Many troubling issues came with the COVID-19 pandemic from navigating mental health obstacles due to social isolation, lasting physical health problems that were a result of the coronavirus itself, financial instability because of job losses, and declining grades with students now learning remotely and much more. While the world seemed to halt and shut down,
Read MoreCovid-19 drastically affected life as we knew it and brought about changes that we may never see a change back. Covid-19 affected neighborhoods, families, businesses, communities and so much more. Particularly, in my case, it affected everything, but I was more affected by its disturbance within my family. Thankfully, nobody in my family has
Read More“We’re all in this together.” To me, the tagline seemed like less of a rallying cry and more like a desperate plea as store shelves were emptied of necessities like paper products, cleaning supplies, and ingredients for bread. I could almost tangibly feel the anger and frustration building. When people are angry, they don’t come
Read MoreI’ve been working at the Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis as a program coordinator for almost 2 years now. I remember the talk of COVID-19 during its initial weeks going around the Club between members and staff, but no one saw what was coming. We went from making cute cartoon pamphlets about COVID-19 with
Read MoreIt goes without saying that the Covid-19 epidemic has impacted me in ways I never thought would happen and I genuinely forgot the routine I used to have before the pandemic. It’s almost like life doesn’t really feel real back then. For the masses of people, almost overnight our freedom and the life we knew
Read MoreBefore the pandemic, life was good to say the least. I had just got initiated into my fraternity and started to build friendships with those who I didn’t that well. I was enjoying the spring weather and school was going great, then at the drop of a hat the world turned upside down. I went
Read MoreOn March 23rd, I traveled to my home state of Ohio to receive the vaccine. Though I reside in Indiana, at the time, I was still ineligible to receive the vaccine. I was able to qualify for the vaccine in Ohio. The only problem was finding a site for an appointment. I checked multiple cities
Read MoreAt the beginning of the pandemic when there was little information surrounding Covid-19 everything was on lockdown. All staff that had to have personal interactions with residents were required to wear full personal protective equipment. Most nursing homes have sets of personal protective equipment because of influenza outbreaks however there were not nearly enough for
Read MoreThe town of Brownsburg, Indiana sits to the north west of the state’s major metro of Indianapolis. The town is an intersection between the urban heart of Indiana and the remaining rural half. I have lived here much of my life and I can confidently say that it is a comfortable place to live. The
Read MoreA New Normal Prior to March 2020, my family operated on three separate but demanding schedules. I attended classes at IUPUI, finishing my undergrad degree. I also spent late afternoons and part of my Friday in the lab working on a bioanthropology research project). My son attends Ivy Tech to complete his general ed
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