Collected Item: “Finally got COVID”
Give your story a title.
Finally got COVID
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Photo
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 finally got sick with COVID after 3 years. I went on a cruise to celebrate my fiancé’s graduation and had to remove my mask when the heat was so bad in Mexico, Belize, and Honduras. I’m mostly worried about getting my fiancé sick who is disabled, but hopefully we don’t live together just yet. I’m currently being isolated in my parents house watching people stream on Twitch.TV and playing Animal Crossing. I had a fever of 101 yesterday, and hopefully am able to return to work on Friday which means I’ll be able to represent my work at Hampton Roads Pride on Saturday. Since it’s pride month, me getting COVID feels very homophobic
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?
COVID, pride, LGBTQIA+, cruise, mask
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Self
Give this story a date.
2023-06-20