The Red Crosser Art of Hurrying up and Waiting in a Pandemic
On March 11, 2020, the world looked remarkably normal for one experiencing a pandemic. in DC when a variety of event and Governor Cuomo had begun the process of discussing the “cluster of Corona Virus (soon changed to Covid-19) cases” in NYC, Biden winning Missouri and NCAA Basketball redefining March Madness for the rest of 2020. My federal office closed down and furloughed me with nearly 40 contractor/colleagues the night before, beginning the self-quarantine process and Red Cross (who I had been on-call with for nearly 2 weeks asked me to go to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in DC. So, while my husband continued working virtually for his organization and managing his project team, off to the EOC I went. Blood Donor Ambassador: The person at a blood drive or donation center who checks in people and helps them fill out the form to donate) Casework Volunteer: The person who provides one-on-one direct support to clients. Some support disaster response...