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Corona crises, how it has affected me

Andy Sporring
2 min readJul 21, 2020

I’m in my 60s and I’m in 3 risk groups for contracting corona.

I’m a social creature, I thrive from human interactions.

Although I’m suffering from severe agoraphobia, and panic attacks I still had at least 2 meetups with friends for Fika or a nice lunch, this is out of the question these days. And for me, socially isolated by my problems makes it harder than usual for me.

Shopping for groceries demands planning

Shopping for groceries is another problem, I now go shopping very early in the morning (7 am or earlier), after the lunch rush or late at evenings. In the beginning, I had people go shopping for me but, that’s not working in the long run. I have also ordered online which works relatively well, but you have to plan ahead then.

I can’t go visit my grandchildren

I can’t go visit my grandchildren as they can give me infections, and it might just be standard cold. For me, a standard cold or flu could be devastating as I’m highly susceptible to infections due to my heart condition, and pneumonia like the one I had last year would half my resistance to infections.

What I have done to be as safe as possible

  1. I go grocery/food shopping at times I know the stores are more empty.
  2. I’m religious in washing my hands, arms, and face, even if…

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Andy Sporring
Andy Sporring

Written by Andy Sporring

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