Mary
Covid-History Item Type Metadata
Age
78
Date
8/2/2020
Location
Diamond Bar, California
When did the impact of COVID-19 first occur to you? How did your reaction to COVID-19 change between then and the first case in your town?
March 12,2020 at Pomona Valley Hospital As a volunteer and first patient admitted through the emergency room . Last day I was allowed to volunteer
How is your life different now than it was before the pandemic?
Sadness of isolation, no hugs,watch way too much tv about covid 19
How are you feeling? What are you doing to relieve stress?
I do zoom Zumba 3 times a week ; happy hour on zoom once a week and social distance for lunch once a week. Walk2-3 miles 3 times a week
What have you noticed has changed in your community since the outbreak? What has surprised you?
When go to store, no one looks at each other. If sneeze or cough, looks of “ how could you”
Are you a business owner who has had to close? If you are still open, how have you had to adjust how your business operates?
n/a
Are you an essential employee? What do you do? What precautions are being taken at your workplace? What precautions are implementing at home?
Retired rn; live alone and basically stay home
Are you an employee who has been laid off or furloughed? Were you able to get unemployment? Were you able to retain your health insurance?
n/a
Are you working from home? What adjustments or challenges are you experiencing?
n/a
Do you have children at home? How’s it going?
No , 4 adult children and 6 grandchildren ages 2-14
If you’re a student, was school canceled? Were you able to complete your studies online? Do you think you’ll be back on campus in the fall?
n/a
Did you have to postpone any major life events? (e.g. Graduation, wedding, major birthday) What did you do instead?
n/a
Do you have animals? Did you adopt a pet? How have they impacted your day?
No, but live alone and probably should have
What positive things did you contribute to or notice take place?
Helped care for neighbor of 40 years who is recovering from open heart surgery; her husband having radiation for metastatic lung cancer
Did you or someone you know contract COVID-19? What was it like?
n/a
If you lost someone during the pandemic, how did you celebrate their lives?
n/a
What do you wish you knew before the pandemic began?
Wish I‘d seen more of adult children and grandchildren
What would you want future generations to know about the 2020 pandemic? How would you recommend they prepare for it?
Follow the rules: masks, hand hygiene and social distancing; so many lives could have been saved
How do you think this pandemic will change how we behave going forward? What will the “new normal” look like?
Masks will be routine; pay attention to global events
Is there anything else you would like to add that hasn't already been asked above?
No, happy to contribute
Dublin Core
Title
Mary
Subject
COVID-19 (Disease)
Publisher
Southern Adirondack Library System
Contributor
Southern Adirondack Library System
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Language
English
Type
Covid History
Identifier
11859273253
Coverage
Coronavirus Pandemic
Collection
Citation
“Mary,” Leaving Our Fingerprints on History, accessed April 16, 2024, https://fingerprints.sals.edu/omeka/items/show/195.