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Think about the people closest to you. Tell us about how the coronavirus has affected them, and their life.

<strong> My daughter got COVID back in March 2020. The docs refused to believe she had it because she was 'too young'</strong>--and they treated her for strep throat. Luckily she is smart and bought a lot of Pedilyte (electrolytes for fever and dehydration) and stayed home and in bed.<strong> Her roommate also got sick.</strong> Her boss got hold of the docs and insisted she be tested--she did have COVID; so did a co-worker.<strong> The hotel she worked at closed,</strong> but they sent all kinds of food especially perishable vegetables and fruits which helped both of them find easy moist stuff to eat during recovery.<strong> Many of the hotel and restaurant workers got COVID at the same time, so afterwards, when they were all well again, they formed a kind of club and hug out together. Among themselves they did not have to be afraid,</strong> so they went on picnics, hiking, just fooling around, avoiding boredom since they were all out of work. Lucky the government came through with monies--things were beginning to get sticky.<strong> Since then this same group has kept up their friendships,</strong> snowmobiling in the winter, and skiing in fancy shared outfits, just for the joy of it. In short, they dealt well with COVID, both the being-sick part and the afterwards part.<strong> Subsequently my brother and his wife, and my daughter's former boyfriend, all got COVID and were hospitalized, but all recovered, if slowly.</strong>