{"id":55115,"date":"2024-07-17T11:26:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T03:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/?p=55115"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:15:16","slug":"a-quiet-place-silent-struggle-of-vulnerable-groups-in-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/story\/55115\/a-quiet-place-silent-struggle-of-vulnerable-groups-in-crises\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quiet Place: Silent struggle of vulnerable groups in crises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I love horror movies, always have. As early as I can remember, I\u2019d rented out Child\u2019s Play<\/em> every other Friday, so it\u2019s safe to say that I\u2019ve built up quite a tolerance to the frightening and fanciful. Not many horrors get a reaction from me these days, but, I am fanatical about the ones that do. A Quiet Place<\/em> is one of those franchises that does not disappoint. <\/p>\n\n

So, when one of my favourite movie franchises features one of my favourite actresses (the unmeasurably talented Lupita Nyong\u2019o, think Jordan Peele\u2019s Us<\/em>) trying to get a slice of my favourite pizza during an alien invasion in New York City, I knew I was in for quite the treat. <\/p>\n\n

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Lupita Nyong\u2019o in A Quiet Place: Day One \u00a9 Paramount<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

What I didn\u2019t expect was that this Friday night outing would become a reminder of my vulnerability as a person living with a comorbidity during a crisis \u2013 and as a Greenpeace activist, more specifically, the climate crisis. <\/p>\n\n

Spoiler Alert: <\/em><\/strong>Nyong\u2019o plays a terminally ill person who wants nothing more than a slice of Patsy\u2019s pizza in East Harlem while aliens with an audio hypersensitivity prey on frightened New Yorkers. (<\/em>Spoiler:<\/em><\/strong> there will be more spoilers to come!) <\/em><\/p>\n\n

Diabetes and climate change<\/h3>\n\n

I\u2019ve lived with diabetes almost as much of my life as I haven\u2019t, and yet, until now, I haven\u2019t really asked what my special needs are in relation to this global meltdown that is the climate crisis. A quick online search (and I try my best to avoid Dr Google) and a plethora of new research pops up on the matter. <\/p>\n\n

One that I\u2019ve been aware of since the series of heat waves<\/a> last year: people with diabetes are likely to feel heat more. I researched this in preparation for our summer in South Africa. It turns out that certain diabetes complications, such as damage to blood vessels and nerves, can affect your sweat glands so your body can\u2019t cool as effectively<\/a>. When my partner and I go to the gym and do the same exact workout, he is often drenched in sweat, while I look like I\u2019ve finished a leisurely stroll. <\/p>\n\n

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2\/ On hot days, the National Weather Service recommends that people drink fluids, stay in cooler rooms, keep out of the sun and check up on relatives and neighbors, especially older people and those who live alone. https:\/\/t.co\/L5ru34Gz1X<\/a><\/p>— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) July 18, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>