CALERA, Ala.–Joyce King has always thought of herself as a “giver,” not a “taker.”
But when COVID brought hardships, the admitted “caretaker of others” had an experience she’d never had before–someone looking after her.
During the pandemic, a knee issue forced King to leave her job as a school cafeteria worker. Then, months after the shutdown and with the stimulus money gone, she found she needed to return to work.
King has worked in the food service industry for most of her adult life. She said she enjoys what she does and would not have it “any other way.”…