The thought of losing your partner can be daunting, and she witnessed it. Although being a nurse, she had seen hundreds of deaths to date, but this time, she held the phone so a wife could speak to her husband, who had contracted COVID and was now on his deathbed. It was the last time they could talk, and the only way was to contact each other by phone.
The conversation the two had could make anyone teary and emotional. Not for a single moment did it feel like the couple was away from each other. The husband and wife, with love, talked about everything, from their soon-to-be-anniversary to expressing how much he had done for her and how thankful she was that he was a part of her life. Imagine the amount of pain the wife would be going through when she said how she would miss him once he left. A beautiful journey of their love would end.
His condition was bad, and he couldn’t say anything in return, but it was the first time the nurse had witnessed how eyes speak when the tongue is not able to talk. The love the couple shared could be felt even through the one-sided interaction.
COVID-19 took so much from families; the healthcare staff witnessed it all.
The nurse hated it because of how the wife and so many other people who had lost their loved ones were now in this cruel world, trying to pass the days. The grief would always knock on their doors even on days they feel happy after a long. Sharing opinions at the time when the pandemic took over was not a big thing for people, for those who were themselves, and even for the ones who were not affected at all by it. A mixture of opinions was present, as a few did not take the virus seriously!
But what about the families who lost those they loved so much? How people couldn’t be present to hold hands one last time and have to bid goodbye over phone calls? The wife would crave touching the husband one last time. It was the kind of pain no one in love deserved.
Although the significant shift in lifestyles, remote work, and hitting pause the party life was difficult, what was tougher was contracting the virus and battling to live. Thousands of people have no one to comfort them when they don’t feel OK, so the words people say feel like a hug. Kindness through words is a powerful tool to make everyone around you feel OK. It’s all about avoiding putting forward harsh opinions and making others feel loved.
