Ellen
Covid-History Item Type Metadata
Age
59
Date
05/25/2021
Location
Corinth, NY
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?
The imaging company I worked for for over 30 years initially required masks and continued to perform imaging. By the end of March 2020 we had furloughed 90% of the staff. I myself had Covid by April 11 but did not have the typical symptoms at the time so was shocked three weeks after being symptomatic to test positive
How is your life different now than it was before the pandemic?
Much more stay at home, still wearing masks at work despite being fully vaccinated
How are you feeling? What are you doing to relieve stress?
Some depression because I do not gather with friends as I did pre pandemic. The country band we followed most weekends retired because of the pandemic
What have you noticed has changed in your community since the outbreak? What has surprised you?
Am not surprised to find our small community of about 3,000 pulling together to support one another and do all we can to get back to normal
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?
Not an owner but senior management
Are you an essential employee? What do you do? What precautions are being taken at your workplace? What precautions are implementing at home?
I was considered essential in healthcare because I manage all the computer systems and am accounts payable. We wear masks and social distance
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?
Worked through
Are you working from home? What adjustments or challenges are you experiencing?
Worked from home some as I could replace reception and scheduling staff
Do you have children at home? How’s it going?
No children
Do you have animals? Did you adopt a pet? How have they impacted your day?
I have two beagles who are almost 4. They were my sanity
What positive things did you contribute to or notice take place?
Donations to food panties increased
Did you or someone you know contract COVID-19? What was it like?
I had it but my symptoms led my primary MD to diagnose as sinusitis and old fashioned flu. Other than extreme tiredness I came through fine
If you lost someone during the pandemic, how did you celebrate their lives?
Several close friends passed. Two we did not have services for anyone other than close family. Now we have been able to have wakes and funerals wearing masks and distancing
Dublin Core
Title
Ellen
Subject
COVID-19 (Disease)
Publisher
Southern Adirondack Library System
Date
05/25/2021
Contributor
Southern Adirondack Library System
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Language
English
Type
Covid History
Identifier
12687552649
Coverage
Coronavirus Pandemic
Collection
Citation
“Ellen,” Leaving Our Fingerprints on History, accessed December 21, 2024, https://fingerprints.sals.edu/omeka/items/show/379.