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

I have wanted to keep a journal through these weeks and months. I started but quickly my energy flagged. I am hoping that this new opportunity will reenergize my determination to write. Because I live in a retirement residence which has a nursing home attached, we are particularly vulnerable to the virus, and our restrictions have been quite severe. Even so, we have had an outbreak and a number of virus deaths among our most vulnerable residents. We are currently virus free, but are limited to short walks in the neighborhood, and social distancing at all times, wearing masks, and eating and exercising in our own units. Frustrations abound, but I am eternally grateful for phone contacts, Zoom visits and events, and outdoor visits with friends in the building. I am yet to be able to visit other friends or family, and am anxious to know when I will be able to travel to see any of my children - all of whom live far away. The summer stretching out ahead is looking pretty bleak at the moment. But I am determined to not let it get me down.