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All the Light We Did Not Expect to See

All the Light We Did Not Expect to See FROM THE EDITOR All the Light We Did Not Expect to See Sometime back in early March, shelves that once Statistics have shown that social distancing has held toilet paper and bleach products went empty impacted people’s mental health, with the stress and face masks could not be found. As time went of isolation causing an increase in depression, on, we fretted about retirement accounts and anxiety, and loneliness. My 87-year-old mom’s panicked about our jobs when told we needed to Facebook posts became testament to her struggle work remotely—many with kids at home needing and yet determination to not let this beat her. Her help with distance learning. Some people lost jobs pre-COVID-19 week would include daily trips to as businesses closed. Furloughs became common. the senior center for exercise and socialization, Then came worries about how to pay bills and lunches and coffee with friends, and church on feed the family. Those deemed “essential workers” Sundays. As family, we always knew we could TERESA PEARSON, MS, RN, feared for their safety and their family when they drop by any time—but now our visits were limited CDCES, FADCES came home. As DCES, we turned to telehealth— to 6 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ADCES in Practice SAGE

All the Light We Did Not Expect to See

Pearson, Teresa
ADCES in Practice , Volume 8 (4): 2 – Jul 1, 2020
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© 2020 by the American Association of Diabetes Educators
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2633-559X
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10.1177/2633559X20931748
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FROM THE EDITOR All the Light We Did Not Expect to See Sometime back in early March, shelves that once Statistics have shown that social distancing has held toilet paper and bleach products went empty impacted people’s mental health, with the stress and face masks could not be found. As time went of isolation causing an increase in depression, on, we fretted about retirement accounts and anxiety, and loneliness. My 87-year-old mom’s panicked about our jobs when told we needed to Facebook posts became testament to her struggle work remotely—many with kids at home needing and yet determination to not let this beat her. Her help with distance learning. Some people lost jobs pre-COVID-19 week would include daily trips to as businesses closed. Furloughs became common. the senior center for exercise and socialization, Then came worries about how to pay bills and lunches and coffee with friends, and church on feed the family. Those deemed “essential workers” Sundays. As family, we always knew we could TERESA PEARSON, MS, RN, feared for their safety and their family when they drop by any time—but now our visits were limited CDCES, FADCES came home. As DCES, we turned to telehealth— to 6

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Published: Jul 1, 2020

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