Singer Pink Shares How Battling COVID-19 With Her Son Was The Most Challenging Time Of Her Life

In mid-march, it was reported that singer Pink and her three-year-old son Jameson had tested positive for Coronavirus.

Both have now recovered and now Pink detailed her experience in a moving essay where she wrote how battling coronavirus alongside her baby boy was the most challenging experience of her entire life.

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Two weeks ago my three-year old son, Jameson, and I are were showing symptoms of COVID-19. Fortunately, our primary care physician had access to tests and I tested positive. My family was already sheltering at home and we continued to do so for the last two weeks following the instruction of our doctor. Just a few days ago we were re-tested and are now thankfully negative. It is an absolute travesty and failure of our government to not make testing more widely accessible. This illness is serious and real. People need to know that the illness affects the young and old, healthy and unhealthy, rich and poor, and we must make testing free and more widely accessible to protect our children, our families, our friends and our communities. In an effort to support the healthcare professionals who are battling on the frontlines every day, I am donating $500,000 to the Temple University Hospital Emergency Fund in Philadelphia in honor of my mother, Judy Moore, who worked there for 18 years in the Cardiomyopathy and Heart Transplant Center. Additionally, I am donating $500,000 to the City of Los Angeles Mayor¡¯s Emergency COVID-19 Crisis Fund. THANK YOU to all of our healthcare professionals and everyone in the world who are working so hard to protect our loved ones. You are our heroes! These next two weeks are crucial: please stay home. Please. Stay. Home.??

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For Mother¡¯s Day, the singer, wrote an essay for NBC News reflecting on the current coronavirus pandemic and what it means for mothers around the world.

"I have been reflecting on the wonderful, yet challenging gift of time that life in COVID-19 quarantine has meant for me and my children,¡± she begins in the essay. ¡°To be a mom, a teacher, a cook, a confidant, and a badass dream chaser all at once is no small feat. Mamas everywhere, you are doing amazing.¡±

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¡°Battling COVID-19 along with my 3-year-old son was the most physically and emotionally challenging experience I have gone through as a mother. Weeks after receiving our test results, my son was still ill and feverish. It was a terrifying time, not knowing what might come next," writes Pink.

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¡°But our story is not unique; there are mothers all over America, and the world, that are facing this same uncertainty every single day. Not every family, especially those living on reservations, or in refugee camps, slums, or favelas, are able to practice social distancing. In many parts of the world, it can take hours just to access water, and even then, soap may be an impossible luxury," wrote Pink concluding her note.

Pink beautifully has brought out the struggle of mothers worldwide who not only have the task of keeping themselves safe but their children and the entire family. In order to make our mother's lives easier and happier, the best and the most sound thing we all can do is stay at home until it's safe to step outside.