Item

Don’t Give Me COVID

Title (Dublin Core)

Don’t Give Me COVID

Description (Dublin Core)

For the past year, my husband has been the only one to do errands to keep the risk low. Anytime he went out, he showered and put his clothes in the laundry. No one has stepped foot inside our house in over a year. It may see extreme, but more than once during COVID, Southern CA was the country’s hotspot. We have been extremely cautious, and with both the death rates and people within our own circle who weren’t cautious getting infected during the winter spike,
I do not regret our decision. Now numbers are thankfully declining and, even more significant, my mom (who lives with us) has received both doses of the vaccine and my husband and I should receive our second doses next week. Slowly, our lives will hopefully be able to open up a bit. But the moment captured here reminds me that the shift may not be as easy for our kids. My son, who hasn’t had a play date or left this street in months, flattened himself against the wall and refused to move when my mom came back from a Target curbside pick up. She didn’t even get out of the car but my son was terrified that she’d give him COVID. It’s going to be a long process to make them feel safe again.

Date (Dublin Core)

March 21, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

Kathryn Jue

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Kathryn Jue

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Photo

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Emotion
English Home & Family Life
English Health & Wellness
English Social Distance
English Cities & Suburbs
English Social Issues
English Public Health & Hospitals
English Consumer Culture (shopping, dining...)
English Business & Industry

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

fear
isolated
quarantine
vaccine
vaccination
reopen
normal
recovery
change
California
Santa Ana
United States

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

child
vaccine
reopen
safe
fear

Collection (Dublin Core)

Children
Vaccine Stories
Mental Health

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

A tray that says "When life throws you a rainy day, play in the puddles".Disneyland Main Street After Closure Announcement
HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

03/21/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

03/23/2021
08/02/2022

Date Created (Dublin Core)

03/21/2021

Item sets

Covid 19
Children

This item was submitted on March 21, 2021 by Kathryn Jue using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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