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Have No Idea How I Can Show Gratitude To Doctors Nurses And Staff Risking Their Lives 4 Strangers (Original Post) DanieRains Mar 2020 OP
They deserve a five year tax holiday, for starters. lostnfound Mar 2020 #1
EMT's Policemen And Firemen Too All Risking Their Lives For Strangers DanieRains Mar 2020 #2
Agree 1000% at140 Mar 2020 #3
Make a big sign thanking all of them and just stand outside the hospital with it LakeArenal Mar 2020 #4
Call your local hospital. Ask to speak with the a Director of Nursing or a Nursing Supervisor. Cousin Dupree Mar 2020 #5
Thing #1: Keep following social distancing ck4829 Mar 2020 #6
Make noise and cheer pattyloutwo Mar 2020 #7
Some of them have crushing student loan debt. murielm99 Mar 2020 #8
I was totally humbled today by our little communities generosity Docreed2003 Mar 2020 #9
Send food or bake goods to hospital staffs and EMS . sinkingfeeling Mar 2020 #10

lostnfound

(16,180 posts)
1. They deserve a five year tax holiday, for starters.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:01 PM
Mar 2020

And schools named after them.
Any of them that lose their lives doing this ought to be awarded a medal and trust fund for their offspring if they leave children behind.
The money can come from the paychecks of insurance executives and trump’s golf budget.

 

DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
2. EMT's Policemen And Firemen Too All Risking Their Lives For Strangers
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:01 PM
Mar 2020

I am so proud of them, while I fear for them.

I am sure Trump doesn't even know they exist.

He has not of yet mentioned them.

Doesn't want his lemmings thinking about why they are in so much danger probably.

at140

(6,110 posts)
3. Agree 1000%
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:02 PM
Mar 2020

I was married to a nurse for 23 long years, and I have seen first hand what they go through.
We would be sitting in a restaurant having a meal, and invariably some people would stop by and thank her for taking such great care of them in hospital. I always wondered how they even recognized her in civilian clothes.

LakeArenal

(28,820 posts)
4. Make a big sign thanking all of them and just stand outside the hospital with it
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:05 PM
Mar 2020

Send pizzas like the Clintons.
Send coffee
Make donations in some nurses name.

Mostly resolve to pay it forward once the pandemic is over. Let them know we won’t forget them. Volunteer at the hospital or library or any public service.

Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)
5. Call your local hospital. Ask to speak with the a Director of Nursing or a Nursing Supervisor.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:06 PM
Mar 2020

Ask them what you can do to show appreciation. This might include having pizza or other food delivered to areas that the Director/Supervisor identifies.I may do this myself. Thanks for the idea.

pattyloutwo

(279 posts)
7. Make noise and cheer
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:29 PM
Mar 2020

On your porch or outside your window at 8 pm. My neighborhood did it last night and it was great.

Docreed2003

(16,863 posts)
9. I was totally humbled today by our little communities generosity
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:41 PM
Mar 2020

We have a little restaurant next to our hospital called "Mama's Kitchen". During normal times, it's packed every day for lunch. They serve "home cooked" meat and 3 type food but it's always so good and the menu changes daily. Today, the restaurant reached out to our hospital and informed us that they had had so many members of our community reach out and pay for meals that they were offering free lunch to all hospital personnel. It was really touching and such a humbling experience to know that people here have our back

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