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Filed under:With a little help from a former president, Northwestern Medicine’s Dr. Quentin Youmans’ went viral with his tweet about his 102-year-old great aunt casting her vote early.When Northwestern Medicine physician Dr. Quentin Youmans sent a tweet Wednesday morning encouraging people to go out and vote, he had no idea how many people might see it.It showed his great aunt Ora Smith exiting a car with a ballot in hand and a mask on her lap, moments before casting her vote in Hampton, South Carolina.“At 102 years old, my great aunt, born the year of our last great #pandemic, made her way to the ballot box to cast her #vote. If she can do it, you can too!” Youmans’ tweet said.Lea este artículo&nbsp;en español en , un servicio presentado por AARP Chicago.In a matter of hours, the tweet garnered over 10,000 retweets and over 67,000 likes and grabbed the attention of former President Barack Obama.“102 never looked better! Grateful for all the folks like your aunt who continue to show up and vote in this important election,” Obama said in his retweet.Youmans said he was shocked when celebrities started retweeting and overwhelmed by the support. His Apple Watch has been pinging him with new notifications every two minutes, he said.102 never looked better! Grateful for all the folks like your great aunt who continue to show up and vote in this important election. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama)“I was just so surprised, and I really couldn’t believe President Obama not only retweeted but gave a comment encouraging others to vote,” Youmans said. “Obama is an idol for me. His leadership style of grace and humility is what I try to emulate in my own life as a physician.”Smith was just excited to be going out to vote.“She had her mask on her lap and found it to be very important to be careful this year with the pandemic,” Youmans said. “But she also knows how important it is to vote and have our voices heard in the democratic process.”Youmans said Smith believes every election is important in its own way.He said people from across the country have been sharing pictures of elderly loved ones casting early ballots. It’s been a bit inspiring for him.“As a physician working at Northwestern, one of the things we’ve seen is how COVID has affected us all,” Youmans said. “Still, it shows how important it is to move forward with our democratic process as long as we take steps to feel safe.”I say 1918 was a great &amp; memorable year for alot of reasons! Here is my 102 yr old aunt who also would not stand for less than voting this year! They stand and lead after being around the last time there was a year pandemic — Dr Vanessa Britto (@VanessaBrittoMD)Know about breaking news as it happens. We follow the stories and update you as they develop.Many see Wilton Gregory’s appointment by Pope Francis — after a summer of racial reckoning in the United States — as "a statement of the Church to say, ‘We stand with you.’"Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed this week to challenge the practice of three employees on every garbage truck and minimum staffing rules for every fire truck. Good for her! But let’s keep going.The news comes after community activists targeted the committee’s chairman, Ald. Tom Tunney (44th), as he served brunch Sunday at his Lake View restaurant.Here’s the latest news on how COVID-19 is impacting Chicago and Illinois. Follow here for live updates.Sunday marked the 12th day this month Illinois had a 3,000-plus caseload and comes one day after the state announced a record-breaking 6,161 new infections.As President Donald Trump barnstorms the swing states, often downplaying the coronavirus pandemic before largely unmasked crowds, the nation continues to lurch toward what his opponent Joe Biden, citing health experts, warned will be a "dark winter" of disease and death.

Filed under:With a little help from a former president, Northwestern Medicine’s Dr. Quentin Youmans’ went viral with his tweet about his 102-year-old great aunt casting her vote early.When Northwestern Medicine physician Dr. Quentin Youmans sent a tweet Wednesday morning encouraging people to go out and vote, he had no idea how many people might see it.It showed his great aunt Ora Smith exiting a car with a ballot in hand and a mask on her lap, moments before casting her vote in Hampton, South Carolina.“At 102 years old, my great aunt, born the year of our last great #pandemic, made her way...

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