I never thought joining in on the ClapForCarers would make me so emotional and, yet, bring so much relief:
Who knew a national round of applause could be so therapeutic? One writer explains why we all felt very emotional after last night’s national clap for our NHS workers.
Ahead of schedule, the sound of claps started to ripple across Hackney. If there’s one thing this nation can commend itself on: we arepunctual. I jumped up to join them as it grew louder and louder. Within seconds, residents around my courtyard were clapping, cheering and making some serious noise from their balconies. A firework even went off at one point. My neighbours, who are so cool that I am genuinely too scared to speak to them, came out and started chatting with me.
My heart raced, my face smiled and, for the first time in weeks, I cried. I feel like I’ve been holding my breath under water ever since the pandemic started, with each new worry about a family member, panic over a terrifying headline and sadness about the latest death toll. But those sounds – the determined claps, the hopeful cheers, the kid downstairs who kept banging on a pot a good five minutes longer – were the gulp of fresh air I so desperately needed.
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