Amanda, an intensive care nurse at a New Jersey hospital, woke up exhausted on a recent morning with one more shift left before her week ended.
She picked up her phone to see that Russ, a man she’d never met before, sent her a video through 6FTCloser, a volunteer-run platform launched as a way to help people deliver messages of gratitude to all frontline workers whose jobs are essential during the coronavirus pandemic.
Amanda, who requested her last name not be used for privacy reasons, pressed play on Russ’ video.
He began singing Stand by Me, the soulful Ben E. King ballad released in 1961. Read more…
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