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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
It should be my graduation today, however it is now postponed until 2021. I am sad I cannot celebrate with my classmates and friends, but I am glad I am back home with family. The virus has also made applying for jobs more difficult, I fear I will start my roll in stressful times in the NHS or private sector as we need to wear PPE and socially distance. I also lack confidence due to not being able to be in clinic practising podiatry as our course was cut short, so I have not applied my knowledge in a while. Although, i'm sure I will pick it up again when I start work. Here's a photo of me celebrating my 2:1 honours degree in podiatry!
July 12, 2020
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We hear a lot these days about the economic impact of the pandemic. Has this been on your mind? If so, tell us what you're thinking.
I feel a deep sense of grief about the traumatic experiences so many people are having with food insecurity, job loss, being trapped at home with abusers, the boredom and depression, COVID symptoms etc. All that compounded by the overt racism toward people who are black and brown, Asian and Pacific Islanders, LGBTQ. After devoting much of 2020 to electing Biden and a Democratic majority to Congress, I am exhausted and wondering how to have an impact in 2021 -- how to use my time, power, voice and money to best effect. America's scars from our original sins against indigenous, enslaved and abused-indentured populations have become open wounds -- infected by White supremacy. As a middle aged White Mom I feel a moral obligation to do whatever I can to try to make things better -- accepting the smallness of my life and my obligations to the future.
March 27, 2021