Councilman Isaac Yitzy Schleifer

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Today we join cities around the world mourning the millions of precious lives lost due to #Covid19. Often, the loss of life to the coronavirus is sudden, and family members are unable to be by their loved one’s side because of restrictions designed to stop the spread of infection. The separation only adds to the grief and sadness of loved ones left behind.The severity level can be even deeper when people are forced to delay their grief and abstain from funerals, shivas and other mourning traditions. To combat the potential deluge of PTSD, we must show support for those suffering and those lost.

We would like to thank 5th district constituent Jill Yesko for bringing The Floral Heart Project to Baltimore. The Floral Heart Project is an ongoing effort by artist Kristina Libby to help provide healing, compassion and sympathy for those impacted by COVID-19. It began with her research on the potential impacts on society from the pandemic and was furthered with the revealing data that for every person we lose, 2-9 people will experience severe PTSD. Worried about the current state of our country, she felt that we could not withstand this deep psychological wound without help. Her contribution has been to create visualizations of those we have lost and to hold vigils and ritual ceremonies for those suffering as part of the Floral Heart Project.

Jill has been working with my office and Mayor Brandon M. Scott’s office to bring this meaningful program to Baltimore City. On behalf of everyone in the city of Baltimore, we join Jill in mourning the loss of her mother to the coronavirus and every other family that has been impacted by this global pandemic.

TONIGHT!