“When everyone else is in bed, that’s when it sinks in. I couldn’t believe what kind of life I suddenly had. I lost my job, my family, my friends. They just deserted me. How could this be happening?”

A flight attendant with 25 years seniority works through the early pandemic. An essential worker with close family ties and lots of friends.

Suddenly, her life is upended.

Illustration by international artist Gordon Halloran.