Participant 523 Community Conversations Essay
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Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey State Library
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In this essay, Participant 523 chronicles their journey through the pandemic. The participant shares that they live with their family, which includes their older grandmother who is living with cancer. They share that everyone in their family took extra precautions to not bring the virus home since their grandmother was immunocompromised. The participant notes that they quit their job to limit exposure. However, the participant's father contracted the virus later in the pandemic and spread it to the participant. The participant explains their experience with this illness and shares their hope for a healthier future.
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COVID-19 Health Behaviors, Unpredictability, Social and Economic Factors, Individuals with High-Risk Health Conditions, Negative Mental Health Outcomes, Low Income Communities, Positive Outlook, Low Income Individuals, Those Left out of Virus Response, Employment, Education, Challenges with Remote Schooling_Virtual Learning for Children, Older Persons, Vaccine for COVID-19, Health Behaviors, Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and Loneliness, Religion or Spirituality, Resilience, Social Re-Connect, Secondary Suffering and Trauma, Middlesex Co. (N.J.), New Jersey, COVID-19 Pandemic
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