Let’s break the silence. If you would like to acknowledge a loved one who’s died of Covid, post a photo, story or memory with the hashtag #LovedOnesNotNumbers.
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Huge indeed. Projects like this tell us that COVID-19 is not over, that repeated infection is not the answer. While we wait for science to develop 'magic bullets', protect yourself & others with layered measures - ala @MackayIM Swiss Cheese approach, also known as #VaccinesPlus
This is the most egregious thing the govt has done: robbed people w/ chronic illness of safe spaces as well as the support systems we desperately need. We’re following the science b/c we have to, but friends & family believe the lie that Covid is over while strangers harass us.
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This from Thomas Mayo is a great read, says it all.
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@LovesNotNumbers Beautiful photo Meredith thank you for sharing @merevb
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RUBY EDWARDS, 23-months, “‘was very clever and had so much potential. It's a shame her full potential will never be realised and the world has been deprived of such a special gift.’” abc.net.au/news/2022-07-27/q…
“‘She was a gentle soul, loved her cuddles and was adored by all [who] were fortunate enough to meet her.
Ruby had the most beautiful long eye lashes, infectious smile and stunning hair colour… abc.net.au/news/2022-07-27/q…
without that person who’s been there for 60 years.” Story here: theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Senior Citizen of the Year award. Her daughter Joanne collected it on her mother’s behalf. Joanne says it was the “kindest thing” that her parents died in the same week. “I wouldn’t have wanted either of them to be as heartbroken [as] we are that they’re gone, & to have to cope…
She was “fierce & scary, but also kind & totally fair”. Her 57-yr nursing career culminated in managerial roles at Goulburn Valley Health & regional Victorian aged care facilities. Jeanette lost her battle w/ Covid four days before she to receive the City of Greater Shepparton…
Like his wife, Michael was a creative who loved opera and taught himself to play the piano. Jeanette was a powerhouse who “compared her success to a duck, swimming in the water — on the surface, it’s all calm and collected & beneath you’re pedalling like crazy.”
The two married & moved to to the farming community of Dookie where Michael was dubbed the “plowing poet” because he frequently composed & recited poems from his tractor. “He’d get an inspiration while he was going around the paddock & just stop the tractor and write stuff down.”
she [became] a nurse instead.” She met Michael when he was in Melbourne’s St. Vincent’s Hospital, “being treated for a broken nose after an ice skating fall”. He later penned a love poem for her:
JEANETTE RYAN, 82, & her husband MICHAEL RYAN, 84, lived a love story that spanned six decades. They both tested positive for Covid-19 on New Year’s Eve. Jeanette was a “passionate musician [who] won a scholarship to attend the Conservatory of Music, but money was tight so she…
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In 2019, James “was awarded a nat’l science prize for his work on forestry & climate change. Most recently, he worked as a data scientist at Dept of Health, Canberra. His friends said his death was a reminder that COVID-19 hits even the young and healthy.”
LACHLAN “Lachie” MOORE, 28, had a “one-million per cent smile” & is remembered by family & friends as being fun & loving. His “tragic loss has raised matters of concern about the care & support for people w/ intellectual disability during this pandemic.” abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/q…
‘If The Trees Can Keep Dancing, So Can I’
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A Poem in Gratitude for Health Care Workers, by Leanne O'Sullivan
“The poet writes to her ill husband, entrusting him into the care of a nurse named Fionnuala.” onbeing.org/programs/a-poem-… #LovedOnesNotNumbers #COVID19 #CovidAus
