Crayons V.S. Coronavirus
We all have the ability to make someone's life better with our love. ~ Kamand Kojouri
So it came as a sweet surprise when drawings and paintings by young artists arrived at Bay Oaks in recent days. Although the colorful artwork came from complete strangers, Liedeker and her fellow seniors felt an immediate connection.
“It’s nice to know there is someone out there thinking of you. We just can’t see them or hug them,” Liedeker said. “It breaks the monotony for both sides, the giver and the recipient.”
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“You’ve got two generations, stuck in quarantine and eager to reach out,” Moore said. “Kids’ art doesn’t ask anything of the viewer. Someone made it with love and that is easily communicated. As a person who’s trying to make this whole nightmare more manageable for retirees, it’s a great idea.”
The artwork uploaded by DeFranco includes scribbles, paintings, abstract art, eagles, boats, fish, unidentified creatures, rockets, families, suns, flowers, and photos of kids in homemade masks.
Liedeker, a retired geriatric social worker, said retirement residences and nursery schools occupy the same buildings in some countries she’s visited.
“It’s for a good reason — because we’ve got a lot to share with each other,” she said.
She also wanted to let the larger world know that everything is OK at Bay Oaks.
“On the news, all we hear about is how nursing homes have the virus, ALFs have the virus, old people are dying of the virus,” she said. “We are healthy here. We are fortunate. We see the pictures from the children and it signifies the future. We are hopeful.”