Having my father & also my uncle Gerald Girald Jr. memorialized at Rami’s Heart Covid-19 memorial helps me to cope and heal with their losses. I wanted their legacies to live on and for others to remember what good men they were in this world.

They were both very loving and hardworking fathers who’d do anything for their family. My father was a very healthy and lively person, he was full of energy before he contracted Covid and it literally sucked all the life right out of him. He got Covid pneumonia and it just got out of control. Same with my uncle. It’s very sad to know our loved ones passed in the hospital without family surrounding them.

I got to take my mother to visit Rami’s Heart in person over the summer of 2023 and the atmosphere is just so peaceful. The landscaping is just so beautifully set up and put together and I just love how they have a protective tunnel you can walk through to keep the rocks and stones safe from the elements of the weather and from the sun. As we walked to see the others who are memorialized I just prayed for everyone. I looked at every hand written rock, every engraved stone and every stepping stone. I just took it all in. I still can’t believe how many people we lost to Covid 19. It’s like having a terrible nightmare. It was such a tragic event in life and these innocent people didn’t deserve to die the way they did by this man made virus but it helps me realize me and my family aren’t alone in our grief.

We are all in this together and here for one another in our grieving process. It feels good to be a part of something that can keep the memories of our loved ones alive and I know each and every one of the people memorialized are looking down on us all. They are proud to know we’ll never forget them and that something like this does exist for the world to see. I’ll forever be grateful for Rima and Travis. This was an excellent idea they came up with and I’m so glad I reached out to Rima to help me in creating the stones for my father and uncle.