Leaving Our Fingerprints

Age

50

Date

10/31/2021

Location

Delhi

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 2020 when the campus closed. I was frightened because there were not that many cases in the community that I knew about before the campus closed. Could there have been cases that were not disclosed in the community until the campus closed?

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

My life is very different. Mask wearing, trying to socially distance in classrooms and maintain a high quality learning environment, and daily fear of catching Covid are all very real changes in my work life.

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

Stressed. The workload on campus has increase tremendously with no sign of slowing down. I wish I had time to relieve stress but honestly I don't.

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

People who choose to wear masks do and those that do not don't. The community is very divided on this issue and are wary of the news that DCPH provides.

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?

Precautions at my workplace were thrown to the wind during the summer of 2020. Students returned to campus and we the campus unfortunately didn't have a plan. The amount of stress was overwhelming and we as people/front line essential employees were forgotten in it all.

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?

Unfortunately, I do not have an office space and have done all my work from a recliner.

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

I don't have children and can't image how those with children were struggling through Covid.

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

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

These days, I'm online working with some computer application all the time.

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

Fortunately, no.

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

N/A

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

I have learned to be more resilient, which I didn't think was possible. I have also learned not to rely on anything and fully expect the unexpected to happen every moment, every day.

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

Yes. It is hard to watch a child go through any health crisis.

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

I had a student lose her father during Covid and it was brutally hard for both her/her family and me. I was supporting her through the experience in ways I would have never expected. That student graduated!

What do you wish you knew before the pandemic began?

I wish I knew that my institution had such a weak leadership style that would allow it's front line workers to be put at risk while they sat at home without a care in the world.

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

Prepare for it. I would say that plans, with input from all those impacted, have to be made and then communicated, so everyone is on the same page. We have lost our trust in each other and that's something that will be hard to get back.

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

Looking out for myself and my family is the new normal. Expecting the unexpected too.

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

I would like to say that people need to care about other people during events like the pandemic or any world crisis. We used to be a caring institution and unfortunately, now we are not.

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Age

Date

Location

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

What do you wish you knew before the pandemic began?

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

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

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