"Thank You to the Medical Staff"...A Touching Handwritten Letter Delivered to Dongdaemun-gu Community Treatment Center

Handwritten Letters Collected Through Green Umbrella Children's Foundation Thank-You Letter Contest Delivered to Dongdaemun-gu Community Treatment Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] “Our heroes are the medical staff,” “I was deeply moved by the courage of the medical staff,” “Despite the uncomfortable attire, the medical staff who approach patients first are the eternal flowers and water in our hearts.”

On the afternoon of the 10th, five handwritten letters expressing gratitude from children and adolescents were delivered to the medical staff working at the Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) Residential Treatment Center.

These letters were personally written by children and adolescents nationwide to express their thanks to the medical staff working hard against COVID-19. They were delivered to the medical staff at the Dongdaemun-gu Residential Treatment Center through the “2021 6th National Thank You Letter Contest” hosted by the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation.

The medical staff working at the Dongdaemun-gu Residential Treatment Center were chosen as recipients of these thank-you letters because they are on the front lines of COVID-19 response, conducting twice-daily temperature checks and respiratory symptom observations of confirmed patients, providing psychological care, consultation, and treatment for mild patients, collecting specimens, and performing X-ray imaging.

The medical staff who received the letters shared their thoughts, saying, “Although the work is difficult, we were deeply moved and encouraged by the heartfelt letters from the children,” “It made me feel that the efforts we have made so far were not in vain,” and “We must repay the support by staying strong.” They also expressed their gratitude to the children and adolescents who sent the letters.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “In a situation where the fatigue of medical staff is increasing due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, I am grateful that the thank-you letters delivered through the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation have provided great comfort and encouragement,” and added, “We will continue to monitor the psychological state of medical staff and other COVID-19 related workers and strive to reduce their workload until the pandemic is over.”

The Dongdaemun-gu Residential Treatment Center was established in December last year to build an emergency response system amid the spread of COVID-19 and has been operating since then.

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