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This beautiful soul has been in the ICU for 7 weeks on a ventilator because of COVID. Zelene Blancas is a 35 y.o. first grade bilingual teacher in El Paso Texas who tested positive for COVID on October 20th. She did everything right, but tragically still got COVID. 1/6
Zelene is a close friend of a friend, so I've followed her hospital course closely. In Nov we were concerned when her oxygen levels began to drop, b/c I've seen this over & over again in young people. Sadly, her oxygen requirements continued to increase & she was intubated 2/6
She is a kind soul. Two years ago, her twitter video showing her young students taking turns giving each other a hug, handshake, high-five and fist bump to fellow classmates, while leaving the classroom at the end of the day went viral. 3/6 https://twitter.com/blancas_DSSE/status/1068631124165898240?s=20
More recently in September, her dad and niece helped her put together #pinksocks goodie bags for her new 1st graders! She also provided masks for fellow teachers. She's always thinking of others! 4/6
She's been hospitalized in the ICU for 7 weeks and her family is having a difficult time navigating the complex health care system, in addition to primarily speaking spanish. Please consider contributing to her GoFundMe or helping family in other ways. 5/6
https://www.gofundme.com/f/zelene-blancass-medical-expenses?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all
https://www.gofundme.com/f/zelene-blancass-medical-expenses?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all
I'm looking forward to the day that Zelene Blancas, family and friends smile again.
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