Reminiscing First Week of Shut Down
Last night Richard was approached by an unhoused woman who said she had not eaten for two days and would he be able to help her out. We did happen to have some leftover food in the car. He gave her the part we hadn’t eaten and she went on her way. She reminded me of the unhoused woman mentioned at the end of this post. One week into the pandemic and not all people were certain of how serious it was. Masks and social distancing were not yet enforced everywhere. Jaime and I could hear the homeless woman singing and Jaime decided to join her and made a tiktok video of the two of them singing “This is Me” from The Greatest Showman . I remember how Jaime looked at her as an equal and had not passed any judgement. I knew she was standing too close for Carol’s liking. We had met up with her a day or two later ( here ) and had driven in separate cars. Jaime showed her the video the next day. ...