Oral history interview with Kathleen Hoyt, conducted by Lena Del Rojo [with transcript], October 19, 2020

Lena Del Rojo interviewed Kathleen (Kathy) Hoyt. In the interview Kathy spoke about not being able to go to places and do the things she loved doing. It was like everyone was being isolated. It was hard for Kathleen because she is an outdoor person and it made her depressed. Working in a hospital was also not the easiest. Kathy is very strong and would do anything and everything to hel[p her family, while other people may be terrified to be around a family member that has COVID. Being in the front like seems like a lot of pressure, but she wanted to help all she could and did not quit. Other people are struggling in the same and different ways. Many people have had loved ones that have passed during covid and they were not able to see them in the hospital at all. It is very sad. Kathleen also brought up how Lena's sister is having to teach her kids full time which is not easy because she does not know the curriculum and they have not done much to set things up for school online in the county she lives in. ; Description of interview and transcript provided by the interviewer. This student-provided summary of the interview has been lightly edited for clarity by SCA staff. It may contain errors. This transcript was generated by Otter.ai talk-to-text transcription software and may contain errors.