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Pacifist Patriot

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6. I work for a national speech therapy company. We had higher than usual appointment cancellations.

Wed Nov 6, 2024, 04:35 PM

Nov 6

And quite a few clinicians call in sick as well.

I was surprised on a vendor call today. Two white guys, probably in their 30s, I don't know personally. One I met once on Zoom months ago and the other I have never met before. Typical opening greeting, "How are you today?"

I had to swallow hard and pause because I was afraid I was going to tear up. I managed to squeak out "Hanging in there."

I could see it in their faces. They both knew exactly what I was feeling AND sympathized. One muttered, "yeah, I think that's all we can do today." The other nodded somberly in agreement.

Two random strangers got it.

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