Storyteller: Courtney Pieper Allison is a 19-year-old teenager. At the beginning of the year her life revolved around work, school, and friends, by the end of the year, her life consists of mainly working. For many teenagers, this year was supposed to be their senior year of high school, the year that they got theContinue reading “Allison, Sanford”
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Angie, Ithaca
Storyteller: Courtney Pieper Angie is 25-year-old women, a manager at McDonalds, and a parent of two young children. She explained the first time she heard anything about COVID-19 was when the schools began shutting down. Like many parents, not only was her work life changed but so was her home life. She now had twoContinue reading “Angie, Ithaca”
Heidi, Sanford
Storyteller: Courtney Pieper Heidi, a 45-year-old woman, first recalls hearing about COVID-19 on the news back in February/March and when her work began changing their policies. As a certified nursing assistant at Gladwin Pines, Heidi has had many changes in her daily life due to this pandemic. Her work policies have changed many times, theirContinue reading “Heidi, Sanford”
Crystal, Sanford
Storyteller: Courtney Pieper The first time Crystal, 45-year-old women, really heard anything about COVID-19 was back in February when the Diamond Princess cruise ship had thousands of passengers and crew members quarantined. From there, she claims that everything just escalated. As a correctional officer, who works as custody staff inside the St. Louis prison inContinue reading “Crystal, Sanford”
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