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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

This week I attended a memorial service for my friend’s boyhood friend who had i died in FL of cancer following a 2year battle for his life. His memorial was delayed because family could not travel from their scattered locations for a service due to Covid restrictions on travel and assembly. The service was in a beautiful old Roman Catholic Church. Every other row of pews was blocked by a chain which was screwed in@ one end and held on a cup hook on the other. There were rows and rows of pews- maybe 40. And there were no paper programs. It was rainy, dark and chilly. Dogwoods and phlox bloomed and enlivened the day and ride. Everyone wore masks. As usual, I’d forgotten t mine - I am so unused to going out amidst others. I continue to have a quarantine mentality. 14 months later, , and 2 months after being vaccinated, I am totally unused to going out and about. Fortunately my friend hangs multiple masks from his car’s dashboard. He even had one which coordinated with my outfit.