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By MARINA VILLENEUVE
an hour ago
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Help has poured into New York from many places as the coronavirus has killed thousands, but the most humble of gifts a single N-95 mask brought a mist to the eyes of the states governor.
A retired farmer in Kansas mailed the mask to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying the couple hoped it could be used by a doctor or nurse.
Cuomo read the entire letter at his daily briefing as an example of courage and generosity in dark times.
I am a retired farmer hunkered down in N.E. Kansas with my wife who has but one lung and occasional problems with her remaining lung, read the hand-written letter from Dennis Ruhnke, also signed by his wife, Sharon. We are in our 70s now and frankly I am afraid for her.
https://apnews.com/21e8966e2c3106fb5cfff2d2811024a8
To the Farmer and to his wife..................
lapfog_1
(29,219 posts)and thank them for the offer
mopinko
(70,197 posts)i was sobbing like a 3 yo w a dog bite.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)at the end of the NBC news show, in the "feel good news" section at the end.
Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)Just lovely.
(If it isn't large enough for you to read easily, right click on the letter in this post, and select 'open image in new tab'.)
Link to tweet
Cha
(297,513 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Trump has us all suffering from PTSD. Were all hyper vigilant, expecting things to get worse and worse. It was a beautiful gesture that unexpectedly soothes our grief for the loss of humanity in our government. Were in bad shape.
ornotna
(10,805 posts)We are hurting.
Karadeniz
(22,563 posts)TNNurse
(6,929 posts)We both cried.
c-rational
(2,595 posts)any public official should be acting. Truthful and human.
Faux pas
(14,690 posts)"little things" mean so much.