Terry

Covid-History Item Type Metadata

Age

69121

Date

12/23/2020

Location

Sotia

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?

Mid-March

How is your life different now than it was before the pandemic?

I am staying at home almost all the time.

How are you feeling? What are you doing to relieve stress?

I am feeling okay......I try not to watch the news very much. It helps.

What have you noticed has changed in your community since the outbreak? What has surprised you?

For the most part I find people are friendlier.

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?

no

Are you an essential employee? What do you do? What precautions are being taken at your workplace? What precautions are implementing at home?

no

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?

no....retired

Are you working from home? What adjustments or challenges are you experiencing?

no

Do you have children at home? How’s it going?

just myself

How are you using social media, the Internet, or digital platforms during the pandemic?

online a lot more

Did you have to postpone any major life events? (e.g. Graduation, wedding, major birthday) What did you do instead?

Thanksgiving and Christmas are both celebrated 6 ft. apart...masks on...only immediate family.

Do you have animals? Did you adopt a pet? How have they impacted your day?

no.....I rent and am not allowed pets. If I could I definitely would adopt a cat.

What positive things did you contribute to or notice take place?

most people friendly

Did you or someone you know contract COVID-19? What was it like?

no thank God

If you lost someone during the pandemic, how did you celebrate their lives?

did not

What do you wish you knew before the pandemic began?

how long it will be

What would you want future generations to know about the 2020 pandemic? How would you recommend they prepare for it?

always wear mask....get vaccinated

How do you think this pandemic will change how we behave going forward? What will the “new normal” look like?

I hope when people get the shot we will not have to wear masks.

Is there anything else you would like to add that hasn't already been asked above?

no

Dublin Core

Title

Terry

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

12280283853

Coverage

Coronavirus Pandemic

Tags

Citation

“Terry,” Leaving Our Fingerprints on History, accessed March 29, 2024, https://fingerprints.sals.edu/omeka/items/show/294.

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