Groceries delivered by the nonprofit organization "We Are Family DC," sit on a welcome mat that says "hello," Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Washington. Seniors are being encouraged to stay in their homes due to the risk of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
March 27, 2020
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March 27, 2020 2:33 p.m.
For seniors, isolation changes life in varied, nuanced ways
One remembers the polio epidemic and the hardships of World War II. One is stoic about it all — because, he says, he's already “here past the welcome.” A third, old enough to remember the aftermath of the 1918 flu epidemic, turns to her faith in challenging times.