Coronavirus restrictions have separated families and friends. Whether it be from COVID-19 or other causes, those who are fighting for their lives and those nearing the end of theirs do so alone. Many of them are too weak to speak or hold up a phone. Nurses, doctors, and other health care workers have limited time and resources to facilitate connection between loved ones.
Daniela J. Lamas, Critical Care doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, says:
“The devastating image of the lonely deaths of coronavirus patients in Italy hangs over us all. Talking with one of the nurse practitioners in our hospital’s new COVID-19 I.C.U. one recent night, I asked what worried her most. ‘Patients dying alone,’ she replied quickly. A doctor next to her nodded in sad agreement.”
Hearing is the last of the senses that remain unbroken at the time of death. While a family is unable to physically hold and touch their loved one, the sound of their voice can provide the presence of assurance, comfort and love. So….What if family and friends built a soundtrack of love for this time of suffering – messages of love playing continuously, blunting the harshness of physical separation?
And what if one of the busy healthcare staff was given a number to call where they could simply hit play for the patient and go on about their vital tasks, knowing they are helping the patient not feel alone?
This is why we built Sound of Your Love.
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