Storyteller: Angela Wolfin Brian is 38 years old and lives in Bay County. He is the operations manager for an ambulance company that provides 911 service to his community. Around December 2019 he was talking to a family member who was telling him about a virus that was beginning to spread overseas. She also toldContinue reading “Brian, Bay County”
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Ann, Saginaw County
. Storyteller: Angela Wolfin Ann is 28 years old and lives in Saginaw County, Michigan. In January of 2020 she began her first year working as a Registered Nurse. She had very little time to get used to working on her own in the Intensive Care Unit when the COVID-19 pandemic made its way toContinue reading “Ann, Saginaw County”
Lee, Bay City
Storyteller: Alexander Younce Leah, or more commonly referred to as “Lee” Torrey works as a bus aide for the Bangor township school system. Since the beginning of the pandemic there has been the debate about whether or not to keep kids in school, something Lee experienced first hand. She told me “When they decided toContinue reading “Lee, Bay City”
Katie, Birch Run
Storyteller: Alexander Younce Katie was awoken by her phone ringing on march 13th, a call from her work that she immediately picked up. The voice on the other end told her that her work, a retail store in Birch Run, where she lives, was shutting down because of a quickly spreading virus. The months thatContinue reading “Katie, Birch Run”
Stevie, Essexville
Storyteller: Alexander Younce Stevie, the owner of a local tea shop and the oldest of three children, has felt a lot of the effects that the virus has had on the economy, they had to close their shop and rely on government grants to survive. However, this struggle is something they consider minimal compared toContinue reading “Stevie, Essexville”
Bob, Linwood
Storyteller: Alexander Younce In early March, Bob, a father of three, was working as a cook at a local food delivery service for senior citizens. When he found out about the pandemic, it was through social media, and it filled him with fear. He followed guidelines by wearing a mask and social distancing, but notContinue reading “Bob, Linwood”
Austin, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Megan Hoesman Austin turned 18 in June, the middle of the Michigan shutdown. He grew up in Saginaw County with his family. Austin was not aware of the Coronavirus until his girlfriend told him about it at the end of February. At the time, the only way that the Coronavirus affected him was thatContinue reading “Austin, Saginaw County”
Bryan and Michelle, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Megan Hoesman In mid-March, Michelle was sitting at work listening to her coworker, a hypochondriac, talking about a virus that was spreading out of China. Michelle did not believe her, but still told her husband, Bryan, about it. Michelle and Bryan are both 46 and have been married for 23 years. They started aContinue reading “Bryan and Michelle, Saginaw County”
Bill and Barb, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Megan Hoesman Bill and Barb first heard about the Coronavirus when it was spreading out of China, and newscasters reassured people that it would not reach the United States. However, they were more concerned when they had to fly home to Michigan and saw people in masks. Bill and Barb have been married sinceContinue reading “Bill and Barb, Saginaw County”
Andrew, Essexville
Storyteller: William Stark Andrew is a nineteen-year-old who attends Delta College. He has hobbies which include music, fitness, and hunting. At the very beginning of the pandemic, he was wrapping up his senior year in high school. There was great fear in his mind when he first heard about COVID-19 in China. He was playingContinue reading “Andrew, Essexville”
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