ME-as I go through this zany, marvelous, difficult experience called: "LIFE"!

:  https:// theconsumervoice.org/misc/ 2020-rv-entries . Dear Friends, I've been published. My submission to The Consumer Voice was actually published. Please press on thE link. Love, Evelyn Pinto June 25, 2020 :  https:// theconsumervoice.org/misc/ 2020-rv-entries .

Dear Friends, I haven’t written in a while so, I thought I would try today. I have been going through a difficult time, a time of trials, grief, despair and sadness. The Coronavirus is still raging and even spiking in some states. The state of Massachusetts has been careful in managing this Pandemic, slower than most states to reopen. Being a person with severe, life threatening medical problems, I am grateful to the governor and to all of the other people who have made decisions carefully, driven by the data. I live in an assisted senior living residence and there have been times when I have been fearful and frightened. These past few weeks have not been easy. Last Monday, a close friend passed. Last Tuesday, another friend of mine had passed. Last Wednesday a dear friend of mine had passed. These deaths are the latest of the people in my life who have died this year, people that I’ve known and I’ve loved I realize that death is a part of Life but, it min...

Pandemic, Part 3 Dear Friends, It’s been over 2 months since this Pandemic began in the city in which I live. Living in a densely populated city, besides residing in an assisted living community, we are still under shelter in place regulations. As with most people, this Pandemic has been difficult, challenging, demanding, excruciating and many times, extremely frightening. Being the person I am, I try to find good in everything and everyone. Though it has been more challenging to see good in this coronavirus, I am pleased to say that there is good. The good is not in this coronavirus itself, but, in most people. People have given, when they, themselves are hurting. People have been kind, when a minority of humans have been insolent. People have sacrificed so we, as people, are well, taken care and our basic needs are met. People have been patient, even when others choose to be disruptive and self-seeking. I, myself, have changed! I’m more ap...

My Mother, A Woman of Love and Wonder My Mother: “A Woman of Love and Wonder” When I think of my mother, I recall the days of my childhood. As a young age, I was convinced of this: My mother knew "everything"! In those early days of my childhood, my mother seemed to always know where I was and what I was doing. Like other children I grew up with, I assumed she had eyes in the back of her head! My mother was magical and infallible! My mother is now in her senior years. With age, we are both realizing a loss of control over some matters in our lives. We don’t have the good health, vigor or stamina that came with being youth. I have to tell you this though, my mother is still “magical”! My mom senses when her children are sick or in need. She somehow knows when something has gone terribly wrong or when a matter in our lives has transpired in a miraculous manner. My mother a person of love and wonder! Though our lives have changed with years, my ...

I live in an assisted senior living and it is the same here, as most senior living facilities. The staff here are doing their best and are actually doing an extraordinary job. More is needed to keep my fellow residents, who most do suffer from memory issues, to keep people occupied and have a distaction from all that's going on with this coronavirus. Tablets and ipads are a fabulous idea, to keep residents connected to family and friends! If people could donate tablets and/or ipads to senior living facilities,hospitals, halfway houses, group homes, nursing homes and places like this. It would help to keep people connected with others. Loneliness is a dark place. People, especially older people, need to be connected with others, especially with family and friends. Technology can be an amazing tool for us all to keep connected with others! Evelyn Pinto April 18, 2020

Dear Friends, In these grim and traumatizing days of living through the coronavirus, I am frightened, stressed and find myself in the place of indefinite. I, a person who plans for everything, I’m anxious because today there is no room for planning. Today, I find myself struggling to make sense of this pandemic and why it has thrown the world I live into a terrifying habitat. Then I realize, the lack of control I have. The best plans that I can do, and that actually make sense, are preventive measures. So, my dear friends, I wash and sanitize my hands a zillion times. I thoroughly and excessively clean everything I touch, as well as, do other preventative moves in the hope that I will not become victim to this eradicator. And, I also, keep myself clean and follow the advice of my medical team so as to be as physically, emotionally and spiritually stable. I, and all of us, where I live, are on lockdown. So, my good friends, my connections with others are s...

   Evelyn, Recovering At Home Dear Friends, First and foremost, I want to thank all of you for your prayers, kind words and well wishes. I know every prayer reached the Throne of God and, my dear friends, God listens and hears us. The hospital, for me, was a frightening and terrifying place, especially true in these scary days of the coronavirus. The doctors, nurses, technicians, pharmacists and everyone involved in my care worked at a level of proficiency, excellence and dedication, and they did so with calm, concern and compassion! Dr. Bourque, my infectious disease doctor ordered lab work and tests to discover the source of the bacteria in my blood.   Dr. Bourque also decided what IV antibiotics to treat me with and lead the progression of my treatment and care in the hospital. Dr. Bourque, and all of my medical team, were utterly amazing, sending me home on the path of wellness! My outpatient doctors, and their offices, have bee...