Man Posts Regrets About Attending Party, Then Dies From Covid-19; and a Generous CEO Gives Up Salary, Donates $5 Million to Help His Employees.
A few weeks ago, 51-year-old Tommy Macias went to a party with friends. This is after he had been quarantining for months. Unfortunately, he soon got a call from one of those friends saying that they had Covid-19. His friend encouraged everyone to get tested.
His niece, Danielle Lopez, said, “It was just one moment for him. Because things were becoming so much more lenient, he hadn’t seen his friends for so long, he thought things were getting better and he decided to go see them and so quickly he was taken from us.”
Macias posted on social media about being sick, and how he regretted going to the party. When he first started to feel sick, he thought it was just complications from his diabetes. However, last Sunday he started to have trouble breathing and was rushed to the hospital.
Just a few days later, Macias died.
Lopez said she now wants everyone to know how devastating the virus can be. This is especially true as many counties across the United States continue to make adjustments to the reopening process.
“You can’t just assume you’re okay. You need to take that extra precaution to protect everyone around you. It just seems like it should be common sense and common courtesy to not unknowingly cause this harm onto other people,” she said.
A big worry for many Americans is illnesses like diabetes or those that can cause afib strokes. Those and similar can become bigger risks if one becomes infected with Covid-19. However, some people may be unaware that they even have those pre-existing conditions.
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A CEO of a United States restaurant chain not only gave up his salary to help his employees, but he also donated an additional $5 million to help them.
Many Americans will recognize the chain in question—Texas Roadhouse. The CEO, Kent Taylor, has given up his annual income and bonus, which totals more than $800,000.
The donations will enable Taylor to keep his staff on full pay across 600 restaurants despite his business taking a hit during the ongoing pandemic.
When 64-year-old Taylor was asked why he did it, he said, “It’s how I was raised. I did what I felt was right. This is that kind of time where you have to persist and think differently and take care of those that are with you and lift everyone’s spirits and march forward,” said Taylor.
He added that he felt like his employees were his kids, and he said he wanted to make sure that they were taken care of.
“I’m 64 years old and I call people under 55 kids. So I have 70,0000 kids, and you want to take care of them. I relate it to my own personal family and I want to take care of my family, is how I look at it.”
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