05.29.25 How did your life change and what did you do during the Covid Pandemic?

Would you all consider writing about your experiences, good and bad, during the COVID Pandemic?

As time has gone on, I’ve forgotten a lot about that time. I don’t want to forget how life changed for us and our country. If you’d like to get down on paper your experience, this is your chance! Of course you can document it without me being involved, but I would like to be! If you don’ want your name included as the writer let me know and I will honor that.

The loss of life was the most horrific aspect of this coronavirus. I lost friends and loved ones but no one I am directly related to. Many of you did lose those you were directly related to, be it husband, daughter, and others. Your lives were forever changed because of that, and I hope to be sensitive to your grief as I share what others and I remember.

How did your grocery shopping change? How did any old shopping change? How did television shows change? What about school, church and sports changed during the pandemic? How did professional football, baseball, etc. change? Even if you just remember from the news, feel free to include that.

Did you lose loved ones? If you want to share about their hospital stay, death and funeral, please do. Writing is cathardic, so write every detail you want to share. Or no details at all.

Feel free to share more than I’ve mentioned above. Your experiences are unique and personal.

One thing I will write about is our unusual drive-by 80th Birthday Party for my sister. It was so much fun and she really enjoyed it. If you have pictures of anything you write about feel free to send those!

Most things during the pandemic were not happy events like that one was. We lost several friends to COVID, our life was upended, and nothing was normal. That’s just our life. Yours may have similarities or big differences. Write about it to help us document this most unusual time in your life.

We lived through history folks. Not a good part of history but it changed so much. I hope everyone I know will write some or a lot about their family’s experiences. If your kids would like to share what they remember and how they felt about it, I would really love that.

Submit them to my email address with the Subject: Covid Pandemic Your First and Last Name.

rosalynmcdaniel1@gmail.com

I’ll start posting your responses (after taking the liberty to correct spelling and grammar!) as time permits. When this is done, I may put them all together and share them with those who contribute. If you can’t contribute you will always be able to read them here on my blog.

There are no rules (just no profanity) but send me a message to 985 320 8640 if you have any questions.

Ya’ll come back now, ya’ hear!