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Think about the people closest to you. Tell us about how the coronavirus has affected them, and their life.
This is a photo of a chalk drawing of Hope and Love drawn by a young child, another interesting find on a neighborhood walk. Not being able to go to school, and parents doing homeschooling has affected the lives of my children and grandchildren. I have faith that my grandchildren will be able to eventually catch up on their schooling. Other children won't be able to.I worry about this a lot. At this point in the evil pandemic, no one knows when children all over the world will be able to return to school. This is a problem that will be talked about and written about for perhaps endless years. Did people write about how children were affected educationally after the Spanish Flu of 1918-1919? Where is that information?I can't find it.
August 15, 2020
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Many of us have experienced restrictions on movement and social contact during the pandemic. Talk about any restrictions that have especially affected you.
The first thing that happened was family gatherings for Easter were cancelled. Then the family reunion on the Fourth of July was cancelled. Physical presence is different than connecting digitally. Small group meetings were held online, with glitches in technology. I am an introvert, yet the pandemic has increased my level of stress due to the avoidance of normal social intercourse. It makes building rapport with clients more problematic. I have been negatively impacted by the rhetoric and activities of the anti-maskers. The insanity of putting oneself and others at risk of disease and death is stressful. Blaming victims for their prepandemic health issues that complicate their Covid response is stressful. I have had to fast from media to prevent the build up of rage that follows news coverage. At least, late night hosts keep me laughing.
October 17, 2020