In the book Alice through the Looking Glass, Alice finds herself on a chess board with the White and Red Queens; they explain to her that she must run as fast as she can if she wishes to stay in the same place and twice as fast if she expects to go anywhere … since… Continue reading shelia b.
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adrian b.
I lost my closest aunt and uncle this past year. Neither was directly Covid related unless perhaps the stress of living through these times was a contributing factor. They were both in their 60s. Nothing prepared us for it, no warning. They just dropped dead and then we got the shocked and devastated phone call.… Continue reading adrian b.
lisa s.
Grieving in a pandemic is twice as hard. You can’t hang out with friends or go places to distract you. A walk in the woods only made me feel more alone.
jeanette g.
Witnessing a live-streaming funeral felt like we were ghosts. We could see our loved ones grieving, but they could not see or talk to those watching through the livestream. It was like a taste of being gone, as the camera was on the ceiling and we were looking down at the coffin and the rest… Continue reading jeanette g.
anonymous
Someone extremely close to me died suddenly, in Canada, this past summer, and I was stuck here on this side of the border. Had Covid not been a factor, I would have travelled home to Canada to be with the family and helped in all the ways I could (not only with grief, but also… Continue reading anonymous
sabine w.
The last year changed my life in meaningful ways. I had been a substitute teacher for the last ten years and lost all of my jobs when they closed the schools last March. Suddenly, I had a lot of extra time and a ton of anxiety. I started hand feeding the squirrels in my backyard… Continue reading sabine w.
sara s.
A few things … My guy and I don’t live together, and we both live with other people. So we did did not quarantine together. Then I left NYC for California for a few months to be with my brothers when my mom passed away in late April. (Not covid related.) As sad as it… Continue reading sara s.
kathy w.
So many things have changed, but the one thing I miss on a daily basis? To smile at strangers and see others’ smiles. It’s such an easy, free way to express yourself, and although I smile through my mask … It’s not the same.
kari n.
I was involved in a lot of things like choirs and theater and creating my music content on YouTube and then Covid hit and everything came to a slamming halt. No music, except singing in my house casually whenever I’m alone. The motivation I once had for making videos slowed and it’s still very hard… Continue reading kari n.
amy k.
Before the pandemic, we were a family always on the go. I liked it. I’m more productive when I’m busy. My oldest was in 4 or 5 extracurriculars each week, we had a busy social life, and if we did have a day off, it was filled with getting groceries, doing laundry, cleaning. Rarely, if… Continue reading amy k.