“My mom is not a statistic of COVID-19. She has a name. And her name is Shineesta Emily Bushyhead Adams, and she is a warrior.” Photo of Shineesta Emily Bushyhead Adams and her son AJ courtesy of Tomi Bailey
Native Americans represent 6.7 percent of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma, the second highest percentage in the state.
But to one Cheyenne-Arapaho woman whose mother is fighting for her life, the disease is not just a number on a pie chart.
“My mom is not a statistic of COVID-19,” Tomi Bailey says. “She has a name. And her name is Shineesta Emily Bushyhead Adams, and she is a warrior.”
Story by Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune: https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/04/16/family-holds-onto-hope-while-mother-figh.asp
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