Cookie223 Loc: New Jersey

My daughter works a hospital group that has 7 locations, both my grandkids have volunteered part time to help at one facility or another. We always want our kids to have a better life than we did, but we don't coddle them from life's hardships. This has been a big turning point for them, and they've seen what this virus has done, to families and friends. Seeing trailers that were made to transport fruits, vegetables, and meats, are now parked at the hospital and used as a morgue. These events are etched in the hearts of our younger generation in way that no one was prepared for. They've also lost their one in a life experiences.

I believe as a family we're very strong, and we've done a good job preparing them for other hardships that they may have to face. Here is my grandsons essay that he wrote for school:
Please take care of yourselves, no one else will.

"To my hometown of Montville, New Jersey:
Due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19, our lives have been turned upside down. I, TJ
Palmisano, am a current student at the University of Rhode Island. This virus is affecting my
everyday life. Being home schooled and missing out on the rest of my college year. Becoming
what it feels like a prisoner in my own house. No sports to watch. No friends to see. No
memories to make at school.
I look at my sister, a current senior in high school. No last shot at a softball season and if this
virus isn’t controlled soon, no prom or graduation ceremony. The only thoughts of the most
memory-filled year of high school is this horrible pandemic and the way it has affected her.
I look at my mother, who works at a local hospital, collaborating with doctors to flatten the curve
of infections. She is risking her own health to save the lives of others so that our community may
stay whole. The work she puts in and the sacrifices she makes do not go unnoticed.
I look at my father, who falls under the higher risk category as a patient who is undergoing
chemotherapy. He wakes up every day knowing this disease can impact him and move him back
in his treatment progression.
I look at my grandparents, who also live in the town of Montville. They are unable to see their
grandson and granddaughter due to social distancing. I text my grandfather daily and he talks
about how all he wants to do is see the rest of the family and can’t wait until we are back to
normal.
Instances like my current situation are taking place all over America as well as all over the
world. It is so important to listen to what doctors and government officials are preaching: social
distancing, staying home, and practicing proper sanitary efforts such as washing your hands. This
way when this pandemic passes, and it will pass, the world can go back to the way it was".

We’re in this together,

TJ Palmisano

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California

Yep, all most all generations over history have had their challenges. My grandparents had WW I and the great flu outbreak that took the lives of two of my dad's older brothers. Then there was the great depression that made quite a hit on my mom and dad just before and into WW II. My mom was "Rosie the riveter" making aircraft during the war and my dad was a submarine jockey in the USN. I was in my second year of college and then drafted and sent to fight in Vietnam. I came back alive (Agent Orange guy), unlike about 59,000 others that died. This pandemic is just the latest challenge, some will die others will survive and be stronger having endured this crisis. Do what you can to be safe and stay well and stay focused on the light at the end of the tunnel. Best, chase

Cookie223 Loc: New Jersey

Thank you.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Thanks for sharing and may God bless you and yours.

Cookie223 Loc: New Jersey

Thank you, and the same to you and your family.