Thread by @SueSueCurious

In January and early February I pulled my teens out of school to avoid Omicron. Cases exploded and my family was safe. Throughout I traded emails with “the attendance lady”. She died today. 1/7

I felt the need to justify my decision to her. I told her how my husband was finishing chemo & was severely immunocompromised, about how scared I was of the kids bringing home covid & killing their Dad. 2/7

She was always kind & understanding. At a stressful time in my life I really appreciated the simple kindness of a virtual stranger. She touched my heart. 3/7

Today I learned she passed away from cancer. I‘m so, so sad the world has lost a kind soul.

And I feel like a complete ass.

Here I was explaining how it wasn’t possible for my kids to be in school, while she was working everyday in school with cancer, exposed to covid. 4/7

I’ve talked before about feeling fortunate to work from home, afford masks & tests & hepa and can pull the kids from school. I know I’m very fortunate. I am very, very lucky. 5/7

Today I feel to my core how “privileged“ I am. I’m ashamed of our country, of this “do it yourself” pandemic. Every single person deserves access to covid safe environments. To live, work, study, access medical care & shop for essentials knowing that they are protected. 6/7

So today I’m remembering the lady my kids saw daily as they walked into school and her kindness and humanity even while struggling. We all touch each other in ways we don’t even realize. So be kind to each other. 7/7