Leaving Our Fingerprints

Age

71

Date

11/08/2021

Location

Brunswick

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?

February 2020

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

it was better then

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

I got my booster

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

lots of masks and people who should have shots

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?

I lost employees

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

the governor said I wasn't essential

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?

I'm an employer--small, small business

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

I don't work from home

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

my grandson is great

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?

my grandson, age 3, picks up illnesses from daycare

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

same as before--a lot

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

I couldn't go on vacation--that's rotten

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

my cat died, not from covid

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

I'm having trouble finding something positive--I'd like to buy one of those cardboard people they put in baseball stadium seats

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

my in-laws got sick--survived--including my 90 year old mother in law

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

I wasn't able to go to church--that worried me

What do you wish you knew before the pandemic began?

how to prevent it

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

avoid crowds

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

more social distancing, you would think--but it doesn't look like that

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

church has returned, but no wine

Jim

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