As more people receive COVID-19 vaccinations and small, public gatherings begin to take shape once again, the hope of a post-pandemic return to normalcy seems to be actualizing in the United States.
The effects of the coronavirus crisis have been ubiquitous: hospitals overcome with COVID-19 patients, schools and many workplaces functioning virtually, routines upended. Many have experienced profound loss—not only of friends and loved ones—but also of life experiences and human connections.
Due to the isolating nature of social distancing and the sheer length of the pandemic, it can be easy to lose touch with the experiences of others, even within one’s own community.
That’s why the Proconian is releasing a series of articles focused on individuals or groups of people who have been acutely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These stories shine a light on the lives of folks across the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community: people like Rebecca Dyck, the Director of Children and Family Ministries at University United Methodist Church, who restarted her youth choir amid the pandemic; Chapel Hill High School students like Natalie Fleener, Katerina Milz, Amelia Pace and Clare Peng, all of whom are only children and have weathered the quarantine in isolation compared to their peers with siblings; UNC Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner LaToya Cooper, who overcame stress and anxiety to care for COVID-19 patients; and Deborah Gilgor, who weathered financial hardship to maintain her daycare.
Proconian urges you to delve into their stories through our “COVID-19 Stories” series.
Proconian would like to thank the Public School Foundation and Jared Weber for their assistance with this project.
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