May 5, Nancy George, associate director of media relations at SMU Dallas, for a column capturing how sequestered DFW neighbors still manage to communicate with paper hearts in their windows during the pandemic. Published in PeopleNewspapers: https://bit.ly/3b8yt89
Last fall, red paper hearts began appearing in windows of houses in my neighborhood, until nearly half the homes in my tidy tree-lined enclave sported them.
Initially, I thought the hearts were part of a school project, but I learned the hearts represented something much more serious.
They were a way of showing love to a family who lost a toddler to an illness that unexpectedly took his life.
The red hearts continue to adorn the windows, but they bring support to many of us who don’t know this family. They remind us of the value of community, the importance of pulling together in tragedy, and they serve as a visible sign that we live among neighbors who care for one another. . .
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