Phaedra Parks Warns COVID Is Real As She See’s Uptick In Funeral Business

Former RHOA star Phaedra Parks who is a licensed funeral director and mortician, has seen first hand the devastation COVID-19 is causing on families.

“I’m not physician, however, I do have a mortuary and I’ll tell you this: Normally in the summer months, we’re waiting for a boating accident or a motorcycle crash, because otherwise, we’re pretty empty,” she shared with the “We Hear” podcast. “We are jam-packed. We are working like it’s our heaviest season, so… I tell people when they say, ‘It’s a joke, it’s not that big of a deal,’ well, let me put it to you in real terms, I’m getting 17 calls a day for pickups and that’s at one location. Last week, all of the people were under 59.”

She said she’s seen so many fatalities of people in their 20s, “it makes it extremely frightening… I’ve seen several mothers come in burying their children.” She added, “the pandemic really wreaks havoc on families, so we’ve buried three or four people in one immediate family. It’s really sad. It definitely takes a toll on you emotionally seeing a mother, a father, a son, an aunt… this pandemic is really serious and people should realize that, because it’s not a joke.”