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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
As the holidays approach, I feel adrift. Ironically, in non pandemic years, I would be dreading snd finding ways to avoid holiday get togethers. But now that they are problematic, I seem to miss them. Mostly I guess I just want a choice . Even vaccinated with a booster, I don’t feel safe st gatherings of people indoors, for more than a few minutes. The senior housing where I live is holding a thanksgiving dinner for everyone but I didn’t sign up ..not even for a takeout dinner to;be brought to my apartment. For one thing, turkey, gravy and mashed potatoes sound disgusting as I move more and more toward a vegetarian diet.
November 13, 2021
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Think about the people closest to you. How has the pandemic affected them lately?
My very close friend of 44 years was just admitted to a hospital as a psychiatric patient. She has had lifelong issues with her mental health. Her daughter brought her to the emergency room of a major hospital in this area this morning. This evening , I finally spoke to her. There are no psychiatric beds available in any psychiatric hospitals in this area. There were 25 other mental health patients in the ER who were there before her. She was finally admitted to a medical floor. At least she will be safe. People will be watching over her. What chance does she have? This is so unfair!! I feel like screaming!! Mental health issues during Covid have multiplied. This is a world crisis.
October 8, 2021