You can help. Today, right now. Are you sitting in your apartment or house in some sort of state-wide lockdown? You can do something to help others. People of all ages and walks of life are diving in to make a difference.
Monday, March 23, 2020
Calling All People Who Sew And Make: You Can Help Make Masks For 2020 Healthcare Worker PPE Shortage
You can help. Today, right now. Are you sitting in your apartment or house in some sort of state-wide lockdown? You can do something to help others. People of all ages and walks of life are diving in to make a difference.
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Throughout this whole pandemic situation we are currently in, I can't stop thinking about how our government was so unprepared to deal with this whole situation. Even the rest of the world was so unprepared. I feel like this is some sort of thing that some governments (especially from more wealthy countries) should have a backup plan for. It is so sad how some people are freaking out and over buying supplies they won't use up. The Coronavirus isn't going to make our previous world into a apocalyptic one but if people continue to buy out toilet paper to fill their houses, it might head into that direction. I hope those who need facemarks and other PPE will get it. Those helping this cause and taking care of those who are sick are risking themselves from getting an illness that will make them useless in work for a while. These nurses and doctors need to be protected when the rest of us should just stay home. (also I would have never known what PPE stood for it if wasn't for my scenic mini).
I think it's really scary that we've reached a point in this crisis and mask shortage that homemade masks have become an acceptable alternative. Nonetheless, I am so excited to see that there is a way we can help rather than sitting in our houses worrying. I've seen a lot of news coverage about people with 3D printers making materials for hospitals during this shortage, and that is truly the sort of humanity we need to see in a time like this. People coming together to contribute, no matter how small or insignificant, will make a ripple effect in combatting this and lifting our spirits. I may be naïve, but I do truly believe that people are inherently good, and this is the sort of call-to-action that reaffirms that belief in me. I wish there was something I could personally do. I don't really know how to sew, but I may look into trying to learn and help.
I have seen a lot of articles around the internet that call for this same idea, and just a few days ago my mom and I stocked up on materials to make these masks. It is horrifying and truly disheartening to hear of all these valuable medical personnel going without these life-saving masks. My dad is a paramedic/EMT and he is very close with a lot of people in the medical circuit who are very worried about running out of PPE for their personnel. Unfortunately these homemade masks are not actually as protective as the standard n95 masks, but they are something, and at this point we have come to a very “anything helps” mentality. But this is what happens in a crisis. It is really wonderful to see the kind of community that has come together over these masks. People from all walks of life are setting out to make hundreds a day, and it is a really wonderful thing to see in a tough time.
I love that people are coming together as a community to help with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, and we are able to help remotely to make the world survive this pandemic better. I think that while I am glad that there is a way for theatre makers to help, in a time that feels so helpless, but it is so scary to think about the fact that we are in such deep water with the shortages of masks that we have to ask new ones to be made, especially when it is clear that cloth masks have not enough effect to be that helpful. We are really living in a terrifying time. I am excited that the world is possibly gonna be able to heal from this, and that we may be able to move on at some point. Right now, everything just feels unknown, and I want to know when it's gonna end. Loved this article, though!
I've seen a lot of people on social media saying they've done this and I think it's so wonderful. If there's any silver lining about a time like this, it's that you get to really see how kind people can be when there's something at stake. I think in normal life, we too often assume people are just selfish, but I've seen so many people being kind and selfless in this difficult time. Being in quarantine is very difficult on everyone, but it can only improve through us being generous and kind to each other. It makes me super sad when I see people like hoarding toilet paper. I understand that people are scared, but I just feel like if we all only took our share, it would be better for everyone. So, it's nice to see something more positive coming out of this. I understand that fabric isn't the best material here and these masks shouldn't really be reusable, but it is still very heart warming.
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