems to me that almost everywhere I turn, almost everyone I talk to is sharing stories about someone they know who is helping someone else in some way. Random acts of kindness abound. This is my “great America” —

the one I know and expect.

I have had friends call me in tears because of the unexpected generosity of friends. I have watched people dig in and put one foot in front of the other and move forward — with positive attitudes and smiles — in the face of really awful circumstances.

I have seen so many people out walking or playing with their children in their yards or just in conversation with a spouse or neighbor. For once, and it is counter-intuitive, here in Alpharetta I am seeing faces that are not contorted or distorted by stress and urgency. People out driving are not honking horns. They seem very much at peace. Some sort of newfound peace in the middle of a dark tempest, but a peace never the less.

We’re reading. We’re resting. We’re waiting. We’re praying. And we’re waiting to heal.

And maybe, just maybe, when the pandemic is in our rearview mirror, as the poem below suggests, we will live our lives a bit differently, a bit more generously with ourselves and others. And maybe even slow down, and, yep, smell the roses a bit more or allow ourselves to be more in touch with what life really is about — the stuff that sustains souls.

Here is the poem, “And the People Stayed Home,” written by Kitty O’Meara.

And people stayed at home And read books And listened And they rested And did exercises And made art and played And learned new ways of being And stopped and listened More deeply Someone meditated, someone prayed Someone met their shadow And people began to think differently And people healed.

And in the absence of people who Lived in ignorant ways Dangerous, meaningless and heartless, The earth also began to heal And when the danger ended and People found themselves They grieved for the dead And made new choices And dreamed of new visions And created new ways of living And completely healed the earth Just as they were healed.

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Special Lessons from a tough quarter delivery THE INVESTMENT COACH

LEWIS J. WALKER, CFP

As reflected in April 1 reviews from the Wall Street Journal and other financial publications, end-ofquarter recaps for Q1, 2020, were instructive in thinking about your post-coro-

navirus future.

In mid-February all three major U.S. averages hit all-time highs ─ the Dow, on Feb. 12; the S&P 500 and NASDAQ on Feb. 19. On March 31, the Dow was down for the quarter by 23 percent, the S&P 500 by 20 percent and the NASDAQ by 14 percent. That’s how fast the longest bull market in American history unraveled, about six excruciating weeks. Cash suddenly was king and asset classes across the board, domestic and global, were slammed as investors headed for the exits and volatility in markets soared. Computerized and hedge trading added to whiplashed daily volatility and headline-generating anxiety.

We won’t know it’s over until it is well over. On March 30, Goldman Sachs analysts opined that the S&P 500 will end the year up by double digits. But if you’re trying to “bottom-fish” and buy bargains, you won’t know where the bottom was until long after the fact.

Looking at the 2008 market rout, the S&P 500 “bounced” up-and-down by as much as 9 percent to 19 percent between September and December that year, before finding a bottom that quarter. However, it was March 2009 before the S&P 500 finally bottomed to begin its long bull market run.

Goldman analyst David Kostin noted that the median bear market since the mid-19th century has taken 17 months to find a bottom. “None had made it

in fewer than three months.” (MarketWatch, 3/30/20).

If you have cash available to take advantage of a plethora of stocks on sale, go ahead, moving a lump sum or dollar-cost-averaging over the next 6-9 months. Either strategy could cause heartburn in the short run if you’re not a patient type, but in the longer run, a year or two from now, you could feel like a genius.

The lesson is, “stuff happens,” to clean up a modern axiom. All investment strategies should be risk-adjusted, depending on your individual circumstances. Markets are subject to periodic corrections and bear interludes, some more brutal than others.

Individuals, families and business enterprises are subject to a wide variety of cash flow interruptions, some of which can be insured against, and many which cannot. The jarring COVID-19 experience is a brutal reminder of the vagaries of life. Adequate safe money reserves to ride out storms are foundational to personal and business financial life planning.

You can’t rely on government and others to bail you out in a jam. The 2002-2003 SARS pandemic; 2007 bird flu; 2009 swine flu; and a 2017 warning from the CDC… all reminded American and state governments that stockpiles of critical medical equipment and supplies needed to meet pandemics were woefully inadequate. The current blame game is a waste of time. The point is to analyze what was done right and be better prepared for “next time.” There are positive indications that much has been learned and government-free enterprise partnerships can lead to speedy action and breakthroughs on a wide range of fronts. What we can’t do is return to the regulatory rigor mortis of the past that hobbles quick and effective responses to surprises.

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How will you strengthen your relationships going forward, your approach to business and career, your money and spending habits, health and physical fitness, your faith?

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By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Sometimes, friends are perfectly matched for a task of passion.

That’s the case with a group of Alpharetta women who are locating, buying and delivering coveted protective masks to healthcare workers and first responders throughout the state.

It’s a full-service operation, said Dr. Jamie Miller who sparked the effort.

Medical Masks for Georgia is a grassroots GoFundMe effort to distribute critical N95 and KN95 masks directly into the hands of healthcare workers, first responders and community caregivers.

Miller’s core organizers include fellow Alpharetta residents Leigh “LaLa” Halsema and Celeste Jackson, all with strong ties to the local medical community and professional networks that have allowed them to source the medical masks that are in such short supply.

Since its launch April 3, the organization has raised upwards of $16,000 and delivered close to 3,000 masks to hospitals, fire stations and other sites engaged in the front lines of the coronavirus battle.

Originally, everything started just trying to locate the N95 masks, Miller said. They sent feelers out to all their friends and acquaintances to scour their homes, search their work warehouses for the items.

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OBITUARY Louis Mark Franzoni of Sandy Springs, GA passed away on March 21, 2020, after a short struggle with cancer. He was born in Locarno, Switzerland on August 1, 1932 and moved to New York City when FRANZONI he was 2 years old.

He was a U.S. Army veteran, who graduated from Yale University in 1957 and married his wife Janet shortly thereafter. They began their lives together in the northeast and over time migrated south, settling in the Atlanta metropolitan area in 1972. He is survived by his wife (of 62 years) Janet, and five children: Linda Serra (Rich), Lisa Stilwell (Dean), Louis (“Chip”) Franzoni, Jr.

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(Dorothy), Brenda Padgett (Carl), Christopher Franzoni (Laura), as well as twelve grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

When asked about his profession, Lou would reply “teacher,” despite having been a successful insurance executive for the first 30 years of his career.

He did his student teaching at Dunwoody High School, where all five of his children graduated. He then taught science classes at Crestwood, Riverwood, and Chattahoochee High Schools. He received a number of awards for his teaching “flair” and was proud of his student-bestowed nickname “Mr. Fran the Man.” He and Janet were faithful members of St. Jude’s Catholic Church.

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Some childcare facilities close as enrollment numbers drop

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — Local childcare facilities are feeling the crunch as thousands of parents are now working remotely and opting to keep their kids at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

With enrollment numbers in freefall and safety concerns for teachers, kids and their families, many facilities have shut their doors until further notice.

Peggy Kernan, owner of the Crabapple and Milton Kids ‘R’ Kids academies, made the difficult call to suspend operations on April 2.

“We felt it was our social responsibility,” Kernan said. “It was a brutal decision, but we decided it’s what is best for our staff, kids and parents.”

Overall enrollment fell dramatically in March, and with far fewer students, the Crabapple location was closed March 18, its families absorbed into the Milton location.

Kernan said one of the core reasons to keep operating as long as they did was to provide childcare for parents in critical care roles. Several parents work in healthcare, and one works at the CDC. However, as the coronavirus

spread, these families were making alternate childcare arrangements.

Another factor that drove her to keep the facilities open was so her employees could continue receiving a paycheck. The company was offering full hours at full pay, and some teachers were extra just on site to clean. With both facilities now closed until further notice, the financial burden on Kernan and her employees has increased. She and her husband, Rich, will not be taking any pay during the closure, and they are fortunate to be financially conservative, Kernan said.

“My husband and I have saved our whole lives, and we are not going to be putting people out on the street,” she said.

Kernan will be applying for a Paycheck Protection Program loan and hopes between that, unemployment and the school’s distance learning initiative that has kept some on payroll, all her employees will receive their full pay.

The academies’ distance learning program was put into place in midMarch, and includes online classes, Zoom meetings with classmates and other ways to stay connected.

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Childcare: Continued from Page 8 “I’m super proud of our teachers, they essentially created an all-new product we did not have three weeks ago,” Kernan said.

While the doors are closed at Kids ‘R’ Kids, families are not being asked to pay any tuition or holding fee. Some families have been gracious enough to continue paying, Kernan said.

“Every dollar coming in goes straight to payroll,” she said.

Primrose School of Alpharetta owner Irina Bhatia closed her school April 6 after an employee was tested for COVID-19.

As of April 8, the results of that test are still pending. Bhatia said if the employee’s test comes back positive, the school will stay closed for at least two weeks.

Bhatia had planned to keep operating the school despite around a 75 percent decrease in enrollment in recent weeks.

“Many of the families in our care are essential personnel, especially nurses, as well as others who are still required to keep working,” she said.

Bhatia said most of those families were still using Primrose each day. She was only informed of her employee being tested the night of April 5, resulting in a short notice to families that the school would be suspending operations.

“Something like this greatly disturbs and inconveniences the families in our care, especially those who were unable to contact their employers in advance of their obligations for Monday morning,” Bhatia said. “We were not aware of the situation until very late on Sunday and had to act very quickly.”

Primrose has committed to keep all 31 of its employees on staff despite the closing, Bhatia said, but that will be challenging if the school remains closed longer than two weeks.

“We know the vast majority of preschools have had to make the difficult decisions to lay off all or most of their staff, but we are doing our best to avoid having to do that for as long as possible,” Bhatia said. “We love and value our team greatly, and we are doing everything we can to keep them employed and engaged with the families.”

A “special and superbly” generous family has given the school a lump payment of monthly tuition fees, even with their child at home, to support the school’s payroll, Bhatia said. Families have also donated cleaning supplies and brought lunch for staff.

“It is so very encouraging to know that our teachers are loved, valued and appreciated by the families in our care, and it certainly makes a difference for all of us taking the daily risk of coming to work every day,” Bhatia said.

In the meantime, Primrose is using its propriety curriculum and a distance learning program to keep kids engaged.

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North metro COVID-19 survivor recounts his battle with virus

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Milton’s Chip Burger, 59, has no pre-existing conditions or underlying health problems.

He avoids high-risk behaviors and is in overall good health. However, he said the novel coronavirus still “caught up with him,” and resulted in a nine-day stay at Wellstar North Fulton, much of it spent in the intensive care unit.

Burger, who has now recovered from the virus, is sharing the lessons he learned and thanking all those working on the front lines to fight the pandemic.

Breakfast spurs hospital trip Burger said on March 11 he developed a dry cough while at work, and it got worse as the day progressed. He left to work from home as a courtesy to his coworkers, not fearing coronavirus but suspecting it may have been related to an allergy or irritant.

That night, Burger said his wife “ban-

ished” him to the downstairs portion of their home.

“That was probably a good thing,” he said.

Over the next few days Burger said he felt fine, but that changed March 15.

“That Sunday I really dropped down a step,” he said. “My energy level was low, and I just wasn’t feeling well.”

Burger continued to feel ill over the next week, and he noticed other symptoms appearing. He said he developed a “crunchy, crackly” sound in his chest when breathing in too deeply or moving a certain way. He lost his appetite and said his sense of taste had changed to where everything he ate tasted unpleasant.

On March 22, Burger went to eat a bowl of his “tried and true” favorite cereal, and the experience was the final push to seek medical attention.

“I took the first bite and it just tasted contaminated,” he said. “I knew what it was supposed to taste like. Between that and the crackly sound in my lungs, I said this has gotten too weird. I was still

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Chip Burger is wheeled out of Wellstar North Fulton on March 30 after spending 9 days in the hospital battling the novel coronavirus.

very weak and run down.”

Burger went to Wellstar Urgent Care where he was told “right away” he had pneumonia.

“They said that’s the crackly sound,” Burger said. “I said, well, that solves that mystery, but when they checked my bloodoxygen level, they freaked out a little bit.”

Burger was immediately sent to the Wellstar North Fulton emergency room.

His wife dropped him off at the door, but by the time she parked, Burger had been admitted. He would not see his wife again for more than a week.

‘The ventilator really alarmed me’ Burger spent nine days at Wellstar North Fulton, six of them in the ICU. When first admitted, Burger said the experience was much like that of the urgent care facility — the medical staff was seriously concerned about his blood-oxygen levels. It was the pneumonia preventing oxygen exchange in his lungs, he said.

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tinued to feel extremely weak and tired.

“At one point while they were working on me, the thought occurred to me that I am circling the drain here,” he said.

That was grim enough, but Burger said what truly scared him was the thought of being intubated and put on a ventilator.

“When they first put me on oxygen, the doctor said, ‘You are on oxygen, and if you don’t respond, we will have to intubate you and put you on a ventilator,’” Burger said. “That scared me. The ventilator really alarmed me, so I really focused on breathing as much as I could as the oxygen started my rehabilitation.”

Burger’s health gradually improved, and after six days he was moved out of the ICU. A few days later, he was discharged to continue recovering at home in isolation.

Though it has been weeks since Burger first began feeling symptomatic, he still has a slight cough that flares after he has been talking for an extended time.

Burger said he still does not know how he contracted the virus, and he does not know anyone else who has a positive case.

Lessons from a survivor While at Wellstar, Burger stayed in contact with his wife and others close to him through texting, and after his stay, he had documentation of many of the thoughts and feeling he had while battling the worst of the virus. He has since recognized the top 10 things he learned from fighting COVID-19.

First on the list is “don’t overdo it.”

Burger said anyone feeling symptoms that have been associated with coronavirus should notify their doctor, take overthe-counter medications and get plenty of rest. The day before his symptoms worsened, Burger said he “overdid it” on projects around the house.

Second is to listen to your body.

“You know when something is going on that’s not right,” he said. “Tell your doctor what is going on and let them make the call.”

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Survivor: Continued from Page 10 Burger also said those with the virus should push for the least invasive treatment option, his being put on oxygen, not a ventilator.

Burger said early on in his ICU stay, he knew his foreseeable future was going to “suck.” His fourth lesson is to embrace it. He describes a bevy of uncomfortable tests conducted and shots in the belly, but said the “suck” is what is going to save you.

“This is where the medical team is getting the vital information they need to help you,” Burger said.

Along similar lines, patients should always take what is offered and do what they are told by medical professionals.

Those fighting the virus can also “join the team” while being treated. With hospitals facing shortages of personal protective equipment, Burger would request two cups of water or other ways to limit staff’s number of visits to his room.

Lesson seven is to be kind to hospital staff and understand what they are going through.

As he recovered, Burger began asking staff about other coronavirus patients.

Many were treated and released, and there had been plenty of success stories, he was told, but some patients had died.

“I imagine that has to be one of the hardest things for staff,” he said. “Not only are you dealing with a deadly virus, you are seeing it take people. They were heartbroken.”

Finally, be thankful to be alive. No explanation is needed for that lesson, he said.

Taking precautions and giving thanks For those who have not contracted the novel coronavirus, Burger said people should protect themselves as much as possible.

“Follow the CDC guidelines and other organizations’ safety protocols, and avoid other people,” he said. “But its between panic and complacency. Yes, I got it, and I got it bad, but the majority of people will survive. But don’t be complacent. I was not in a risk category, just a normal guy doing my thing and [the virus] still caught up to me.”

The fight against COVID-19 is far from over, but Burger is grateful for the medical personnel who battled alongside him during his bout.

“I can’t say enough about Wellstar, both the urgent care and hospital, they were great,” he said. “How lucky we are to have that facility in our community. And we should reach out to any who is on the front line or a first responder. Not just medical personnel, but also police, fire, EMTs, social workers and others who are putting themselves at risk trying to help us. That’s the definition of a hero in my book.”

Masks: Continued from Page 7 workers,” she said. “Sadly, the supply of these N95 masks is very small, very few and far between.”

Like other healthcare facilities the women then turned to the KN95 masks from China that were recently approved by the FDA. The three used their connections in the medical community to locate supplies.

Halsema, a video and film producer, used her skills in social media to publicize the effort to raise funds and marshal drivers for delivery.

“When we saw we could get the KN95s, we realized we needed to raise as much money as quickly as possible because the prices on these masks are going up every day,” she said. “The quickest way we could think of was GoFundMe.” Jackson, whose background is as a speech pathologist, used her husband’s connections in the healthcare industry to assemble a list of facilities where the needs were greatest.

Top on the list was Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany, where 56 people have died of COVID-19, by far, the most in the state. They rounded up 2,000 masks for the delivery.

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drive, LaLa was finding somebody who could meet us just south of Macon,” Jackson said. “She found somebody through her church … and he met us in a parking lot of a Cracker Barrel, and we made the transfer.”

Miller had also made arrangements with Dr. James Black, who works in emergency medicine at the hospital, and arranged to deliver the masks directly to him because they were desperate.

The women have also delivered 490 masks to the Milton Fire Department and most recently to Northside Hospital Forsyth.

And more are on the way. The group placed an order early last week for another 2,000 KN95 masks that will soon arrive from Japan.

“They were more than excited at the fire station to receive the masks,” Miller said. “If it weren’t for social distancing, it would have been two very well-abled men hugging us.”

Medical Masks for Georgia has a goal of raising $90,000 through the GoFundMe campaign. You can help by visiting visit gofundme.com/covid19masks-for-georgia. The campaign also can be followed on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Brian Iroff GIA Graduate Gemologist