We asked our TCG community to share their thoughts, experiences, and stories during the coronavirus. Here is President of CurePSP and TCG Advisory Board Member, David Kemp’s coronavirus crisis update from Minnesota.
“I am “social distancing” with my girlfriend, Martha, in Rochester, MN, where she works for the Mayo Clinic in fundraising, which means she can work from home. CurePSP has been working from home for almost three weeks now.
Cases here in Minnesota continue to climb and the governor has just issued an order for closure of nonessential businesses, restrictions on gatherings, and instructions for people to stay home. Effectively, this had happened already — there seems to be no escaping the coronavirus. We go our for daily walks (though the weather has been nasty), but I miss my gym and tennis club. Cooking at home has been a new adventure as neither of us particularly likes cooking, but with a few glasses of wine or an Old Fashioned, we enjoy it. I am finding that working from home is not very efficient, as there are always distractions, but our staff have been staying in touch through Slack.
Caroline is working from home in Los Angeles and Austin is finishing his studies online at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He is, like millions of seniors, deeply disappointed that graduation ceremonies have been canceled.
I miss our meetings, dinners, and travels and hope that we can soon be back to gathering in person — my Common Good friends are precious to me. Meanwhile, please stay safe and well.”
