Another month of self-isolation has gone by and hopefully we are all still holding up during this challenging time. We need to stay positive and take note of some of the many uplifting things that are happening all around us as a result of this coronavirus pandemic.
When you really look at it, some of these things were going on all the time and maybe we just never noticed it or took it for granted and now we are saying thank you. For example, the men and women in our health care services have always been there for us. Now we are publicly thanking them, bringing them meals, providing hotel stays to help keep their families safe and recognizing their sacrifices and long hours of work.
They have always been there working under pressure and now, that pressure has been ramped up and we are recognizing it and showing appreciation. What a wonderful gesture.
Next in my thoughts are our neighbors and not necessarily our next-door neighbors. We went about our busy lives every day and they did the same. Now we phone and check in on them to make sure they are okay. We will deliver their groceries if they need it. We are socializing at a distance, sending emails, phoning, arranging video chats and making an effort to keep in touch.
Mother Earth is healing because of less traffic in the skies and on the roads. To make a long story short, there is now less pollution and the skies are clearing up. All of this helps to calm me as I sadly watch the statistics rise of those who have not survived this awful virus. We must all continue to do our part to get to the end of these challenging times.
Once again, I do not have a story for you today due to this virus thing – but I do have my list of seniors that are celebrated birthdays and anniversaries in the month of May.
Stay well, wash your hands, be kind and stay at home.
May Birthdays that I know about: Lino Nadalin, Silvia Spoletini, Dawn Wigmore, Betty Broderick, Sharon Hurd, Irene Switzer, Sandra DaSilva, Kenneth Toombs, Brian Bailey, John Scott, Rita Wiebe, Alannah Shandler, Joe Anderson, Dan Watt, Willa Osis, Sally Roe, Evelyn O’Sullivan, Isabel Fleck, Larry Young, Margaret Humphreys, Olga Boudreau, Margaret Gauthier, Neal Cook, John Hiebert, Susan Chin, Germaine Bachand, Shelby Cooke, Gail Lindley, Luanne Koocher, Richard Mintenko, Clyde Smaaslet, Steve Sintich, Sanna Denicola, Heather Mohr, Ruth Orydzuk, Irene Sitoski, Aileen St. Germain, Susan Adair, Gladys Cormack, Jeannie Knox, Colleen McLachlan, Keith McLachlan, Victoria Petraschuk, Orest Petraschuk, Kevin Blood, Stewart Law, Ray Kempster, Denise McLeod, Shirley Smith, Ann Dekker (94), Vern Goglin, Ruth Reid, David Burns, Marion Idiens, Louise Phillips, Jo-Anne Stainton, Bud Burbee, Ida Bailey, Jim Liness, Elizabeth Eakin, Judy Griffith, Tom Whyte, Cornelius (Corny) Hughes, Ellen Norman, Sandra Goodkey, Roy Goodkey, Diane Ellis, Traixie Bartlett, Havy Brantnall, Ellen Bracey, Bill Burt, Henry Deslaurie, Patricia Horning, Lorraine Prouse, Katie Prevost, Brenda Beaulieu, Ernie Gregorash, Debra Pfefferle, Jim Weisbrodt, John Hiebert, Richard Giroday, Bruce Gibson, Elizabeth Warren and Ray Cosh is 90.
May Anniversaries that I know about: 72 years for Les and Dorothy Always, 67 years for Joe and Sophie Chartrand, 67 years for Laurie and Molly Rustad, 59 years for Bill and Sharon Baxter, 58 years for Supi and Lil Peter, 57 years for John and Ame Hiebert, 57 years for Kenneth and Hedwig Toombs, 52 years for Bob and Fran Dods, 51 years for Garry and Pat Watson, 51 years for Terry and Heather Carter and 33 years for Robert (Archie) and Christine Nicholson.
