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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
The public transportation system ... is reducing bus routes and will no longer let seniors ride their GoBus at the end of September. This is the transportation I use to get to dentist, doctor appointments and to grocery store. I have no car. The only people that will be allowed to ride GoBus are people who are certified disabled by the ... Area Transit System. As I have a mental health diagnosis of GAD and OCD, I am thinking about submitting my application for GoBus ridership. But am worried and mistrustful of the ... administration to keep this information confidential and give me a fair hearing. My only other option is the regular city buses which are a much higher risk for COVID exposure and I am in high vulnerability group due to my age and high blood pressure. While I have been able to do some food shopping locally within walking distance, I will not be able to access these food sources come winter ..like the farmers market, cheese shop and bakery. So now I have both a transportation problem and a food access problem.
July 29, 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.
I've been thinking a lot this week about how I want to structure a new life living long term with the pandemic and my husband who has a chronic illness. We are even more restricted in our movements because of his immune system. He has been vaccinated but I'm not and won't be able to get a vaccine for many months. Our lives used to be filled with friends, activities, travel, and a feeling of freedom. Today, none of this exists. So, how do we want to live today? How can I enrich my life from my home?
February 20, 2021