Michele’s story

“I still cry when I hear a jackhammer. There was construction outside on a day when we lost 5 patients in one shift. I researched the top 40 songs of …

Sarah’s Story

Here is my two year old daughter, using a mask at the pediatrician for her bout with pneumonia long ago. She also had RSV, a respiratory virus that is very …

Nancy’s Story

I work for a big box retailer. I heard the warnings from health experts last March and took them seriously right away. I learned to make a mask from a bandana and began wearing one every day. The pandemic was far away from us geographically and from where I stood, not enough were taking the warnings seriously. Mask wearing made you the odd one out and social distancing was ignored.