we have one elder patient who had a stroke and doesn’t speak anymore, and her husband comes by every day to stand outside on the sidewalk and blow her kisses up to her window. he understands he can’t come in but sometimes cries and it breaks my heart

today he brought us boxes and boxes of homemade cookies of all types to give to the staff for taking care of her when he can’t and I just 




he always asks if she’s eating enough, if she’s said anything, if she looks happy or sad, if she is enjoying watching tv, if her hair is brushed and clean and gives me notes to read to her

I have about covered her wall with sticky notes from him that say how much he loves and adores her and misses her
anyone would be blessed to be loved so dearly and so fiercely
I know that when you’re healthy you may feel “over it” and you don’t want to keep up wearing your PPE and social distancing but the privilege of our laziness in that regard is causing spikes and that just adds more time that these loved ones can’t come inside
please stick to your covid precautions, and if it helps to think of it this way, just think that the more we do to flatten the curve, the sooner this man gets to come give his wife a hug and kiss again