Two years ago, Zelene Blancas' lovely viral video of her first-graders greetings of one another with a series of hugs, handshakes, fist bumps and high fives was seen around the country.
In October, she was diagnosed with contracting COVID-19 and had spent the last seven weeks in the ICU. She died Monday. She was just 35 years of age.
A GoFundMe page has been set up by her family to pay her considerable medical bills because that's how it is in the United States.
As her family, we want to ensure she continues to receive the best medical treatment available. Because her hospitalization has extended this long, she has exhausted all her available paid time off and will soon be without an income and will have to pay the full cost of her health insurance out of pocket. Zelene has a long recovery ahead of her, one which also presents a grave financial burden.
Here is the story of her viral video, from 2018.
Source: El Paso Times
First-graders Antonella Nuñez, Axel Tena and Dante Porras took a minute from their free playtime Tuesday to demonstrate a series of hugs, handshakes, fist bumps and high fives.
Antonella, a student at Dr. Sue Shook Elementary in far East El Paso, explained that the series of greetings is the last thing she does in her classroom before going home for the day.
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