'I had a real desire to articulate their existence as real people and not just the statistics of disproportionate morbidity that we read so often about.'
Marsha Music says we have to be “careful that we don’t develop just plain tropes about the illness.”Music, who also goes by Marsha Battle Philpot, told ABC News at least 30 people within her social circle have died from the novel coronavirus. Without the ability to grieve in the company of others, Music shares her memories of the deceased on Facebook.
Some of her Facebook posts are short, earnest expressions, hoping that the dead rest in peace. Others are long and detailed, listing accomplishments of those taken by the virus. Music said she wanted to capture each victim's essence and describe their impact on the Motor City. She called the people she's documented"pillars" of Detroit.
"I wanted it to be understood that these were very gifted, leading people," Music added."And I wanted it to be known who some of these people were."
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