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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, <strong>Dad has just started playing "R-E-S-P-E-C-T"</strong> by the great Aretha Franklin from his iPhone and <strong>said that he was imagining Congresswoman A.O.C. walking away from her speech at the Capitol</strong> where she [ADJECTIVE] Rep. Yoho for his slander earlier in the week. <strong>Dad's cough is not getting any better.</strong> we're still waiting for his COVID-19 test results. <strong>He's been home for nearly a month awaiting test results.</strong> For someone who is used to being busy and working it's not easy for him to stay home. <strong>He's not abiding by strict quarantine guidelines. Our daily and family needs don't allow it.</strong> <strong>When data shows that BIPOC is disproportionately affected by COVID, I understand why.</strong> 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 <strong>Sunday was a nice departure from the daily COVID-19 grind.</strong> 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.