All About COVID-19
Pandemic Motherhood Diary, Entry 2: A second pandemic birthday
The pandemic has played a huge role in the mundane nature of our new routine. I have been home with my newborn for a few weeks and honestly, the adjustment has been a little difficult.
Pandemic Motherhood Diary, Entry 1: A Very Different Kind of Childbirth
An early Sunday morning in late November greeted me with painful contractions and an invasive nasal swab. Our second son decided to arrive earlier than expected, thus forcing us to forego our scheduled cesarean and my scheduled covid test. It was definitely not something I cared to have done while trying to distract myself from…
Mosaic: Sam Alix and Anthony Mathis
In the latest in our video series, Sam Alix talks with Anthony Mathis about life, perceptions, and doing good for youth in the community.
Thoughts on the Second High Holidays During COVID
Every religion has its own formal way of asking for forgiveness of our sins. In Judaism, the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) are two of the most important days of the Jewish calendar. During that time, we ask both G-d and our fellow mortals to exonerate us from our negative actions during…
Memories of a Pre-Pandemic Utopian World
Around this time pre-pandemic, we would be enjoying our traditional family reunion, feasting with family, and forgetting to leave on time…
Was it COVID? We May Never Know
Many of us have experienced that frustrating trip to the doctor when your symptoms are dismissed or underplayed. But imagine coming in with signs of an unknown virus, one rampaging through China but anonymous in the United States. A virus that, a couple of months later, would be known as the cause of a deadly…
Self-Care in the Time of COVID
In the second of our Zoom Musings video series, COVID-19 Observer contributor Sam Alix talks with veteran, volunteer and stroke survivor Patrick Purnell…
Text Banking Toward the 70% Goal
“You can text your zip code to 438829 to find your closest vaccine site. Can I count on you to get vaccinated?”
Being a “Steward of the Lord’s Creation”
Welcome to the first in our new video series, “Zoom Musings,” featuring Observer writer Sam Alix in conversation with people – especially veterans – whose everyday lives have been impacted by COVID-19.
Uncertainty is the New Normal
Imagine seeing your one-year-old toddler attempting to fit a mask on his face while playing simply because he sees his parents wearing one every day.
