Storyteller: Richard West Julie was 52 when COVID-19 first started and worked as a surgery scheduler in the O.R. at Covenant hospital where the effects of the virus were very easy to see, due to the influx of patients in the hospital and the regulated masks that were given out very early in theContinue reading “Julie, Bay County”
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Raimee, Midland County
Storyteller: Madison Wagner Raimee is a 42 year old Registered Nurse working as the Director of Case Management for MidMichigan Health. In early March she remembers hearing about Covid from other leaders that there was concern with the virus spreading in the U.S. Raimee’s day to day life changed firstly by having her two childrenContinue reading “Raimee, Midland County”
Tina, Bay County
Storyteller: Madison Wagner Tina is a 44 year old Certified Nursing Assistant at a long term care facility who lives in Kawkawlin, MI. She works close with the elderly and alongside the Registered Nurses. In early March she was made aware of the outbreak of the virus from her children, and then began her ownContinue reading “Tina, Bay County”
Tiffany, Mt. Pleasant
Storyteller: Madison Wagner Tiffany is a 21 year old student of Central Michigan University who works part time on campus at the gym and is also starting her internship. During the holidays and off time she stays at her moms in Sanford, MI. Her day to day consists of going to class, work and extracurricularsContinue reading “Tiffany, Mt. Pleasant”
Kaylee, Genesee County
Storyteller:Antonia Levario Kaylee is a 18 year old living her teenage years through the pandemic. Kaylee had plans to go to the casino for her birthday and finally gamble as a legal adult but that was put to a halt because of the pandemic. Kaylee says she was saddened that she couldn’t see her friendsContinue reading “Kaylee, Genesee County”
Mandy, Essexville
Storyteller: Alexa Weaver Mandy is a forty-nine-year-old who resides in Essexville, Michigan. She is a global project manager at SC Johnson, a wife and a mother of three lovely children. She first heard of Covid-19 through her work in February. Since the pandemic began she has been working from home, but that hasn’t changed muchContinue reading “Mandy, Essexville”
Josh, Essexville
Story Teller: Alexa Weaver Josh is a twenty-year-old resident of Essexville, Michigan. He is employed at Auto Perfection in Midland, Michigan. Despite this, his main priority in his life right now is supporting his mother through her fight against breast cancer. This on top of the pandemic has made life quite hard this past year.Continue reading “Josh, Essexville”
Amy, Essexville
Story Teller: Alexa Weaver Amy is a fifty-seven-year-old who was born and raised in Essexville, Michigan and continues to reside there to this day. She is a wife and a mother of two amazing children. Her main responsibility right now is maintaining her household, being a parent and taking care of her pets. Amy lostContinue reading “Amy, Essexville”
Jon, Saginaw
Story Teller: Alexa Weaver Jon is a thirty-six year old resident of Saginaw, Michigan. He is also a husband and a father of two wonderful children. Jon and his wife, Chelsie, are both chiropractors and are the owners of Rise Chiropractic in Bay City, Michigan. His life changed drastically once the pandemic began. His childrenContinue reading “Jon, Saginaw”
Michael, Bay County
Storyteller: Sage Simon Michael is a 35-year-old living in Bay City, MI. He has a job as a Security Manager in the local hospital. In the first week of March, news had hit and Michael was informed through the media and his coworkers at the hospital of this new virus that was making its wayContinue reading “Michael, Bay County”
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