I Started a Support Group for Covid-19 Survivors and Caretakers

I needed a space where I could vent and feel validated by others

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When my city in New York became a hot spot for the coronavirus, I wasn’t nervous at first. I thought it was a mild viral infection, and that if I ever became infected I could shake it off — no problem. I live in a predominantly Black neighborhood in…