By Brianna Geider Hello my name is Brianna Geider. I live in Langley with my parents and my sister. Ever since COVID started I’ve been having a hard time with it but I’ve been trying to do different activities to keep busy. With COVID I can’t see all my family and friends or go to […]
Hi, my name is Ronnie. When I first learned about this pandemic it hit me pretty hard. I was so scared to go anywhere and thought I was going to die if I got Covid. At first, I did lots of things at home, like watching movies, TV shows, helping my homeshare cook, sewing, etc. […]
Written By: George My first real self-advocacy success was early in the pandemic when I was looking for work and needed clothes. I called my worker to ask about the crisis grant for interview clothing. She was adamant I had to have had a recent crisis to qualify. I argued until she said it was […]
Written by: Abneet Dhaliwal My name is Abneet Dhaliwal and I was born with Cerebral Palsy. Before I got employed I didn’t know how to find a job and Milieu Family Services has advocated for me. They have encouraged me to apply at Old Navy Guilford as a Greeter once a week. I have […]
My name is Summer Clement. I live in a small town name Nelson BC. I started my quarantine on March 17th. There is no particular positive days, only everyday has been positive for me because I have online schooling. It keeps me busy and stay positive. My lovely teachers are there helping us […]
This poem was written by Cynthia McGillivray Smiling during Covid 19 I am Cynthia and I am funny. I want to brave with Covid 19! I pick places to go with my staff. We go to parks to do writing or walking. Sometimes I do online class and say hi to friends. At home I […]
I am Logan Gillies I go to Semiahmoo House Society North Campus. I have been there for two years. When the program was cancelled for Covid 19, I felt upset and mad. At first, I stayed home with my Respite Care Worker. When I felt stressed out, I went to the beach. I helped my […]
Written by: Ryan Coleman This has been a hard year. Many people in the world are struggling including those I care about deeply. I almost lost someone I could never replace due to kidney failure less than a month ago. I realized finally that I can’t wait to start living. I have wanted to be […]
By Charmaine Johnson (CJ) My name is Charmaine. Some of my friends call me CJ. I am a Self-Advocate of Nanaimo. We have meetings by telephone because of Covid. We are doing a workshop to teach others about being a self-advocate. Every month we have a learning circle. We learn things about living a good […]
Written By: Janelle Armstrong During COVID, I’ve been spending a lot of my time at home. This has been a very different time for all of us, and I’ve had some things change in my life. I’ve been missing a lot of my friends, because I cannot see them as much as I used to. […]
