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Wall of Names. Their names deserve to be spoken:
Darrell. Gloria. Randy. Frank. Anna. Lloyd. Robin. Gerald...Real people. Real families. Real grief.
Our Virtual Memory Garden holds the stories of those lost to COVID-19 and the frontline workers who gave everything; written by the people who loved them most. You can visit, read their stories, and add your own tribute. Every dandelion in the garden represents a life that mattered. Visit the Memory Garden and make a tribute today.
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#SayTheirNames #COVIDMemorial #MemoryGarden #NeverForget #COVIDLoss #HonorTheLost #Tribute #RememberThem #COVIDMemorialMonument #PlantADandelion

[Dali L. Yang @Dali_Yang]

Hantavirus outbreak shows we haven’t learned the lesson of SARS-1 or COVID-19 https://t.co/Na52UliFAn via @HealthyDebate

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Some losses don't have words. 7 million lives. Millions more left behind to grieve in isolation. The COVID-19 Monument is being built in Chicago to hold what words cannot — a place to stand, to weep, to remember those we lost. Designed around the dandelion: resilient, scattered, eternal. The monument honors the lives of every person taken by this pandemic. We will unveil it in Fall 2026. Until then, carry their memory. Upload a tribute and photo today: https://t.co/xj3YVQt61P
#COVID19Memorial #InMemoriam #COVIDMemorial #GriefAndHealing #HonorTheLost #Chicago #Pandemic #WeRemember

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The Hektoen COVID-19 Monument Commission welcomes Nurses Linda L. Olson, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN; Mary Ann McDermott MSN EdD FAAN; &
Annmarie Muñana, DNP, MSN, MJ, RN.
They embody excellence, devotion, and professionalism in Nursing, the backbone of our healthcare system. Please honor them by supporting the COVID-19 Monument: https://t.co/y34dU9iDga. @ANANursingWorld #NursesWeek

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If you lost someone to COVID-19, please plant a tribute to keep their memories alive in our Virtual Memory Garden: Statia Jones made an inspiring tribute to her loved one, Darrell Jones, an essential worker for the Chicago Transit Authority: "...Your kindness, laughter, and love will forever live in our hearts. The memories we shared will always bring us comfort and strength. You are deeply missed..." Read more tributes and make yours today: https://t.co/y34dU9iDga

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We are honored to welcome Dr. Cory Franklin, former ICU chief at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital and a steady voice through the darkest days of COVID, to the Hektoen COVID‑19 Monument Commission. From caring for the hospital’s first AIDS patients to guiding Chicago through the COVID pandemic with his astute editorials in the Chicago Tribune, his compassion saved countless lives. Dr. Franklin’s book, with Dr. Robert Weinstein, is a must read: The COVID Diaries, 2020-2024: https://t.co/LQwigSeSgh. Please help us honor the frontline and essential workers who risked everything for us. Plant a tribute today in our Virtual Memory Garden: https://t.co/y34dU9iDga.

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The Bactrian camel owes its name to the region of Bactria in ancient central Asia, between the Hindu Kush and the Oxus River. It has two humps and constitutes only 6% of all camels. It is the largest living camel with a body mass that may reach 1000 kg. https://t.co/KTZSvIhthj

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Who owns a Nobel Prize? This question arose in 2014, when James D. Watson (1928-2025), who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of DNA’s double-helix structure, put his Nobel medal up for auction. Read the fascinating story by Dr. Rao M. Uppu: https://t.co/wRvcROQHdK

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Did the model for Albrecht Dürer’s praying hands suffer from diabetes mellitus? It has been suggested that the bent little finger on the right hand, identified as a possible instance of Dupuytren’s contracture, also supports the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Read more by Drs. William R. Albury & George M. Weisz: https://t.co/VK56wn4K2d

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Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921) straddled the fin de siècle. With his brush, he preserved an American counterculture for posterity. He contributed scientific papers and harbored a passionate, paranoid fear of germs. His variegated oeuvre reflects his era’s medical and religious culture, as well as American environmentalism. Read more by Dr. Gregory Rutecki: https://t.co/LncbSNz0S6

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Hieronymus Bosch’s painting, The Stone Operation (ca. 1488), depicts a surgeon, dressed in a reddish robe that marked his profession, removing something from the head of a man. Was such a stone operation ever actually ever performed, or rather, was it a metaphor for the cure of madness and stupidity? And why is the surgeon wearing a funnel hat? Read more by Dr. Laurinda Dixon: https://t.co/tGslH2q9HJ

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Court physician Erasistratus of Alexandria (304–250 BC) described the valves of the heart and concluded that the heart functioned as a pump. He also made the diagnosis of “love sickness” in the ailing Antiochus by noting that his pulse quickened whenever the object of his affections entered the room: https://t.co/cyBXWKHlbU . [Image: Jacque-Louis David, Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' Disease (1774). École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris].

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Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) conceived the idea of evolution by natural selection entirely independently of Charles Darwin. A man of many talents, he was an explorer, collector, naturalist, geographer, anthropologist, and fearless social commentator: https://t.co/7pS9ecCuaQ [image: drawing by Wallace of a sugar palm, Indonesia, Natural History Museum, London]

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In 1476, Sultan Mehmed II escaped the plague by fleeing Istanbul. But countless others, just like our frontline heroes during COVID‑19, had no choice but to stay, endure, and protect their communities. Their courage is the reason so many of us are here today. Honor their legacy. Plant a tribute in the Virtual Memory Garden of the Hektoen COVID‑19 Monument of Honor, Remembrance & Resilience. And get ready for the unveiling of the physical monument in Chicago this Fall 2026. Make your tribute now: https://t.co/y34dU9iDga

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Frescoes by Sienese Renaissance artist Domenico Di Bartolo (active 1420-1444) illuminate daily life in one of Europe’s oldest hospitals, the Ospedale di Santa Maria della Scala. Situated across from the magnificent Gothic Siena Cathedral, the Ospedale operated until the 1990s. The building now serves as a magnificent museum of Sienese art and history. https://t.co/Nbp1AYxWH0.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning is perhaps best known for her poem “How do I Love Thee,” addressed to her husband. Did her many years of illness actually enable her writing and subsequent success? Read more by Dr. Elizabeth L. Colledge. https://t.co/H6nr3qmbf6.

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The COVID Monument Commission applauds the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois for their life-saving work in the fight against kidney disease. We are deeply honored to receive their Gift of Life Award, recognizing our mission to celebrate frontline medical heroes who risked everything to care for dialysis patients during the pandemic, and to remember the loved ones we lost.  Join us in our bold vision: the Global COVID-19 Monument Park and virtual website. Make your tribute today for lost loved ones and frontline workers who gave so much. Commission Members pictured(L-R): Dr. Ashutosh Gupta, Dr. Sally Metzler, Mariela Roma, Ann Saltz, Courtney Avery, Stephanie Nora, and John Cusick. https://t.co/xj3YVQt61P #GiftOfLife #COVIDMonument #FrontlineHeroes #HonorAndRemember #NationalKidneyFoundationIllinois

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Believing in the transformative power of words, the COVID-19 Monument of Honor, Remembrance, & Resilience has established a lasting platform for poets. We welcome submissions that speak to the Monument’s mission, the COVID-19 pandemic, or highlight the broader aspects of epidemics, from antiquity to the present. Visit our website for guidelines, and become a published poet! https://t.co/y34dU9iDga #poetrycommunity

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Marie Marchand is among our prize-winning poets for the COVID-19 Monument. Her words bloom with resilience, reminding us of the strength that carried us through the pandemic storm. Take a moment to discover her potent message, and submit your own verse to be enshrined in our Poetry Pantheon — a global tapestry of remembrance and hope. Support our global mission to honor frontline workers and those who passed during the pandemic and donate today. https://t.co/xj3YVQt61P #MarieMarchand @mishiepoet

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Words have the power to heal. The COVID-19 Monument Poetry finalists prove it with their stanzas of hope and resilience. Please take a moment to discover the potent message of Beks Roen and his prize-winning poem, "To Us All." And submit your poem to be published in our Poetry Pantheon of the COVID-19 Monument of Honor. https://t.co/y34dU9iDga. #COVID19Poetry, #BeksRoen.