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

My grandma suffers from mental health before the pandemic started because she was in a bad car accident. The pandemic has made her feel more alone than she ever has and it is heartbreaking to listen to my grandma cry out about being lonely. As my grandparents get older I want to spend more time with them and this whole pandemic has made it hard. I work in a grocery store so I come in contact with hundreds of people in a day, I could not live with myself if I gave them COVID-19 and killed them so I try to reduce contact or stay away from them. This hurts my heart probably more than it hurts theirs. I still reach out to them and tell them I love them but it is not the same. For my mom, she has prior health issues and she is a big lady. I was scared for her more than anyone in my family because she can't breath with a mask on, but on the flip side will die if she catches COVID-19. We actually built her a mask with a breathing machine attached to it. This is a very scary thought for my mom to have that if she catches COVID-19 she has slim chances of surviving. Because of this she has been dieting and trying to get her health under order. Thank you.