Collected Item: “Living in a Hot Spot”
Give your story a title.
Living in a Hot Spot
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
A screenshot of a text sent out by the DPH.
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
I live in a hot spot. I receive texts from my municipal and the Massachusetts government at least once a week. The cases rise daily and the death toll is worrisome. I’m raising my child in a hot spot. I can’t go back to work without the worry that I might bring home a virus that can kill my child. When you get pregnant, there is a lot of anxiety about bringing a life into this world, but no one could have imagined that come 2020, there would be a global pandemic, a virus that we don’t know all the symptoms and a death toll growing daily in our country. I live in a hot spot. I can’t go outside without my mandated mask, social distancing and limited number of people in stores. I cannot see my friends or my distance family. I can’t bring my son to the park or the library, they’re all closed down. I’m being safe. I’m doing my best, but I cannot change that i live in a hot spot.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
HST241, #COVIDMiniArchive, #Suffolk, #MothersofthePandemic
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Gabrielle Dulong
Give this story a date.
2020-12-02