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Collected Item: “An Older Woman Shares A Message For Her Family”

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An Older Woman Shares A Message For Her Family

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

screenshot

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.

Instagram account southernseniorlivingnews posts a photo of a woman holding up a whiteboard with a message to her family reading "Hi family, I'm hanging in there. Hope everyone is safe. Miss you all. Thanks for the letter to my Concord friends! <3 Mom". COVID has made it way more difficult to see and communicate with loved ones who live inside an assisted living, nursing home, or other community for older adults. Protecting them also means restricting our contact with them and that can be extremely difficult for both parties.

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Over 60

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https://www.instagram.com/p/B_SNdvCHx3I/?igshid=8msmfg6x8hl2

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

@southernseniorlivingnews

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2020-04-22
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