"You guys are heroes," – @lizzo
💜💛 #WeGotThisSeattle pic.twitter.com/uupQC5z2kX
— UW Medicine (@UWMedicine) March 31, 2020
We need some uplifting stories in the middle of this hellscape that we’re in, and this is a good one: Lizzo has bought lunch for the emergency room staff at multiple hospitals. She has been posting meditations on Instagram for her followers, during which she plays the recorder and tries to offer words of comfort. Last week, she offered that kindness to folks who definitely deserve it:
It’s hard to feel “Good as Hell” in a pandemic, but Lizzo will keep you fed, at least.
The “Juice” singer, 31, sent lunch to the ER staff at a number of hospitals, including a University of Minnesota affiliate in Minneapolis, where Lizzo first started her singing career, the Seattle Times is reporting.
“She sent several hospitals food that were hit really hard for staff working around the clock,” her publicist told the Times via email. “She is planning to send food to more hospitals as well.”
Lizzo also recorded a video thanking everyone, which is above. In case you can’t watch it, she said “Shout out to all of y’all for being so brave and working so hard, making sure that we’re safe and healthy and healing people. That is incredible. You guys are heroes. And so the least I could do was send you some lunch.”
Healthcare workers are among those on the front lines of this crisis. They are increasingly becoming infected. They lack PPE. They are being called thieves by not just anybody, but the President of the United States. The most visible member of the U.S. federal government, the head of state, is calling thousands of his citizens “thieves.” They need all the support they can get right now. I am trying not to think about what will happen if we get to the point where there aren’t enough medical staff to take care of patients. I can’t imagine what they are dealing with, and so gestures like Lizzo’s are wonderful. Knowing that people actually respect you and are grateful for the work you are doing probably helps a lot, as does having a meal that you don’t have to prepare yourself. Of course, I know these ER staffs would prefer that no one be sick and that they have all of the equipment that they need. Lizzo’s right. They are heroes.
We 💜💛 @lizzo!
Thanks for treating our hardworking @UWMedicine ER staff to lunch today! pic.twitter.com/4cor7Oayet— University of Washington (@UW) March 30, 2020
Thanks Lizzo
THIS is what needs to get out there! Good on Lizzo!!
Love that the bottom photo makes it look like the branding logo behind her head looks like a halo!
Holy s@%t trump never fails to astound me. An utter joke of a human. Very sweet of Lizza to do that. Good for her. Trump, take notes. Maybe learn a thing or two about compassion and gratitude and all that.
What a turd.
Moldy Mango Mussolini will NEVER “learn” anything. He is totally missing that part of a soul, his brain, whatever/wherever it’s located in the human body/psyche. A malignant narcissist can NEVER feel anything for anyone. They only see it as how it affects THEMSELVES. Frankly, even if MMM contracts corona, it will be like HE is the ONLY PERSON *EVER* affect by this. Ok.. maybe if Daughter-Wife got infected…but again, I think he’d only be upset by how it’s making HIM feel.
I have NEVER felt SUCH loathing for a human being (ok..except maybe Hitler). …. breathe… breathe… cleansing breath…
Yay, Lizzo!
I just love her.
That last pic where the photo wall looks like a halo is perfect for this story.
Thank you for the positive news! This place is a ray of light right now.
I love that she did this, and one of the hospitals was local to me!
A friend of mine from high school, who I’ve never seen post anything political, is a nurse, and lost her sh!t over the thieves thing. Rightly so.
Thank you, Lizzo. What a sweet gesture.
Restaurants are carry out only here and if celebrities or others would pay for a huge order to be taken to area hospitals, police stations, fire houses etc… this could be a good boon to the economy and keep these small businesses afloat.
But I forget, most rich people are too busy retreating to their private castle in Scotland or their private yachts to do that.
I don’t know about rich people, but a lot of people around here have been trying to do just that.
Don’t get me wrong – that’s great – but we have people with billions in this country that have been telling us for decades that they drive the economy. Let them put their money where their mouth is.
That’s really sweet. She always gives off good vibes.
Awww, this makes me love her even more.
Lizzo is a Role Model. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 May we have more like her?
Most celebrities will donate a large sum of money to relief efforts, which is wonderful, but I love that she made such a thoughtful and more personal gesture for the people working on the front lines. This really shows her character.