Terminally ill Coast student can t make it to graduation. So the ceremony came to her. Anita Lee, The Sun Herald
Apr. 29 Pass Christian High staff members searched for the right words to share with students bereft over the terminal illness of classmate Abby Bosarge, but the 18-year-old whose life is ebbing comforted them instead.
They all gathered Tuesday evening on the beach in Galveston, Texas, for Abby s high school graduation ceremony. Graduation was on her bucket list. She and a community who loves her were determined to make it happen. While she was battling cancer, she was working on her school work, too, said Pass High counselor Melissa Mannion, who was on the beach and will never forget the special evening spent with Abby around a fire. It was really important to her.
Gulfport Memorial Hospital celebrates patients and healthcare workers
Memorial Hospital holds celebration of healthcare heroes By Jasmine Lotts | January 22, 2021 at 6:20 PM CST - Updated January 23 at 6:35 AM
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Gulfport Memorial Hospital held an event that celebrated it’s healthcare heroes and patients. The hospital partnered with Wallace Window Cleaning by having its employees dressed as superheroes, as they rappelled down the side of the hospital.
The workers brightened both patients and healthcare workers’ day by waving and playing tic-tac-toe with the children inside of the hospital.
The hospital’s community and corporate relations manager Lauren Santa Cruz explained that this was a joint effort between the hospital and the window company.
With no supply increase yet, here s the plan for COVID vaccinations in Mississippi Anita Lee, The Sun Herald
Jan. 21 At the current rate, it would take almost nine months to vaccinate Mississippians now eligible to receive COVID-19 shots, with the majority receiving their doses at Mississippi State Department of Health drive-thru clinics.
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said MSDH is currently receiving 37,000 first doses per week of COVID-19 vaccines. He and other state health officers have not been briefed yet on President Joe Biden s plans to ramp up vaccine production, Dobbs said in a media briefing Thursday.
Although Mississippi is using all the doses it receives, Dobbs said he wanted to temper expectations about any increase in Mississippi s vaccine allocation.
MS will double COVID vaccine sites after distribution mess, Gov. Reeves vows Anita Lee, The Sun Herald
Jan. 8 Gov. Tate Reeves acknowledged the slow vaccine rollout in Mississippi on Friday and said the state will speed up delivery as elderly residents clamor for shots.
Reeves wrote in a series of tweets Friday afternoon: When we have a problem in Mississippi, my goal is always the same: be honest about it. Try to fix it, not hide it. Keep you up to date.
The state is receiving $171.3 million in COVID-19 support from the federal government, with $26.8 million earmarked for shots now being offered to those 75 and older, with 65+ residents next in line.