Tag Archives: Midland

Storyteller: Sasha Tadajewski Brandy first heard of COVID-19 when her step-mother’s open heart surgery was rescheduled in February. The hospital she was supposed to get her surgery at had been classified as a Covid-only hospital, and she did not receive this very important surgery until late July. In March, when things started heating up, thisContinue reading “Brandy, Midland County”

Storyteller: Mason Sheridan Toby, my online friend, lives in Midland, Michigan. He is 19 years old and lives with his mom, dad, and older brother. Toby was a senior in high school, having a perfect attendance in high school, and was at the top of his class in most subjects. This all changed when heContinue reading “Toby, 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”

Storyteller: Toby Rey In 2020 when COVID-19 first hit Laura lived at home and was finishing her senior year of high school. She has two sisters, Lydia who is in college and Laryssa who lives with her boyfriend in Grand Rapids. Laura had just got back from DECA states and knew basically nothing of theContinue reading “Laura, Midland County”

Storyteller: Toby Rey Gage was starting work for his spring job when he first heard of COVID-19 and soon learned that he would not be making as much money over the summer as he would have liked. Gage a 19-year-old with a younger brother named Jack and a younger sister named Ava lives in MidlandContinue reading “Gage, Midland County”

Storyteller: Sophia Donoghue Maya was a senior in high school when news about Covid first broke out. She had first heard about the virus through social media and the news. When school was first cancelled, she thought it was going to be a short break, but it soon turned into school being cancelled and havingContinue reading “Maya, Midland County”

Storyteller: Sophia Donoghue Braxton is nineteen years old and is from Midland, MI. Currently, he is attending Delta College and is working at Cottage Creamery. Braxton first found out about the virus from his grandpa, who found out about the virus while watching the news. Although he is currently working now, he wasn’t just aContinue reading “Braxton, 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”

Storyteller: Adam Jean Rebecca Jean is a 19-year-old Michigander who has bounced back and forth from Midland to Kalkaska due to her inability to attend in person education at The University of Michigan. She planned on getting a job but then COVID-19 interfered with her plans to do so. She now spends her days balancingContinue reading “Rebecca, Midland County”

Storyteller: Samantha Grywalsky Stephen, who primarily goes by Steve, is a 49 year old City of Midland fleet mechanic. He works long hours on the night shift at the city garage. Steve is a very social guy, you can often find him drinking beer with his friends in the kitchen or playing pool on theContinue reading “Stephen, Midland County”