Healthyish editor Amanda Shapiro and BA contributor Hawa Hassan talk about living alone and coming together.
HH:, a restaurant in Fort Greene that’s like my Cheers. [The owners] Tamy and Felipe, have become like family for me. A friend of mine who's a doctor at SUNY Downstate saw me post about it, and he goes, "I wouldn't turn down a hot meal." That’s when I realized I was playing really small by taking care of just my friends. So I texted Tamy and I said, "What if I made myTamy, Felipe, and I were like, "Let's learn as we go and not wait to figure it out.
She's part of the infectious disease team, and she became our point person. She set us up with the coordinator, Mohammed, bless his heart, who's made things so seamless. So now, we deliver to him and his team and then they distribute the food. We deliver to SUNY Downstate too.What’s it like going into the hospitals? What’s the response been from the people you're feeding?I don't actually go into the hospitals. I usually wait outside the door and someone will meet me.
I’d hate for people to remember this time as just a break that they got from not having to see their boss every day, which is what it looks like when I’m on social media sometimes. You can do so much just by making yourself available and doing what you can from where you are, you know?I think it is a really great question for us to be asking ourselves right now.
If you don’t know where to start, I think you look at your own community. If you're a mom who's on the PTA, how about making calls to parents who might need extra support? Make sure that your neighbors don't fall behind. How about showing up for the seniors in your community? You don’t have to go out of your way to cook and deliver, but maybe the senior citizens center needs a donation.
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