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Living with a Disability During COVID-19
Living with a Pandemic During COVID-19 Since the first day of lockdown, well I self-quarantined maybe three days before the country or state had a mandatory lockdown, I have kept a journal, counting the days of lockdown, number of people who died from this virus, would I call it a disease, or the flu? People often said that it was very similar to the Spanish flu. I just left it at that, didn’t feel like going into a deep discussion about the difference between the Coronavirus and the Spanish Flu. I kept track of all the laws #45 had passed, I will not use his name, like making the pesticide that killed the bees legal again, what law he proposed but got shut down in the Supreme Court. But, truthfully, I missed spending my afternoons in the laundromat:
By Julie Unruh6 years ago in Longevity
Epilepsy Didn't Stop Me
I was diagnosed with Epilepsy when I was 17 years old and I understand what it is like to be put in a scary situation at a young age because of your health. It has been my aspiration to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist, but also a nurse practitioner for kids/adolescents. There are kids with big dreams, and they are still in the process of finding their purpose in life. I feel like it is my purpose to provide a course of action for these kids when they are put in a vulnerable situation and an emotional rollercoaster because of their health.
By Doors to Life6 years ago in Longevity
Living with a Disability During COVID-19
The year was 2002, I moved to a very populated, busy college town. I lived with family members, who had bragged that this city made many opportunities for someone disabled, someone like me. Though when I first moved here, they tried to hide me.
By Julie Unruh6 years ago in Longevity
Journey through the Quarantine
I’ve been drowning myself down in the river with the two meters apart from my love ones or be millions miles away; so I tried to soothe my soul but it’s taking me under the waters, taking me deeper than I choose and I can’t see it any clear or the way out. Down here underneath the surface I said you’re my only hope to get me out of the deep depression and anxiety that’s coming creeping in.
By Lizzy Arrow6 years ago in Longevity
The Pandemic was the Best Thing That's Ever Happened to Me
Lets go back to March 17th, the day I was told my work was closing for two weeks in response to COVID-19. About a week or so in, all restaurants, bars, etc. were closed until further notice. I work in a coffee shop, so that meant me. Okay. So a few more weeks? I really didn't know, and nobody really did. What started out as two weeks turned into two and a half months and it was one of the best things that's ever happened to me.
By Shae Moreno6 years ago in Longevity
Coronavirus, Phase Three and Moving Forward
Many people are excited to get back to life as we begin to enter phase three, here in central New York. It feels like it has been forever in lockdown and now that the weather is warmer, everyone wants to get out. Dining out and heading to the bar will be a welcome relief for so many wishing to socialize. Salons and spas will reopen, hosting many overdue for grooming, or perhaps a fix up from a botched isolation haircut. Restrictions will be in play everywhere with operation at half capacity and six feet spacing rules, in addition to mask wearing and sanitization procedures. Although it appears that a bit of normal everyday life is returning, not everyone is so excited.
By Marilyn Glover6 years ago in Longevity
Event Arranged To Raise Awareness Of Difficulties Faced By People With Brain Tumours
Brain Tumour Research are encouraging people round the world to wear a hat with flowers next week as part of a new fund raising scheme aimed at bringing celebration, colour and excitement to the nation with a fantastic new event. The organisation aims to combine it's annual Wear a Flower week with the return of it's famous Wear a Hat Day.
By Ashish Prabhu6 years ago in Longevity
The End Of The Awkward Handshake
I was once at an H.R. meeting at the gym where I worked for over 20 years. The H.R. manager, who was female, had called us in to tell us one by one that we were having our classes cut due to “budget constraints”. However, I did shake her hand at the start of the meeting, and she commented how I had a very professional, firm, handshake, even going through the process to detail in replay how I stepped forward with one foot, looked her in the eye, and gave her a firm grasp.
By Kama Linden6 years ago in Longevity
Dear 2020,
Dear 2020, Really? We're less than halfway through and already we've been through a whirlwind of major troublesome yet historical events. It seems everyday bring news of yet another event. While it has been one thing after another, all of us are forming history and once we come through this, hopefully we will become stronger.
By Madeline Keys6 years ago in Longevity
Reopening
As the country begins to open up, I’ve started to look back at these last few months and towards the future. Questions flood my mind: How safe it is? How often I will personally go out? What did I do these last few months? What do I do now?
By Nicole "ChaseThePen" Sanchez6 years ago in Longevity
