A Family Member Has COVID. How Do I Keep Up Productivity at Work and Stay Positive Despite Being Worried?

The last eleven some-odd months have been hard on all of us, without a doubt, and the trauma we’re experiencing both collectively and individually will linger for a long time. The position you’re in – needing to stay on top of things at work at a critical moment can be stressful even in normal circumstances, but coupling that with your father’s illness, which might be making you think of the rest of your family’s risk, is more than anyone should have to bear. Sadly, the times are what they are, and we have to work in them.