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What do you think was the biggest news event this past week -- either in your community, nationally, or globally? Talk about why it’s a big deal.
News event? My husband and I are all news all the time. My close friends avoid the news. I am compelled currently to listen and make sense of how this country is doing. The news: stats as to deaths in US - that dwarfs all other news. I will post the compared stats on the next optional photograph upload. I try to look at the positive side so first for this space I posted my Biden/Harris flag - yes we Dems have political flags too! The “soul of our nation” is also the title of Historian Meacham’s book I am currently reading! The parallels with the Depression and FDR’s leadership over four terms are stunning. Over my flag, a pastel of a National Park hangs on the wall - I won 2nd prize for “professional artist” category ! I had shoulder surgery months before I created this very prismatic landscape! It was my first artwork post surgery. Miracles happen - Life offers our souls abundant joy. I believe we will emerge successfully as a nation!
December 12, 2020
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I spent a day with a friend, getting chemo for her pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Draining, and also very meaningful day. Being in a hospital in NYC surely heightened my awareness/experience of COVID. I don’t go places where I spend long amounts of time indoors. And I was inside a hospital for 8 hours. Everyone wearing masks, people dealing with serious illnesses, my friend struggling emotionally through her day... and then spent the evening with my children, feeling nurtured and so lucky to be with them. I’m moving into a new apartment in 2 weeks, and am concerned about what that may mean in terms of possible exposure. Change is hard, particularly now with so much uncertainty.
August 15, 2020