Lizzo Treats Hospital Workers To Lunch Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Medical professionals across the country got a special treat this week, courtesy of Lizzo.
The three-time Grammy winner donated lunches to a number of hospitals across the country to thank staff members for their work during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit shared a short video on its Twitter account Monday in which Lizzo expressed her gratitude to those “on the frontlines” of the global crisis.
“Thank you so much for being the heroes in this story,” Lizzo, a Detroit native, said in the clip. “We’re staying inside and we’re praying and thinking of you every single day.”
SURPRISE! @lizzo treated our ER staff at #HenryFordHospital to lunch today and shared a message of thanks to our #HealthcareHeroes on the front lines. #Lizzo, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for making our day brighter with your generosity. 💙 pic.twitter.com/sM5H8DIImg
— Henry Ford News (@HenryFordNews) March 31, 2020
Turns out, Lizzo didn’t stop there.
Staff at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle’s Virginia Mason Hospital and Minneapolis’ M Health Fairview also shared photos of themselves displaying lunches they said were donated by the pop star.
Thank you @Lizzo for sending lunches to the UW Medical Center - Montlake Emergency Department today! 💜💛
Your support of our frontline healthcare workers means a lot. #WeGotThisSeattle https://t.co/HG1ck0Blhd pic.twitter.com/PkwgjsCmBP— UW Medicine (@UWMedicine) March 30, 2020
Big thank you to @lizzo for the gift of sandwiches, chips and cookies for our team today. What an awesome and appreciated surprise! 😊 pic.twitter.com/2Y93B4IpoO
— Virginia Mason (@VirginiaMason) March 31, 2020
That moment when you’re working the ER and @Lizzo surprises you by sending over some lunch! 😲❤️
If anyone else wants to help our valiant workers during this #COVID19 crisis, here’s a list of what you can do ➡️https://t.co/ejQ8n1UUjA #homegirl #thankyou #healthcareworkers pic.twitter.com/RAqN2GVhc7— M Health Fairview (@MHealthFairview) March 30, 2020
The full extent of Lizzo’s donation is unclear, but on Tuesday she shared a short video on Instagram that showed other photos from medical professionals, as well as a link encouraging her followers to contribute.
The singer admitted last week that she was feeling “helpless” after speaking with a friend’s mother who is an emergency room nurse in Ohio.
“I wish I could send you face masks,” she said in an Instagram Live session. “I wish I could send you supplies, and I wish I could send you more hands and arms. I wish I could be there.”
As part of her general outreach to fans in self-isolation, she has also been posting regular mediation videos in which she plays her flute.
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