Jobs have been a blessing or a curse for some who have worked the pandemic. Aaron tells us about how his job has been more important in the past year. The job spectrum is either on the rise or falling on bring Aaron halls fish all around the United States. Supplies have been more inContinue reading “Aaron, Farwell”
Tag Archives: Age 26-45
Coty, MIdland
Storyteller: Manuela Harper Coty is a 31-year-old assistant to a Colorectal Surgeon. She first heard about COVID sometime in February of 2020. Working in the healthcare field, emails were being sent out making everyone aware of the situation. Not much information was known but they were letting people know what they could without tryingContinue reading “Coty, MIdland”
Randi, Bay City
Randi is 35 and recently moved from Chicago, Illinois to Bay City, Michigan to live with her sister. Randi is an Account Executive for a Graphic Design sign company in Chicago. Her life has changed drastically throughout the course of the Pandemic, moving back to her hometown after living in another state for nearly tenContinue reading “Randi, Bay City”
Richard, Bay City
Richard is 39 years old and lives in Bay City, Michigan. Richard is lucky because even before the pandemic he was already working remotely. He is a Software Developer for Ascension Health and works closely with healthcare professionals. Because of his job working in a hospital, Richard has been in a more privileged position toContinue reading “Richard, Bay City”
Danielle, Saginaw
Danielle is a 33-year-old housekeeper at St. Mary’s and my best friend. She first heard about COVID towards the end of February 2020 and how it was affecting our country in March of 2020. For her the biggest day to day change that she has had to endure was the many different changes in theContinue reading “Danielle, Saginaw”
Billie, Flint
Storyteller: Manuela Harper Billie is a 32-year-old CNA that takes care of the elderly and mental patients. She first learned of the virus while at work. She was looking at her phone and came across a post about the virus. Day to day life has changed quite a bit for her. From having to wearContinue reading “Billie, Flint”
Kate, Bay City
Kate is 41 years old and lives in Bay City, Michigan. She was a part-time waitress who was laid off from her work during the early days of the Pandemic. Initially, the virus had an unpredictable spread which caused many restaurants to close their doors. Kate was offered her position back a few weeks laterContinue reading “Kate, Bay City”
Adelina, Saginaw
Storyteller: Manuela Harper Adelina is a 31-year-old Health Information Management Specialist, where she retrieves and delivers charts to the appropriate staff and locations in healthcare. She first learned of COVID in either the end of January or February of 2020. Since she does not watch much TV, she learned of it through Facebook. There wereContinue reading “Adelina, Saginaw”
Michelle, Plainwell
Storyteller: Paige Timpe As a mother to me and my younger sister, Michelle is a 45-year-old woman who spends her days working as a purchasing supervisor at Summit Polymers in Portage, Michigan. She oversees all the purchasing department and supervises all the purchased goods for an automotive company where they assemble interior car parts. Michelle first heard about covid in early March of 2020 from the news and social media. AsContinue reading “Michelle, Plainwell”
Julie, Kalamazoo
Storyteller: Paige Timpe Julie is a 44-year-old woman who works for Mall City Mechanical in Kalamazoo, Michigan where she is a Human Resources Director. She spends her days at work handling recruitment, employment policies, training, and oversees the workplace safety. Along with her job, Julie is also a mother to 3 teenage boys which may be a handful at times. Julie first heard about COVID-19 from her sons as they saw information on social media relating to it. During the pandemic, her day-to-day lifeContinue reading “Julie, Kalamazoo”
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