Margaret Cook points to the death of her husband during the COVID-19 pandemic as having taught her the importance of showing appreciation for those around you.
“You don’t know what the future is going to bring,” she said. “I hope everybody goes out and hugs a stranger when this is over – that’s what we need.”Amanda Wright also says the pandemic has highlighted the importance of cherishing those around her, especially family members. “We’re going back to the basics of life, the building blocks that would have always been there…but that we lost sight of,” said the 44-year-old. “I can’t get that [support] from going to a store and buying something, but I can get it from spending time with my family and…being there for each other.”
The 57-year-old explains that spending time with her circle of loved ones is much more meaningful than getting caught up in the world of pro sports. Some of the sporting events she previously enjoyed following most included hockey and NFL playoffs, as well as the Tour de France. “The biggest thing I’ve learned from having my life altered is that money is only important for what you need and not for what you want,” the Dartmouth, N.S. resident told CTVNews.ca in an email on May 14. “It’s nice to be able to keep up with the Joneses, but it’s not as important as feeling healthy, safe and secure, and being surrounded by your family and friends.”
But after months of being at home, the isolation started getting not only to her, but to her husband and retired mother, as they all live together. This, she says, took a toll on her mental health and led to mounting frustrations. Not being able to see the people she relies on for support to get through this tough time has been difficult, says the 22-year-old. While she admits she’s able to stay in touch with friends, family members and even her therapist through phone calls and video chats, it isn’t the same as being able to see them in person, or give them hug and tell them she loves them.
Johnston says she will definitely be making more of an effort to check up on those close to her during the pandemic and once it’s over.Hand in hand with prioritizing mental health comes the idea of the importance of not being so busy. Megan Thomson from Ottawa says this is something she realized during the pandemic.
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Lessons learned.....Do not trust Trudeau, Tam, WHO, China and Bill Gates
Online Family Reunions. Zoom Funerals will be Interesting.
When Trudeau said First Nations were asking for more than they could give, he was lying.
That you should never read the comments because they’re all bots.
Trudeau has full control of the media.
Dont trust the government, dont trust the media, people are gullible
Don’t trust a Trudeau, MSM, government, Hollywood and Bill Gates.
It showed us how pathetic, ignorant, and overindulged our lives were and still is.
And the answers was nothing, as soon the restrictions are lifted the number of infections is going to spick.
Don’t trust a Trudeau, MSM, government, Hollywood and Bill Gates.
Our planet is about to be destroyed because of idiots and the end of the world was made in China.
And never trust a Trudeau
Don't ever trust China!
That half of my friends are batshit crazy! Haha
Federal Employees are extremely spoiled while the rest of Canada pays for it.
Never let your toilet paper supply go down
That a country can be brought to its knees in less the a month all from a virus and little fear porn created by the government and media.
I gave up caring when 2 buildings magically imploded perfectly and the world missed it. We are a mess.
That people will believe pretty much anything if you say it enough times
How truly evil and corrupt the media is, that Trump is much better than I thought he would be at pandemics, and how Trudeau continues to get bailed out by our fake news for failure after failure.
That the MSM are a bunch of Fear Porn Propagandists.
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