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Note: This This video was submitted on behalf of Hillsdale Terraces long-term care home, who created the video.

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Quarantined - March 2020

Remember when the pandemic was officially declared? I do. My family and I were in Cancun, Mexico for March Break and when we returned safely, we quarantined for the first time. We had no idea what we were doing and it was hard. So I started to blog about each day, to help ease the pains. Here is one of them for your reading pleasure.Day 1 Quarantine LogStarted off strong with lists, two pots of coffee and ambitions to do many things.First parent meltdown shortly after youngest child woke up.Made masks.Had waffles and played online reading and math app.Felt like…
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A Leap of Faith in the Pandemic

In March 2020 I was so excited about the new job at the Region, but also had a lot of mixed feelings after chatting with my prior boss. Lots to consider with the change he said, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that this job was the right fit for me, also knowing that I’ll be closer to home, and won’t have to travel all those long, lonely roads again was a plus. I had just returned from Jamaica to visit my nephew, a medical student at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, and I was blessed to…