Storyteller: Emilee Green At fifty-four years old, Kelly of Bay City has spent her whole life working in healthcare and has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. Currently working as a registered nurse and Case Manager at Covenant Hospital, she recalls first hearing about COVID-19 on the news station at her parents’ house.Continue reading “Kelly, Bay County”
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Darren, Bay County
Storyteller: Emilee Green Fifty-eight year old Darren of Bay City works for the UAW as a General Motors Global Propulsions Team Leader. During March of 2020 Darren spent most of his days at the General Motors plant in Bay City, hanging out with his family, and spending time with his three dogs Hazel, Bear, andContinue reading “Darren, Bay County”
Connor, Bay County
Storyteller: Emilee Green March of 2020 Connor spent most of his time working at Delta College, bartending at a local bar, and spending time with his girlfriend and their cat Jellybean. He, his girlfriend, and Jellybean had been moved in to their tiny apartment on Center Avenue only a week when news of COVID-19 hitContinue reading “Connor, Bay County”
Katie, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Emilee Green It was early March of 2020 when thirty-four year old Katie of Saginaw, Michigan received the news that she was getting the career promotion she’d been working towards for months. Her excitement would turn to confusion and concern in the coming days brought with them the announcement of COVID-19. Katie doesn’t rememberContinue reading “Katie, Saginaw County”
Roxane, Alpena
Storyteller: Eden Zann On March 16th, 2020, Roxane was cleaning teeth at a local dentist office in Alpena, MI. In every room the hygienists had on different news channels: CNN, Fox News, and The Today Show. Normally different news would be streaming in each room, but on March 16th every channel was taken over byContinue reading “Roxane, Alpena”
Emmett, Alpena
Storyteller: Eden Zann During the winter of 2019 Emmett found out he was in need of a kidney transplant within the next year. He was placed on the list of people who need a kidney, but that list was so long he probably would not make it long enough to get the transplant. Emmett’s familyContinue reading “Emmett, Alpena”
Gail, Alpena
Storyteller: Eden Zann 67 year old housewife Gail spends a lot of her time baking and watching television. She has COPD and is a retired smoker. Gail loves to travel, go to church and shop. She was informed mid March through the news that she could no longer do any of those things due toContinue reading “Gail, Alpena”
Anna, Alpena
Storyteller: Eden Zann Anna was a senior in high school when COVID hit the United States. Like all other seniors Anna was heartbroken over the loss of her senior year. Twelve years of hard work did not feel like it was going to be paid off. Senior sports seasons, prom, senior lock in, graduation, andContinue reading “Anna, Alpena”
Toby, Midland County
Storyteller: Mason Sheridan Toby, my online friend, lives in Midland, Michigan. He is 19 years old and lives with his mom, dad, and older brother. Toby was a senior in high school, having a perfect attendance in high school, and was at the top of his class in most subjects. This all changed when heContinue reading “Toby, Midland County”
Nick, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Mason Sheridan Like Ryan, Nick also went to my school, so he has kind of the same story. Nick was in school with me in March, when everything fell apart. We were in our Newspaper class with Mrs. Chaltraw, maybe one of the best classes in Nouvel’s history. We sat around on a fridayContinue reading “Nick, Saginaw County”
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