Lena
Covid-History Item Type Metadata
Age
56
Date
06/14/2021
Location
USA
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?
In February 2020 when friends advised I not fly. I was afraid of Covid. Now I’m afraid of mandates and the over zealous people who enforce them.
How is your life different now than it was before the pandemic?
Before the pandemic I lived in a free country.
How are you feeling? What are you doing to relieve stress?
I’m feeling some frustration and incredulity. Keeping busy at home and in the community.
What have you noticed has changed in your community since the outbreak? What has surprised you?
Mask wearing while walking dogs. Surprised by hyper-conformity to nonsensical rules.
Are you an essential employee? What do you do? What precautions are being taken at your workplace? What precautions are implementing at home?
All workers are essential to the well being of their families. I throw caution to the wind at home. Hug, kiss, and borrow used eating utensils.
What positive things did you contribute to or notice take place?
Life slowed down and relationships were strengthened.
Did you or someone you know contract COVID-19? What was it like?
My son. It was like the flu.
What do you wish you knew before the pandemic began?
That I am weak and I am strong.
What would you want future generations to know about the 2020 pandemic? How would you recommend they prepare for it?
Build your immune system. Eat healthy. Exercise. Protect the elderly. Do not shut down the country, isolate healthy people, and terrify the children.
How do you think this pandemic will change how we behave going forward? What will the “new normal” look like?
It will look like more “crisis’” to control people because this one worked so well.
Is there anything else you would like to add that hasn't already been asked above?
May we again soon be the land of the free and the home of the brave. May Americans rise to the challenge of ensuring their own safety and well being, like adults, and not look to the corrupt nanny state.
Dublin Core
Title
Lena
Subject
COVID-19 (Disease)
Publisher
Southern Adirondack Library System
Date
06/14/2021
Contributor
Southern Adirondack Library System
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Language
English
Type
Covid History
Identifier
12742188918
Coverage
Coronavirus Pandemic
Collection
Citation
“Lena,” Leaving Our Fingerprints on History, accessed April 20, 2024, https://fingerprints.sals.edu/omeka/items/show/392.