Storyteller: William Stark Max Michalski is a nineteen-year-old college student at SVSU. When his world became confined to his household, he was devastated. It all started in mid-February when FOX news was reporting breaking news on China having an outbreak of a new disease. This new information had blown over his head. He had neverContinue reading “Max, Bay City”
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Jennifer, Bay City
Storyteller: William Stark Jennifer is a mother of two children, Jake and Bowen, with her husband Tom. She was working in Midland at Dow Chemical as an air quality supervisor. In March of 2020 things took a big turn for her. Jacob, was in a musical production at Garber High School and on short notice it wasContinue reading “Jennifer, Bay City”
Renee, Bay County
Storyteller: Heather Henry Renee is 54 years old and is employed as a Demand Planning and Supply Specialist at Nexteer. Her first recollection of Covid-19 was in January on the news. She had heard of the impacts that the virus was having on China. Once the pandemic hit the United States, she had to beginContinue reading “Renee, Bay County”
Tammy, Bay County
Storyteller: Heather Henry Tammy is 52 years old and is employed as an elementary school social worker. Her first recollection of Covid-19 was in January. She had heard about it on the news when large amounts of China were being affected. So many people had been dying and it was spreading throughout Europe. Her day-to-dayContinue reading “Tammy, Bay County”
Stephanie, Bay County
Storyteller: Heather Henry Stephanie is 18 years old and resides with her parents. When the pandemic first began, she was employed with Panera Bread in her hometown. However, she was furloughed due to downsizing, which resulted from the pandemic. She did eventually quit to focus on school. The news of Covid-19 first reached her inContinue reading “Stephanie, Bay County”
Sadie, Bay County
Storyteller: Heather Henry Sadie is an 18-year-old freshman in college. She was a senior in high school when news of the pandemic first occurred. Her first recollection of hearing about Covid-19 was from her teachers, which was soon followed by the observation of the virus on the news. Once the pandemic began, her day-to-day lifeContinue reading “Sadie, Bay County”
Stephen, Midland County
Storyteller: Samantha Grywalsky Stephen, who primarily goes by Steve, is a 49 year old City of Midland fleet mechanic. He works long hours on the night shift at the city garage. Steve is a very social guy, you can often find him drinking beer with his friends in the kitchen or playing pool on theContinue reading “Stephen, Midland County”
Jacob, Midland County
Storyteller: Samantha Grywalsky Jacob, a twenty-one year old City of Midland maintenance employee and Domino’s pizza manager, has worked through the COVID-19 pandemic since day one. When the lockdowns were put into place in mid-March, 2020, Jacob’s day-to-day life did not change much; if anything, he worked more. What did change, however, was his income.Continue reading “Jacob, Midland County”
Laurie, Midland County
Storyteller: Samantha Grywalsky Laurie, a devoted healthcare worker and self-proclaimed gym-enthusiast is a 52 year old Midland resident with a bright, bubbly personality. Every weekday, she wakes up at the crack of dawn to get ready for work, her place of employment for over twenty years; a nursing home in Bay City. Laurie is aContinue reading “Laurie, Midland County”
Erik, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Connor Shoemaker Erik is 52 years old and an automotive painter. He had first heard about the pandemic in the first part of February on the media. Due to Covid-19, he was furloughed from work for the month of April, mainly having to stay at home. He was able to get many things doneContinue reading “Erik, Saginaw County”
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