Letter to the editor: Won't be listening to politicians' holiday advice

Regarding Dr. Rachel Levine’s holiday advice (“Pa. health secretary urges that gatherings be limited to households”): Limit holiday gatherings to those within your own home? Will you be avoiding your elderly mother this holiday season, Dr. Levine?

I will never forgive myself for following your advice this Easter. Many of my local family members, including my mother, live alone. They all missed the last Easter to ever spend with my husband, who passed away May 26 (not from covid-19). As I was alone and distressed making decisions in the hospital room, the TV blared, “We are all in this together.” Really? Next came picking and choosing which 25 total friends and family could come show their last respects and support because Pennsylvania was still in the yellow phase. Meanwhile, politicians marched, masked, shoulder to shoulder with protesters before the green phase June 3.

I wear a mask voluntarily with the belief that it is a minor change to make if it will help. My parents taught me hygiene and washing my hands long before you. Double standards are what cause division. Elected officials’ priorities are votes. Faith, family and your friends are the ones who truly care and support you.

Celebrate together because all our days are numbered.

Faye Daugherty

Mt. Pleasant Township