“If you don’t break me out, I’ll do it myself,” the text said. Two infections in her nursing home; more to come.

I used to be a light sleeper. Now I can’t remember how I used to manage without the rhythmic, labored sounds of her apnea machine lulling me comatose.

Jane Danforth is a student who suddenly has a lot of time on her hands. She is a senior attending Zoom University.