I think we’ll be in lockdown in a few weeks, I messaged my cousin from the parking lot, feeling a little overdramatic.Before dark, stay-at-home orders were announced for our county.At first, the pandemic seemed like a pause button.
Trips were canceled, calendars cleared. It was ominous, but temporary. Life would simply be on hold for a few months, I remember thinking.I was wrong, of course.A momentary pause in the economy meant disaster for so many industries.
My brother-in-law was laid off; my father-in-law forced into early retirement. All the while, the case counts continued to climb.
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