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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 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”

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”

Storyteller Jillian Pike Mary is a 60 year old business woman from Bay City Michigan. Mary owns and manages a popular bar in Reese Michigan and was named a top 10 beer distributor for Fabiano brothers. Mary says that she found out about the virus over an alert on her phone in mid February. HerContinue reading “Mary, Bay City”

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”

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”

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”

Storyteller: Sage Simon Krista is 35 years old and lives in Bay City, MI. She works at the local hospital in the medical records office and had a job switch to be a scheduler in the middle of a major pandemic. Krista had learned of the pandemic during the first week of March through theContinue reading “Krista, Bay County”

Storyteller: Sage Simon Chase is an 18-year-old from Bay City, MI. Chase was a high school senior and part-time worker at a local KFC when coronavirus had begun to affect him. He first heard about the new virus when talks of the schools closing for a few weeks had come up. Coronavirus had changed hisContinue reading “Chase, Bay County”

Storyteller: Sage Simon Jennifer is 41 years old and lives in Bay City, MI. She is a Registered Nurse in a cardiology unit at the local hospital. Recently though, her unit had turned into a full-fledged COVID unit and has been nonstop filling with new patients. Jennifer was informed in the first week of MarchContinue reading “Jennifer, Bay County”