It is now the eve of the biggest battle our friends and family in the medical field have ever faced. It is difficult to find words to express our admiration, our respect, our love for all of you.
If you were on a train, we would come to see you off, waving flags, waving hats, waving our hands until you were out of sight.
We would organize marching bands, sound our horns, beat our drums, twirl our batons.
If you were on buses we would crowd every overpass, cheering as you passed beneath.
We would rain confetti upon you, shoot off fireworks.
We would do whatever we could to give you courage, to give you strength, to steel your resolve for what lies ahead in the next few months.
We know that you are not fighting for glory. You are fighting for us.
Doctors, nurses, orderlies, nurse practitioners, receptionists, paramedics, dentists, first responders, police officers, firefighters, ambulance drivers, pharmacists, diagnostic technicians, lab workers, medical students, retired people from all the above and every other health care worker. You are standing up for us.
Thank God for you all.
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Dan: You sure have that right. HEAR HEAR. We also need to heed the direction of the officials to stay home and keep your distance, its everyones job to help.
Absolutely. We have rallied together to face crises in the past but this time we must rally apart. It is hard to do because we are social animals. Fortunately, we have modern communication that will help. Make sure to call, text, e-mail or use whatever social media you prefer and connect more often than usual with friends, family, neighbours. We're not alone, just apart. Find something cheery to talk about -- the weather, the birds, the animals. Ask about gardening tips. Speculate about sports trades. "What's your take on Brady going to the Bucs?" What would be the best plan for the Packers next season? How's the weather way down there or way up there? Whatever, be positive. It is pointless and self-defeating to be anything else. Be resolute. Think about Winston Churchill in WW II. The Nazis were conquering one European country after another and many in England felt the best thing to do was to surrender or make a deal, after all Hitler was a reasonable man, wasn't he? No British politician seemed to know what to do so they brought Churchill out of retirement.
"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."
His iron resolve exemplified the toughness, the grit, of the British people.
Another of his famous speeches, speaking about the Royal Air Force and the Battle of Britain, applies in advance to all of our health care workers now.
"Never...has so much been owed by so many to so few."
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