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.
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)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
03/21/2021
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
03/23/2021
08/02/2022
Date Created (Dublin Core)
03/21/2021
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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