‘This is Going to Hurt in the Faintest Way’ — Reflections on the Pandemic Year

My letter to myself this time last year

Inspired by Craig Spencer MD MPH’s piece in Elemental

New York City, January 2020. Photo by author. (Ignore the ’98 date stamp — it’s a Huji app feature)

In New York City, March this time last year marked the pandemic raging on our shores. Remembering its anniversary, this is the letter I wrote to my former self. Yeah, former is a strong…