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The Election! We stayed up way too late on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, following this. I am still on pins and needles waiting for the outcome of this. I found a recipe for an Election Cake - pictured above - in the NYT's on Tuesday, and made it while watching the returns on Tuesday night. Baking this cake, concentrating on the directions, reading about its history, etc, helped me to manage my anxiety last night. Fortunately it is delicious - like a sweet cinnamon raisin bread. A new Election tradition in our house! I must admit that I am also shocked that the president has done so well. Given how poorly he has handled the pandemic, not to mention so many other things, I figured he wouldn't come close to winning. I truly hope that Biden wins. However, whatever the outcome - Biden, please!! - we need to reflect as a country on what all of the votes for the president mean.
November 5, 2020
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
This has been a hard week. Two years ago I befriended a homeless woman on my street. She became a good friend and we spent a lot of time talking and hanging out. She died the other night on the sidewalk alone in the cold. She may have had COVID-- the results of her autopsy won't be ready for another six months. It breaks my heart because she could not go anywhere to get warm because everything was closed because of the virus-- also the shelters weren't safe. Her daughter wouldn't even come to visit her. It is heartbreaking. Even if she didn't die from the virus, I feel that she was killed by the virus in that she was blocked from all the human contact that sustained her-- even her counselor and social worker no longer saw her. How many people must be in her situation? This is the psychological toll of the pandemic.
January 22, 2021