Storyteller: Ryley Hart Shelly is a radiographer at Bay Special Care with her main responsibility is taking x-rays for patients. She is 53 years old and lives in Bay City, Michigan. She did not hear, or at least remember hearing, about COVID when it was affecting China but instead recalls hearing about it first whenContinue reading “Shelly, Bay County”
Tag Archives: Age 46-64
Susan, Saginaw County
Storyteller: Emma Smith In mid February, Susan had taken her daughters on a girl’s trip to the island of Aruba. 61-year-old Susan works as registered nurse in a prison, where she responds to emergencies and passes medications to inmates. During the week and a half long vacation the news had started to cover more aboutContinue reading “Susan, Saginaw County”
Thomas, Bay County
Storyteller: Anna Norfleet Thomas was 50 years old when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States. At that time, he lived in Kawkawlin, Michigan with his family, a daughter, son, and wife in Kawkawlin and a son attending MSU in East Lansing. He is a self-employed optometrist running two offices with his wife, one officeContinue reading “Thomas, Bay County”
Janel, Bay County
Storyteller: Anna Norfleet Janel was 50 years old at the time COVID-19 struck the world. She lived in Kawkawlin, Michigan with her husband and two of her children, Janel also had another son who was attending college a few hours away at MSU. At the time she was a self-employed optometrist who co-owned a twoContinue reading “Janel, Bay County”
Kelly, Genesee County
Storyteller: Angela Wolfin Kelly is a 50-year-old hair stylist and nail technician living in Genesee County, Michigan where she takes care of clients at a busy salon Monday through Friday. On the weekends she values her time with her family including her mother, daughters, adorable grandson, and boyfriend. Kelly first heard about COVID-19 from aContinue reading “Kelly, Genesee County”
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”
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”
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”
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