Gratitude For Our Healthcare Workers

Every night at 8 p.m. in downtown Los Angeles, people open their windows or step out onto their balconies, and they cheer their support for our healthcare workers.

It’s beautiful to watch and to witness.

People will bang their pots and pans, or they’ll clap really loud, or they’ll cheer, “Yay for our health care workers!” because these are the people who are in the front lines who are caring for us.

Today I wanted to take a moment to express my deep gratitude, and to create a collective space for all of us, to share our deep thanks for all of these people who are caring for us.

These are the people in the hospitals and the clinics.

They’re the nurses, the doctors, the medical technicians, and the people who register you when you go to the hospital.

They’re the custodial staff who wipe down the equipment and clean the rooms to make sure everyone stays safe.

They are the pharmacists, the therapists and the assistants.

They are the emergency service workers who transport us to the hospital.

All of these people, and so many others, are doing what they can to take care of us.