We’ve asked residents and our own staff to switch their happy brain cells on, travel farther back into the recent past. This exercise involved a recollection of a moment of joy before the coronavirus turned the whole world upside down.
We scratched the surface of memory clouded by the coronavirus’ dust. What we’ve found: If you’re keen to look for reasons to celebrate life, they come home bearing remedies for the soul aplenty.
Dr Majid Zoughbi with her three-year-old son Waard: These are small and natural joys for a little child, playing with toys, meeting friends and enjoying school life. I hope one day soon it will be possible reclaim this for him.
My son was thrilled
Dr Majd Al Zoughbi, Syrian
One of the most seminal moments for me was sending my son Waard to nursery in February 2020. He turned 3 recently. He is a very affable and loving child. He was so excited about going to school. We had carefully picked a beautiful French nursery near our home.
I cannot forget the sheer excitement of that day. My son was thrilled, he got up early, dressed in his new clothes, and with his little satchel bag we took him to the school. As a mom, I felt so proud escorting him and I was so happy that he liked the idea of going to school. Unlike other children who cry, my son was happy to meet other kids and ran in. He must have gone to nursery until the last week of March and it closed down during the lockdown.
Since nurseries do not have any distance education programme, Waard was very sad. He keeps asking me why can’t he go to school and meet his friends. What happened to his school and I find it difficult to explain to hi. I am hoping the pandemic totally subsides and my son gets a chance to be at school.
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