Running Blind
/For some of us, isolation won’t end when the pandemic is over
Luanne Burke is an avid trail runner (Photo by Stephanie Maltarich)
“I find myself receiving texts and emails from people more often. … They are trying to avoid isolation, and they are reaching out more. I have been here all along, as have most people with disabilities.”
As more people get vaccinated and the world starts opening up again, many of us are reflecting on the unprecedented isolation we’ve experienced over the past year. Extreme isolation was new for many of us, and we’re looking forward to getting back to normal.
But not everyone can escape their aloneness.
This is the story of a runner named Luanne Burke, who has been dealing with deep isolation for decades and will continue to experience it, even after much of the world returns to a “new normal.”
Stephanie Maltarich has the story.
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