COVID Killed The Cheerleader

In loving memory of Bertha Smith, retired teacher

I like to write. All my life I have turned to writing when my emotions were raw, and I needed to convey what I was feeling. Today is no different. My beloved big sister, Bertha, died recently of COVID-19. In the coming months I want to warn you that you may hear more about the impact her death has had on me and my family than you care to hear. There is a simple remedy for that: Don’t read it. Tune it all out. If in fact, you can do that…