Latest Stories from the COVID-19 Crisis

The words

“If not for COVID, she would still be alive and enjoying her retirement.”

By Judith Lewallen

“The shame still plagues us… but we are negative!”

“The shame still plagues us… but we are negative!”

A black and white photo of a single rose blooming against a black background.

“I told him I loved him and that I couldn't stay.”

By Wanda Acosta

“The disease makes me to begin to see life as being very transient.

"The disease makes me to begin to see life as being very transient."

By Immanuel Jacobs

Wooden slats form a path on green grass

“If this many people love you this deeply, do you ever really go anywhere?”

Shannon Hero Pic

“She fought this devastating disease with everything that she had.”

A path through an empty forest

“I started to experience some improvements… I knew I was out of the woods.”

A clinician in protective gear smiles at the camera.

"With no visitors allowed, I truly appreciated their presence and care."

By Nathania Zaini

Black and white photo of an empty multi-story garage.

"Why do we not get a stimulus check?"

By Polly Wright

Four hands clasped into a square against a white background.

“We can only defeat it together.”

By Dr. Camille Green

A person sits in the top of an hourglass against a sepia background.

“My heart sank.”

A hand types a message on a smartphone against a black background.

“The texts were unsettling.”

By Dr. Jeanmarie Perrone

The silhouette of a hand against a foggy window.

“I couldn’t hold her hand.”

A group of hands make up a painted red heart.

“This COVID-19 monster not only ravages its victims, it also wreaks havoc on the people who love them.”

By Jacqueline Canter

A tabby cat lies against a grey background.

“He gave it to the cat!”

By Lynn Fredrickson

A glass thermometer lies against a pink background.

“I’m just an ordinary doctor.”

By Radhika Sumanam

Man and child

“Two weeks and five days. That’s how fast it took my dad.”

By BobbieJo Hudgins

Lemon

“I woke up one day and realized that my breakfast tasted like nothing.”

By Marisa Braverman

An image of a white door that is slightly ajar.

“I’ve never felt like this before, but I’ve felt worse than this before.”

By Jessi Bryant

Angel Lungs Illustration

“I want to remember the lost and the hurting.”

By Jessica Curtisi

A white plastic chair sits empty against a black background.

“There were no visitors, no final words.”

By Marilen Tronqued-Lagniton

A purple flower droops in a black vase on a brown table.

“At 37 years old, while we were planning the rest of our lives, we were also discussing our end-of-life choices.”

By Ashley Loehmer

COVID-19 data dashboard

“I had a run-in with the COVID-19 virus.”

By Jacqueline Canter

Green speech bubble with yellow speech dots.

“She had spent the day traveling from hospital to hospital, hoping to find him.”

By Guisela Hernandez

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