Living With Covid-19 CFA Style

As a retired teacher, this writer is amazed at the change in sentiment and the growth of generosity among both businesses and individuals.

- Candilee Jackson

Major corporations are offering free Internet and Wifi as teaching tools for elementary-age students, famous personalities are reading books online in the image of Reading Rainbow, and other creative people are offering Master Classes in every one of the arts. Many more private citizens are thinking outside the box, helping others, stepping up to the plate to tackle something new, different or difficult. So many exciting things are happening all around us.

Cat fancy folks are part of this novel resurgence of “I am my brother’s keeper” as they find creative ways to be of service. Among those serving in a time of need, of course, are those whose vocation is the medical field: nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, and more. Others are working with school districts to prepare lunches for children in need of daily sustenance, many with college degrees are volunteering to tutor in areas where parents find themselves at a loss as they homeschool their children. Others are doing what they can to help relieve the shortage of PPEs (personal protective equipment) such as masks, face shields, and protective gowns.