Rob Gore and his wife Hibister Legs.
Rob Gore is an emergency department doctor in a New York hospital, busy saving lives. His wife, Hibist Legesse, is a restaurateur who struggles to maintain his business hit by the pandemic, while Leges is pregnant. In order to protect his wife and children, Gore and Legs, who are on the front line of the fight against the epidemic, decided to live separately.
In order to protect the pregnant wife, the couple separated
htmlOn December 1, New York State was the first confirmed case of COVID-19. One month later, on March 31, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in New York State soared, exceeding 40,000, and New York State thus became the "epicentennium" of the new coronavirus epidemic in the United States. New York City is the most stressful place in New York State. This metropolis, which has repeatedly faced catastrophes in Hollywood science fiction films, is approaching the crossroads of real crisis. Landmarks such as Times Square, which were once crowded, are now empty. News about local hospitals running overload, medical staff being under great pressure, and morgues being overwhelmed frequently appearing on American media and social media.According to CNN on the 26th, as the number of patients with COVID-19 admitted to hospital emergency departments has surged, Dr. Rob Gore has devoted all his efforts to treat the patients. At the same time, his anxiety about how the epidemic affects his family is also rising sharply.
At the beginning of the epidemic, Gore and his wife Legs thought that the epidemic would pass soon and its impact was only temporary. In order to protect his pregnant wife, Gore and Legs agreed to temporarily separate, and Gore moved to a homestay 10 minutes away from home.
However, as the epidemic becomes increasingly serious, Gore, who cannot afford the cost of homestays, had to start renting an apartment for a long time. Gore recalled, "Will I get sick? When can I go home?" is a question that has been constantly emerging in his mind recently.
Gor said that when he works in the hospital, he always receives text messages from friends. In the text messages, they beg Gore to see how their relatives and friends were admitted to the hospital: "Can you help me see my parents?"; "My neighbor is also in the hospital."
Gor bluntly said that he has seen many patients with COVID-19, many of which are about the same age as himself, and even younger. "The new coronavirus is not far from us."
Legus admitted to CNN that he has always been worried about his husband's safety. During a video call, Legs asked Gore if he had done enough to protect himself, and Gore showed her all his protective equipment: two masks, a face mask, a pair of goggles, a one-piece protective suit, a pair of boots, and a protective hat.
"I am proud of the way he serves the community," Legs said.
pregnant wife strives to maintain the operation of the restaurant
pregnant with Rocca Legus.
CNN published an article pointing out that in the face of the epidemic, Legus, who is pregnant with Rocca, is also working hard to maintain the Bati Ethiopian Kitchen she opened near Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York. As the epidemic hits the economy and the restaurant business has been greatly affected, Legs said he was forced to fire most of his employees. Now there is only one full-time chef left in the restaurant. In addition to being responsible for cooking, the chef is also responsible for takeaway and delivery services.
Legus said that while she has spent several days applying for many New York State and federal grants and even loans, she has not received any responses from them so far. "If there is no support from the stimulus plan, I will not have enough money to pay rent by the end of the month," Legs said.
CNN reported that Legs grew up in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, and immigrated to New York in high school. Legs introduced that the name of her restaurant "Bati" has two meanings: Bata is a city in central and northern Ethiopia known for its vibrant market; at the same time, Bata is also a scale.
"I hope this restaurant reflects two aspects: bringing people together and creating the rhythm of the community," Legs said. "I also met my husband Gore here, who often eats in my restaurant."
couples look forward to early reunion
Gore and Legus said that the two are working hard to protect the safety of their children. Legus told Gore that their children were "kicking like crazy", and Gore responded: "I hope I can reach out to feel him or her, too. ”
For several weeks, every time Gore went home to get the package, he could only take out his phone and quickly take a photo of Legs sitting on the sofa more than 10 feet (about 3 meters) away from him, which was the closest contact they could have recently.
Gore pointed out that he wanted to remember the moment of the child growing up in Legs' uterus in this way, "it seemed like she looked different every time she saw her. "
It is reported that Gore and Legs' children will be born in July. Both Gore and Legs hope that they can live together again.
As of 12:00 on April 27, Beijing time, the United States has reported a total of 965,910 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, of which 54,876 died. New York City has reported a total of 158,258 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, of which 17,280 died.
(Intern Xia Lu comes from the multilingual international news class of Shanghai International Studies University)
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