How to cope when the pandemic keeps you apart for the holidays

Susan Saybrook
4 min readNov 9, 2020

Is COVID thwarting your plans for spending holidays with your loved ones?

I can relate. Over the years, I have spent holidays married and unmarried, living in various places, with and without children in tow. But the upcoming holiday season will be the first in my lifetime in which being with family will not be an option. And because this year finds me in a…

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Susan Saybrook

Things you might find in this writer's catch-all drawer include: child's artwork, university ID, dog treat, half-written list, & poem on a napkin.