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BenFred: Health care heroes deserve first round of applause when sports crowds return

I would not normally write about one of my wife’s co-workers.

That would tend to be a conflict of interest.

But things aren’t exactly normal, are they?

So, I’m breaking the rules to tell you about Breanne Griffin, and about what it’s like when your family is full of health care heroes like her during a global pandemic.

I’m making one request, too.

We don’t know when sports events in front of crowds will return, but I know what should happen when they do.

When the crowds come back, we should send our nurses and doctors and first responders out to the Busch Stadium baselines and let cheers rain down upon them.