Mount Pleasant Magazine Documenting Covid-19

76 www.CoronavirusMag.com | www.ReadMPM.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com feature nurse friends posting about how their ears were raw from the masks they had to wear every day. Some were using paperclips to tie masks behind their head, but it was getting caught in their hair. “I can make something!” I thought. “I have a machine that could make something to help with this!” The next day I made a mask clip—which nurses are now calling Comfort Clips. I sent a picture to my best friend who is studying to be a nurse and posted some pictures on Facebook and Instagram to see if friends wanted some for their masks. I thought maybe I’d give away 30 to 50. Within a couple hours of posting the pictures, I had requests for 500 clips, which was way more than I had the material to make! But I didn’t want to turn anyone down. The next day I called a local acrylic company, PolymerShapes LLC, and within hours they gave me enough acrylic to make 2,000 more clips. Requests have come in for over 4,500 clips, sent to all local and surrounding area hospitals, as well as hospitals and clinics in 10 other states! I was happy to do my part to help out while my machines were sitting idle and my store was closed. I look forward to getting Erika Lynn Studio and Boutique back open, celebrating my one-year anniversary and talking to and hearing stories from the people I was able to help with my mask clip. It has been great to see everyone in the community working together, lending a helping hand and doing whatever it takes to get through this. As Americans, it is in our DNA to survive. We are stronger together, we will get through this and we will all thrive! 2020 ® W W W . B E S T O F M P . C O M Our thorough, caring specialists focus on precise adjustments that are gentle and very effective. Specializing in Blair Upper Cervical, pediatrics and prenatal care, we can assist ALL ages in all stages of life. We offer free consultations and would love to sit down with you and help get to the root cause of your problem. www.stonechiropractic.net 843-972-8667 We love helping our patients! Dr. Carrie Stone IS honored to be voted Best Chiropractor! Carrie Stone, DC Alexia McClure, DC ® TUESDAY-SATURDAY 7am - 9pm SUNDAY-MONDAY 7am - 3pm Follow us on Social Media! THANK YOU, KEEP SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS! 2170 Snyder Circle Mount Pleasant, SC (314) 680-9889 ®