‘Your Prayers Coveted’: Woman Documents COVID Battle Before Death

ACROSS AMERICA — Happy Friday! It’s Sept. 17 — and before you sign off for the weekend, here’s a selection of what’s going on in Patches across the country:

• Were the Jan. 6 riot arrests unconstitutional? Nearly half of Americans think so.
• A full harvest moon is coming soon.
• A mom calls 911 on barber over a bad haircut.
• Sixth graders put their foot down about masks.

Woman Documents COVID-19 Battle Before Death

Less than a month after sharing sun-filled vacation photos, memes and random or topical thoughts on social media, Kristy Pruet posted a more somber revelation on Aug. 12. She tested positive for COVID-19, adding: "I'm not well. My humor is gone. My mind is all over the place. Your prayers coveted."

For the next month, Kristy maintained a highly visible presence on Facebook and documented much of her COVID-19 experience and attitudes about the pandemic at large.

"I am not doing well,” the Alabama wife, mother and business owner wrote. “My oxygen is dangerously low without heavy mask pressure. I have double pneumonia, a clot in my lung. They are aggressively treating all the symptoms and hopefully I'll be on the road to recovery soon."

Two weeks after posting that update, Kristy died. She was 41 years old. » Read the full story on Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Patch

Americans Split On Capitol Riot Arrests

Americans remain evenly divided on what was at stake in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to this year’s Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey. Forty-nine percent agreed it was accurate to say the rioters were exercising their free speech rights and that their arrests violated the Constitution. An equal number said the opposite. »Read the full story on Across America Patch

No Mask, No Meeting

Three sixth graders at a Georgia elementary school who won an innovation prize are opting to not be recognized by the Cobb County Board of Education after the board declined to wear masks in their presence. » Read the full story on East Cobb Patch

A ‘Criminally’ Bad Haircut

A Massachusetts barber took to TikTok this week to call out a woman he says called the police after he cut her teenage son's hair "too short." The barber, Robbie Rocco, posted two videos to the site. In one, he steps out of the shop to film the woman, who had called 911 on her phone. As of Thursday morning, the video has been seen over 75,000 times. » Read the full story on Norton, Massachusetts, Patch

Under The Harvest Moon

If you need a bright sign that summer is coming to an end, just look to the skies next week as the 2021 full harvest moon rises over your U.S. town. This year's harvest moon falls on Monday, just two days before the autumn equinox on Wednesday. The moon will reach peak illumination in the sky at 7:54 p.m. EDT. » Read the full story on Across America Patch

House Porn: With 7 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms and 16,000 square feet, this extravagant $3.3 million Maryland estate sits on 12 acres near a forest conservation area.

This Day In History: In 1849, Harriet Tubman escaped from the plantation where she was enslaved. Later, Tubman led other enslaved people to freedom in the North via the Underground Railroad.

Quotable

"People have politicized this and made it about politics. These are the people who have perpetuated the cycle of pain for our family and so many others."

- Candace Ayers’ obituary, in which her family blames unvaccinated people for her death

Around ‘The Patch’

• ‘Justice For J6’ Rallies On Saturday To Support Capitol Rioters, via Across America Patch
• Immigrants Take A Similar Citizenship Test; See If You Can Pass It, via Across America Patch
• Boyfriend Named ‘A Person Of Interest’ In Gabby Petito’s Disappearance, via Patchogue, New York, Patch
• Kroger Recalls Kale For Possible Listeria Contamination, via Atlanta Patch
• Mom Reunited With Daughter Who Was Abducted In 2007, via Orlando Patch
• Hilton, Bank Of America Among 2021's Best Workplaces For Women, via Across America Patch
• Georgia Prison Violence Draws Federal Civil Rights Investigation, via Atlanta Patch
• 'Jeopardy!' Names Ken Jennings, Mayim Bialik Hosts For Remainder Of Season, via Culver City Patch
• Residents Grab Discarded Adult Toys After New Jersey Flooding, via Hoboken Patch

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