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Aug 19Liked by Amanda Guinzburg

This is stunning. I am weeping. I am so glad you’re feeling better. ❤️

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Aug 19Liked by Amanda Guinzburg

As always, breathtaking. Thank you.

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Thank you for this graceful post of what it was like for us New Yorkers back then. It brought back many memories. And you're right, I'd suppressed many of the memories.

For me personally, the onset of Covid in NYC will always be intertwined with this: On March 20th, my mother died suddenly, not of Covid, but of other issues. I was not allowed to see her in her brief stay at the hospital to say goodbye. The next day, March 21st, my daughter was scheduled to be married in a wedding that had been downsized to ten people in our living room. We went ahead with the wedding as we knew that was what my mother would have wanted. It was a beautiful ceremony and I was able somehow to use the emotion of my grief to make my joy more intense.

Thank you for making me remember.

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Aug 19Liked by Amanda Guinzburg

Your beautiful writing takes me back to those dreadful days/weeks/months/years. Heartbreaking for millions. And terrifying for many. Am happy you are feeling a bit better.

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