If you want to know empathy, put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Try and understand their thoughts, fears, anxieties, struggles, and imagine it was you.
In this COVID-19 pandemic, we see people who have caught the virus, who didn’t believe they could get it (young people especially). We see people who have the virus who still have a family to take care of. We see people who are still working at grocery stores and vet hospitals and as UPS drivers and everything in between, still hanging on by a thread, trying to take care of our society.
If we want things to go back to the way they were and feel “normal” again, we need to do our part and stay at home. We need to understand the people who are trying to keep us together, while we spend time apart. We need to understand the people who have been affected by the virus and how–no matter who you are, what your age is, or what your health is like–anyone is at risk.
Here are some COVID-19 stories:
A young girl with the virus.
Body spasms everywhere for over a week now. Could barely breathe. My throat & chest are sore from coughing. I had lost my apatite, mental clarity gone, anxiety 1,000%. Still sick but eating again & feeling semi normal mentally. Struggling to digest food.#MyCovidStory290Twitter Ads info and privacy58 people are talking about this
Stay 6 feet away from people, even your loved ones.
Please share your experiences with us. Use #MyCovidStory so we can share together. Your story about the front lines, being sick, how work has changed, or just what your daily life at home is like in this new environment. Video, photo, or text. Encourage others to do the same.Stephanie Avery@denverstu
#MyCovidstory after my husband was frighteningly I’ll and told it was most likely Covid-19 at the hospital (no testing)- he is slowly mending. I’m now sick with it. My lungs feel burnt. On a bright note, my kids started 1st day of homeschool and we’re all still alive.205Twitter Ads info and privacy28 people are talking about this
A mom with the virus (read the thread for the full story)
Kristen Darling @KDarling_Author
On 3/12 I started to feel very weak and tired. I blamed it on my insomnia. The next day, I began trembling from being so cold, had a headache, sore throat, nausea and felt achy all over. My temp was at 102. I took some ibuprofen and laid down for awhile. #MyCovidStory67Twitter Ads info and privacy35 people are talking about this
Anxious, frustrated, and scared grocery store workers:
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#MyCovidStory I work as a cashier at a grocery store. My job is essential. I am proud to be doing this, especially during this crisis. However, I’m also terrified about bringing the virus home to my 65 year old mother. Please people, #StayHome unless absolutely necessary.Michelle Heckathorn@mheckathor1
#MyCovidStory I’m terrified also. Both my mom and I work at a grocery store. She is older, but will not stay home for financial reasons. I’m scared she will get sick, or I will and won’t be there for her. People keep treating shopping like it is a boredom reliever! #StayAtHome71Twitter Ads info and privacy15 people are talking about this
Making the tough (but morally good) decisions:
My longtime job put me at high risk of contracting COVID-19, and I share living space with a person who is at high risk of death if they get it. I had to choose between risking financial ruin and risking human life. I chose to risk financial ruin. #MyCovidStory289Twitter Ads info and privacy46 people are talking about this
UPS drivers out in the world:
Please share your experiences with us. Use #MyCovidStory so we can share together. Your story about the front lines, being sick, how work has changed, or just what your daily life at home is like in this new environment. Video, photo, or text. Encourage others to do the same.SmartCar@SmartCar13
#MyCovidStory
Working more than ever, knocking on more doors than ever
As a mail carrier my experience is opposite others
Working 10 hour days, 6 days/week, touching a hundred Amazon boxes and hundreds of mailboxes a day
Someone should study if the USPS is spreading COVID 19
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Nurses are badasses who deserve everything good in this world!!!
Please share your experiences with us. Use #MyCovidStory so we can share together. Your story about the front lines, being sick, how work has changed, or just what your daily life at home is like in this new environment. Video, photo, or text. Encourage others to do the same.Ms E (a.k.a. COVID nurse)@TheMerrySadist
#mycovidstory I am a nurse, helping to set up the first all COVID hospital in the nation. Exhausted, nervous, and worried how all my colleagues will cope with such difficult and dire work in the coming days.29Twitter Ads info and privacySee Ms E (a.k.a. COVID nurse)’s other Tweets
Healthcare workers helping those who can’t help themselves.
I invite anyone and everyone to participate in this effort to put together the human, individual stories of life during this pandemic. Tag your post with #MyCovidStory and share your experience. https://twitter.com/beauwillimon/status/1242236721745539076 …Beau Willimon✔@BeauWillimonPlease share your experiences with us. Use #MyCovidStory so we can share together. Your story about the front lines, being sick, how work has changed, or just what your daily life at home is like in this new environment. Video, photo, or text. Encourage others to do the same.Bekah whose Ardani is on Nepenthe@rebekah_starks
#MyCovidStory I work w the elderly, I go into their homes as a health care worker every day, & it’s different ppl, so I go into multiple homes a wk. Not only am I potentially exposed EVERY day, but I also put them at risk. I have to go bc most of them cannot do 4 themselves.6Twitter Ads info and privacySee Bekah whose Ardani is on Nepenthe’s other Tweets
Now, not all of these stories are bad and scary and anxiety-inducing. Here are some stories of light and kindness (and maybe a little bit of humor?):
“Not useless anymore.” Judy Taya’s Official Account@Judy_Taya
#MyCovidStory Was feeling useless. Had a lot of time on my hands. Health Care Workers were running out of masks. I started making masks. First batch delivered to a local hospital for use in E.R. and Radiology. Not useless anymore.
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👏 🙌Mr. Harris / A:FF@AmenAfterShave
PENNMed #HealthCareWorkers #MyCovidStory #GeneralStrike #COVIDActNow #nursesareheroes We are grateful for today
Amen
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The humans are home and all cats are pissed.
My cats are noticeably confused as to why I don’t leave the apartment anymore. They had a whole routine down, and I seem to be getting in the way. #MyCovidStory https://twitter.com/BeauWillimon/status/1242236721745539076 …Beau Willimon✔@BeauWillimonPlease share your experiences with us. Use #MyCovidStory so we can share together. Your story about the front lines, being sick, how work has changed, or just what your daily life at home is like in this new environment. Video, photo, or text. Encourage others to do the same.1,542Twitter Ads info and privacy163 people are talking about this
Dogs as coworkers:
dogwalksintoabar@dogwalksintobar
Today, I heard my colleagues whispering before I got in the room and they immediately stopped talking and averted their eyes. I KNOW YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ME! Office rumor mills are the worst. #WorkFromHomeLife #COVID19 #StayAtHomeOrder #MyCovidStory #dogcoworker
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Stay safe, stay at home, wash your hands, keep a 6ft distance from people, don’t touch your face. Hang in there everyone.
By Kelly PeacockUpdated March 25, 2020
My Walk With God 
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