“…I also had to take food up to my Mother because she was afraid to go to the store to shop. I took her for drives along the beach to cheer her up.”
“Na familia de minha esposa, ocorreram casos da doença, irmão, cunhada e minha enteada, todos com sintomas brandos sem necessidade de internação…”
“Sou aposentado. Casado e minha mãe, de 89 anos, vive comigo. Ela sofre de câncer de mama…”
“On the negative side, many planned concerts have had to be cancelled, which has been disappointing to me and many others. With fitness centers and gymnasiums closed, it has been more difficult to work out and try to stay in shape. […] On the positive side, the lock-down has given me more time to practice piano than I’ve had in decades! It’s been a joy to revisit pieces that I haven’t played in years, and to learn new ones, too. […] I have planted a small garden, something I haven’t done since childhood, and am using this unexpected time as a golden opportunity to clear out clutter…”
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