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”
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Loretta, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Antonia Levario Loretta is a 50 year old mother and grandmother who lives in Birch Run, Michigan. Loretta is a mom of 5 grown daughters and 8 grandchildren, who she loves very dearly. Loretta had celebrated a birthday during the pandemic and explained that she would’ve liked to spend time with her big familyContinue reading “Loretta, Saginaw County”
Troy, Midland County
Storyteller: Toby Rey Troy is a 49-year-old father who lives in Michigan he is the Greater North American engineer director for Dow, he has four kids two girls and two boys as well as a wife. He actually first heard about COVID-19 through the news in early December 2019, it didn’t seem like a hugeContinue reading “Troy, Midland County”
Robert, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Antonia Levario Robert is a 50 year old man living in Birch Run, Michigan. He shares a home with his wife and three daughters. Robert has worked in the food industry for over 3 years and now helps keep businesses afloat during the pandemic. Robert first heard about COVID-19 in March of 2020 from theContinue reading “Robert, Saginaw County”
Chris, Bay City
Chris is 55 years old and has five kids. He works at an apartment complex maintaining and repairing apartments. Unfortunately, he has diabetes so once the pandemic hit, he had to be extremely precautious of his health and who came around him. Chris’s life did not exactly take a turn, but he was in a predicamentContinue reading “Chris, Bay City”
Ginger, Midland County
Storyteller: Sophia Donoghue Ginger lives in Midland, MI and is forty-seven years old. Ginger currently works at Michigan Works as a rehabilitation counselor. Ginger first heard about the virus from the news around February. Her day to day life did not really change until our governor put us into lockdown. Once that happened she hadContinue reading “Ginger, Midland County”
Marc, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Carson Kaeckmeister Marc was a 47 year old investment manager at a bank when the pandemic first hit the U.S. As an investment manager he must keep up to date with the very latest news so that he can accurately advise his customers on how they should invest their hard earned money. He firstContinue reading “Marc, Saginaw County”
Tina, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Carson Kaeckmeister In mid-January of 2020, Tina and some friends took a trip to Colorado to go skiing. While at dinner one night, one of her friends brought up the topic of a new virus spreading through China like wildfire. This is when Tina first heard of Covid-19. Luckily, her trip to Colorado was notContinue reading “Tina, Saginaw County”
Jennifer, Bay County
Storyteller: Karissa Kowalski Jennifer resides in Bay County, and is a 48 year old high school math and physics teacher. She had initially discovered about the presence of COVID in January, when it started to receive coverage among US media sources. This terrified her because the features of the potentially deadly disease left a lotContinue reading “Jennifer, Bay County”
Matt, Bay County
Storyteller: Karissa Kowalski Matt is 52 years of age. He lives in Bay County, and his profession is both a pharmacist and a business owner, as he owns a small gift and medication shop, to where he manages and oversees his employees, while giving behind the counter advice on how to utilize some of theContinue reading “Matt, Bay County”
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