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Extremely bored as I’ve been laid off for six weeks as of yesterday.

Yes, with my boyfriend and our cats.

We’ve definitely had to learn to communicate and coexist within our apartment day after day. My partner and I are both young professionals and devote ourselves to our careers whole heartedly. To sit at home has been difficult. I spend a lot of my time baking, learning to sew face masks, and cleaning the apartment. We are fortunate to have our own backyard, which greatly relieves the cabin fever when needed.

I have been laid off of work until further notice and have taken it upon myself to be useful through sewing and donating masks. My mother is an essential worker and I’ve been ensuring that she, and others have an adequate supply at all times

I think the hardest part of this is not knowing what we’re coming back out to. I manage a cafe within the hospitality industry so to me, the world feels like it’s going to look completely different. I worry for the mental health of the people should we go back into quarantine. I miss my mother dearly.

I am unaware of anyone who has been infected by this disease

I am grateful and Proud to be Canadian

I don’t believe we can fathom all of the challenges that lay ahead; however I believe the tortoise can beat the hare and that sometimes it’s better to be safe than sorry. Even at the expense of the 1%

I think that we will emerge into a new world. Nothing will be exactly as it was, not should it be.

This has been a life altering experience, uniting the globe in a time of hardships. We will remember this time for many years to come, and hopefully we will be able to become better from it. For the sake of those who have lost and suffered at the hands of an invisible enemy.

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Sara Eileen

Date

May 14th, 2020

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COVID-19 Collection

This item was submitted on May 14, 2020 by [anonymous user] using the form “Questions” on the site “COVID-19 in London, Ontario”: https://verne.lib.uwo.ca/s/covid19

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