He escaped the Liberian Civil War to find a better life in America. Now he’s risking his life as an essential worker at a meatpacking plant that had one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in the nation.
He’s only 50. He’s strong and healthy. But the week before he fell ill, a 51-year-old mother and teacher in Huron, died nearly eight hours after presenting symptoms.
Essential worker means you’re on your own. You make money for them and then you endanger your family.When he woke up on April 7, he felt sore – or more sore than usual. He didn’t show a fever when his temperature was taken before entering the plant, but he insisted he was ill. It wasn’t until he spoke to HR, informing them about his symptoms that they instructed him to go home and get tested.
He locked himself in the master bedroom of his family's apartment for the next two weeks, surviving off Liberian fufu and spicy soup his wife left outside his door. While his wife and children surrounded the dinner table most evenings, she would call Deranamie on the phone, allowing him to be as much a part of his children’s lives as he could at that moment.
But when his self-quarantine ended, the question of when he’d return to work weighed on his mind. He needed to return. His wife also worked at Smithfield, but her income alone wouldn’t cover their expenses. He saw that Smithfield installed Plexiglas barriers between production-line stations about 6 feet apart in most areas – recommendations set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the agency’s visit to the plant in mid-April. The locker room will be capped at 50 people, he said, so it won't be as crowded. The temperature tent still stands outside the building's entrance.
He planned to return to Liberia for a month this summer to visit family but now plans to use that vacation to stay at home. He’s teaching his 5-year-old to ride a bicycle and wants to catch up on family time that he has missed.
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