“No more face-to-face interaction with customers. No more running to the store to grab a couple of items every day, drinks with friends after work, or dinner with my parents. Now it’s planned once a week trips to the store, texting my friends, and video chats with my parents. I miss the human interaction, a hug, a handshake, and just hanging out in person with my friends and family.”
Paula Burnett Phillips
“As a full-time working mother it’s been difficult to balance the new homeschooling duties for my young child while maintaining my own physical and mental health. We need to be considerate of and kind to everyone and we’ll get through this.”
Danice Stech-Beathard
“Being the mother of six kids with five in school, I definitely feel a lot safer having all my children home. It’s very scary for all of my kids but especially my oldest son, Joe, who is disabled and has a compromised immune system. I’m struggling to receive all the medical and everyday essentials. It’s just a scary time for us all!”
Beth Vega-Ruelas
“I am going to a ranch 35 miles East of Laredo to pick up my deer stands and feeders. There’s nothing but rattlesnakes, fresh air and stars.”
Gordon Todd
“Life has changed how I interact with people. I was in Walmart and someone was going to hug me. I said: ‘How about an air hug?’ I am trying not to go to the doctor. I ask for a 30-day supply on my refill and I will come in for blood work in a month if possible.”
Eva Anderson
“I like solitude but this pandemic has me shut in more than I care to be. I tend to get lazy when I don’t have an imposed time schedule. I miss seeing people; I even miss hearing cars and motorcycles racing down Green Street. I’ve read three books this week. And I get to take long cuddles with my dog, Ziva, who doesn’t seem to be worried at all!”
Delores Sonntag
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