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

... As I'm writing this week's entry, Dad has just started playing "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" by the great Aretha Franklin from his iPhone and said that he was imagining Congresswoman A.O.C. walking away from her speech at the Capitol where she [ADJECTIVE] Rep. Yoho for his slander earlier in the week. Dad's cough is not getting any better. we're still waiting for his COVID-19 test results. He's been home for nearly a month awaiting test results. For someone who is used to being busy and working it's not easy for him to stay home. He's not abiding by strict quarantine guidelines. Our daily and family needs don't allow it. When data shows that BIPOC is disproportionately affected by COVID, I understand why. Although we have sufficient income to not worry about necessities like groceries, bills, and living expenses, the (extended) family relies on him for too much. I wish he could stay home and rest. I wish he could not worry about everyone else's worries. So Sunday was a nice departure from the daily COVID-19 grind. Dad napped throughout the morning and early afternoon after spending a few hours in the yard. I made fish tacos with homemade corn tortillas. Dinner was served with white wine. A fine Sunday if I ever knew one.