Behind the Mask
5 min readOct 1, 2021
At 66 Coming to Terms with Embracing the New Me
On March 16th, 2020 I went undercover. Coronavirus was unleashed and New York City was struck down by it. Most businesses came to a halt. Several retail stores boarded up their windows and the streets were like a ghost town. We were warned not to leave our house unless we had to. My beloved city was under siege; it was the epicenter. Hospitals were overwhelmed; they couldn’t handle all…