I’m so depressed being locked down with Covid19 restrictions. Our province has the highest infection rate based on population in all of Canada. I am so tired of fighting with my body and my life. It feels like things are just so easy for others and it’s never going to get better. The pandemic is… Continue reading wendymae a.
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brian s.
I’m having the feeling of just barely hanging on more often lately. I think people have forgotten how to deal with interpersonal encounters and are extremely bullying and harsh.
jeanette g.
My feeling of ‘barely hanging on’ is still ongoing. But the recent twist is having one of the kids tested for Covid after being told he was a close contact. Now I get calls from the state department of health to check if he’s okay or not. The worst is when you get a call… Continue reading jeanette g.
joseph h.
Time and time again I’ve felt as though I’m just barely hanging on. I found myself stretched as far as I thought I could stretch, and then had to stretch more. And more. I became the primary caretaker for my immobilized partner, who had a terrible injury. A helicopter had to come find us, as… Continue reading joseph h.
ellen m.
At my age, it is horrendous to feel I lost a year of living, traveling, and seeing family and friends.
jeri j.
I am humbled and grateful every day. Last year April-Sept without a paycheck or unemployment living in a not great situation brought me to the brink. It turned out to be a good thing. I began to walk, and as I walked I would pray and meditate. I realized as I was walking how disassociated… Continue reading jeri j.
robin z.
I’ve had to leave my disoriented beloved at the ER 3 times, while he was having a stroke, knowing that he can’t advocate properly for himself and having to trust that they will call me to discuss treatment. The kicker is that each time, I had to smile and wave goodbye cheerily, even though I… Continue reading robin z.
charise s.
Type, delete, type, delete … me trying to find the words to describe what it has been like to “barely hang on” over this last year. Barely hanging on has meant letting go of people I love and things that I love. It has meant struggling to find the will to get out of bed.… Continue reading charise s.
anonymous
This year was kind of a bear. Maybe a bear that ate some angel dust, but still a bear. The year began normally — I got an administrative temp to hire contract — and less than 6 months into it, I got laid off due to COVID19. This happened after I had moved across the… Continue reading anonymous
craig v.
Sarah and I had planned to be married exactly 30 years after we met as teenagers, in the town where it all started. A month out from the big day, with everything booked and paid for, the first lot of major lockdowns happened in Australia. Suddenly, every plan we’d made for the year was thrown… Continue reading craig v.