On COVID-19, From a Nursing Home Resident

Description

At Hillside Center nursing facility in Wilmington, DE, resident Robert Flowers details his experience with the hardships of the pandemic as a resident in a nursing home, how it compares to his other major life events, and his disregard for those who downplay the crisis. On those people, like some who refuse to wear masks, Flowers states, “F*** them!” Having lost a friend in the facility to not being able to see his beloved daughter, Flowers has experienced the crisis first-hand. For those who live within the walls of a healthcare facility, there is a deep longing for something as profound as a conversation with family, and something as simple as having a cigarette.

Participants

• Robert Flowers
  
• Joseph Jacklin-Nunez
  

Interview By

• Joseph Jacklin-Nunez