Stories
2020 is probably the hardest year that I’ve ever been hit with- and it has nothing to do with the quarantine (but it makes a good cover). This is the first time, in a long time where I felt like I literally couldn’t see anything in front of me. All of my hopes for my …
The idea of L’alto has been one brewing over the years through our own personal journeys in our faith. Across this time we have met a lot of individuals that helped us deepen our faith not only through the people they are but also through their creative works. So over the years, we have individually …
When Covid-19 broke out at a nursing home in Sydney, a majority of their nursing staff had to quarantine. A job advertisement for nurses to work there urgently was sent out. I thought that since I had hospital experience working with patients who had Covid-19 that I could use that experience to help the nursing …
Lorraine – My story as a nurse in Sydney, Australia Read More »
From travelling Canada as a full-time missionary to … yeah to what? It was a shock to go from what seemed 100% to 0. Very soon, (before the end of the first day) I realized I had nothing to do. (This is also because I wasn’t able to go back home to the Netherlands so …
Mirjam – I was an international NET Missionary sent home during Covid-19 Read More »
As with most communities of color in the US, COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting Indigenous people: Infection rates in Indigenous nations is 3.5 times higher than among White people, and younger people are contracting the virus in increasing numbers. In order to protect their own health, many Indigenous nations are exercising their sovereignty and asking people …
Now Is Not the Time to Travel to Indigenous Nations in the US Read More »
Across the US, there’s a 25 percent infection rate among unhoused people. Vermont is the exception: There have been fewer than six COVID cases in Vermont’s homeless population, which is less than 1 percent. The state also has a low coronavirus spread generally: Its efforts serve as important model for the country by demonstrating not …
For many COVID patients whose symptoms have lasted long after they were expected to resolve, getting treatment for their chronic condition has proved challenging. Those who never received a positive test struggle even to be believed their condition is related to the virus. So they’re organizing: Through online support groups, COVID long-haulers are advocating for …
For many COVID patients whose symptoms have lasted long after they were expected to resolve, getting treatment for their chronic condition has proved challenging. Those who never received a positive test struggle even to be believed their condition is related to the virus. So they’re organizing: Through online support groups, COVID long-haulers are advocating for …
Outside of community efforts like social distancing and wearing masks, how we fare against the coronavirus relies on the ability of our medical professionals to handle sick patients: Do we have enough personnel in hospitals? Do they have enough PPE? Enough beds? What treatments are available, and do they work? While doctors and nurses are …
There’s a huge sense of disbelief despite the prescient warnings from people like Bill Gates, infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm and epidemiologist Larry Brilliant who, along with being chair of the board of Ending Pandemics, was also the senior technical adviser for the pandemic horror film Contagion, now a top streaming selection for the housebound along …