COVID-19 Personal Anecdote
THE LAST MOMENT By Houyee Chow
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oday we say our goodbyes to the ones we once knew. No longer being able to see their physical form, you desperately try to remember the last time you saw them. The last moment they were at your sight, if you knew what you know now, you would have held on tighter during your last embrace. You would look them in the eyes and say you lived your life right and that it was an honor to have them in your life. Their lives were taken too soon. The news said that high risk folks were the ones sixty and up, so why was it that the ones that lost their battle were barely reaching the peak of their life. Never to see their kids grow up, never again to see the light of day. People laugh and gawk at the idea of wearing a mask, yelling, “It’s a hoax, don’t be a sheep!” Funny how they also thought this in the beginning, yet it’s sickening that they paid with their lives for not believing. It’s a privilege to learn of these stories through papers instead of through phone calls, and even worse to have to relay this information to your other family.
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COVID-19 X Black Lives Matter Special Issue
Family. It was a family affair. The eldest daughter, a firstgrade teacher, was exposed during a brief hospital visit and soon found she had tested positive. Across town, her brother embraced his son of seven years who unknowingly exposed him, and soon the brother exposed his mother who then exposed the father. As fast as it came, it ferociously attacked, knocking them all down. The battle centered in their lungs;
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