Isolation-By Way of Pittsburgh

Faces of Quarantine- One Virus Many Faces: Leah Schwotzer

There is an underlying feeling of anxiety.
Physically I feel fine, but I do keep waiting for the other shoe to drop per se. When will I get sick? How badly will I be affected? How many family & friends will not survive it? Those thoughts are always lurking at the back of my mind.
Life has changed drastically since the shutdown, where to begin, both my husband and I are working from home with our 11 and 15-year-old “very bored” daughters. I am grateful to be working from home, but I miss the company of my co-workers. I also miss socializing with friends, as do my daughters. My evenings are much more my own now, as they are no longer filled with driving my children from one activity to another. We are eating at home as a family now, which is a wonderful side effect.

What hit me the hardest was not being able to attend the funeral of a friend’s mother. I was not able to convey my sympathies in person, nor did I get to hug her and her husband. I feel sad and helpless in not being able to support them in their grief. I can only imagine how hard this is for…