Samantha Lamb describes the delays on longtime required surgery, truncated physiotherapy and resulting inability to work full-time and reduced pay due to the incomplete treatment that she received as direct consequences of the COVID shutdowns. When she was told her surgery was elective and not required, Samantha said, "I wasn’t capable of functioning. I wasn’t capable of taking care of my family. I wasn’t being able to be a mom of four kids. It’s really hard when mom breaks down."
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Elizabeth Galvin tells the heartbreaking story that led to the death of her 20 year old daughter Danielle. The class of 2020 high school graduates experienced no in-person graduation ceremonies, no dance, no peer camaraderie to mark the end of their schooling after having just spent 3 1/2 months of online school. The frustrations continued for Danielle as she attempted to select a university to attend, only to have her choices limited and subsequently changed by the university at the last minute.
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