Comments on: The Face of COVID-19 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:23:09 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: maria https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/#comment-50657 maria Mon, 18 May 2020 16:59:43 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=32186#comment-50657 i believe you are a strong man i commend you, you are stronger than you think. Thank you it takes guts to say what you feel inside. praying for you God will show you why you were put here on earth. don't give up. i believe you are a strong man i commend you, you are stronger than you think. Thank you it takes guts to say what you feel inside. praying for you God will show you why you were put here on earth. don’t give up.

]]> By: Vanessa https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/#comment-44687 Vanessa Sat, 18 Apr 2020 02:40:41 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=32186#comment-44687 Thank you for being so open and honest with your feelings. THAT is bravery, as well. Beautiful honesty. There is so much to be learned from all of this and I comfort myself by remembering we are all feeling it. You are so articulate and careful with your words. I really hope you continue to find strength because you certainly have a gift and sharing it with us is doing more good than you know :) Thank you for being so open and honest with your feelings. THAT is bravery, as well. Beautiful honesty. There is so much to be learned from all of this and I comfort myself by remembering we are all feeling it. You are so articulate and careful with your words. I really hope you continue to find strength because you certainly have a gift and sharing it with us is doing more good than you know 🙂

]]> By: Nicole Frazier https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/#comment-44686 Nicole Frazier Sat, 18 Apr 2020 02:32:43 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=32186#comment-44686 Sweetheart, I have always been proud of you but today my pride is a little bit bigger. What a powerful, brave, and all-important discussion. Well done honey, well done. Sweetheart, I have always been proud of you but today my pride is a little bit bigger. What a powerful, brave, and all-important discussion. Well done honey, well done.

]]> By: Martin Velasco Ramos https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/#comment-44664 Martin Velasco Ramos Fri, 17 Apr 2020 22:16:02 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=32186#comment-44664 Thank you for sharing. I'm with you. You are the reason I wrote this article. I may not know you personally, but we share a common struggle. And there are many more of us silently suffering. Like Barbara said in the comments above, let's keep going, keep talking, keep fighting - for them and for ourselves. Thank you for sharing. I’m with you. You are the reason I wrote this article. I may not know you personally, but we share a common struggle. And there are many more of us silently suffering. Like Barbara said in the comments above, let’s keep going, keep talking, keep fighting – for them and for ourselves.

]]> By: Thank you https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/#comment-44646 Thank you Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:02:40 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=32186#comment-44646 Thank you - like you, I thought I had "beat mental illness" about 15 years ago. My life has changed a lot since then, I am married now and have kids, but suddenly am struggling so hard with depression, anxiety, and loneliness. I really appreciate you writing about this - I am not alone. Thank you – like you, I thought I had “beat mental illness” about 15 years ago. My life has changed a lot since then, I am married now and have kids, but suddenly am struggling so hard with depression, anxiety, and loneliness. I really appreciate you writing about this – I am not alone.

]]> By: Martin Velasco Ramos https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/#comment-44642 Martin Velasco Ramos Fri, 17 Apr 2020 19:49:06 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=32186#comment-44642 In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/#comment-44628">Be well</a>. Thank you for the kind words! The deadlines are much more merciful in this job, that's for sure. But working as a dispatcher has given me unending respect to our first responders. They're truly heroes and deserve the best. In reply to Be well.

Thank you for the kind words!

The deadlines are much more merciful in this job, that’s for sure. But working as a dispatcher has given me unending respect to our first responders. They’re truly heroes and deserve the best.

]]> By: Be well https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/#comment-44628 Be well Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:26:58 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=32186#comment-44628 While I wish it were the opening sentence to a fictional story, the lede here is outstanding. I can't speak to your feelings about leaving your prior job, but I can tell you there's a lot of promise in your new one. Best of luck to you! While I wish it were the opening sentence to a fictional story, the lede here is outstanding.

I can’t speak to your feelings about leaving your prior job, but I can tell you there’s a lot of promise in your new one. Best of luck to you!

]]> By: Martin https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/#comment-44611 Martin Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:56:15 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=32186#comment-44611 In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/#comment-44487">Barbara</a>. Thank you Barbara. I appreciate your words. And exactly, my hope is the message will resonate with someone out there. It's the least I can do right now. In reply to Barbara.

Thank you Barbara. I appreciate your words. And exactly, my hope is the message will resonate with someone out there. It’s the least I can do right now.

]]> By: Barbara https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2020/04/16/the-face-of-covid-19/#comment-44487 Barbara Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:25:24 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=32186#comment-44487 Thank you Martin for sharing. Keep on moving, keep on talking, keep on fighting the good fight. Thank you for your bravery. If reading this helps but just one person you will have done more than most. Thank you Martin for sharing. Keep on moving, keep on talking, keep on fighting the good fight. Thank you for your bravery. If reading this helps but just one person you will have done more than most.

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