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GRAND JUNCTION | It started about four years ago when Laurel Carpenter and Melissa Humphrey bought matching parkas and then matching comfort shoes.
Lauren Carpenter and Melissa Humphrey work on a needlework project at Carpenter’s home in Grand Junction. The pair of nurses and working mothers have found strength and comfort in friendship during the pandemic. | COURTESY PHOTO
Soon enough, the nurses-slash-best friends from Grand Junction found themselves with matching chihuahua-print leggings and matching hoodies with fleece-lined pockets in which they carry their matching chihuahuas.
Then came the matching housecoats they exchanged for Christmas last month – the softest they could find, and also the dowdiest.
On Edge: How friendship can be a mental-health safety net
Laurel Carpenter and Melissa Humphrey, two 30-something nurses, moms and best friends in Grand Junction, rely on each other for support with anxiety. Author: Susan Greene (Colorado News Collaborative) Published: 8:44 AM MST January 27, 2021 Updated: 8:47 AM MST January 27, 2021
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo It started about four years ago when Laurel Carpenter and Melissa Humphrey bought matching parkas and then matching comfort shoes.
Soon enough, the nurses-slash-best friends from Grand Junction found themselves with matching chihuahua-print leggings and matching hoodies with fleece-lined pockets in which they carry their matching chihuahuas.
> Video above: Managing stress and anxiety during an uncertain time.
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ALAMOSA | Even now, nearly three months after COVID invaded his body, Jason McGinnis cannot stop asking himself how he contracted the virus.
Jason McGinnis, 52, of Alamosa, Colorado, rides an eliptical bike while going through rehab one afternoon. McGinnis has been an EMS medic for more than 30 years and contracted COVID in October of last year while on the job. He spent eight days in the hospital and is still struggling both physically and mentally to fully recover from the ordeal. He gets winded easily and is on oxygen as well as in pulmonary rehab at the local hospital. | MARC PISCOTTY PHOTO
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BRECKENRIDGE | Dick Carleton came to Breckenridge from Virginia when he was 24. He had a business degree from Virginia Tech, a ‘69 Volkswagen bug, $100 and three friends willing to share a crappy two-bedroom condo with no insulation. It was awful. It was glorious.
Dick Carleton, 64, of Breckenridge is a Breckenridge Town Council member and owns two restaurants in Summit County including the Hearthstone Restaurant in Breckenridge. New rules in Summit County have allowed for 25% capacity at the restaurant during what is prime season in the high country of Colorado. Despite all the challenges of owning a restaurant in these times Carleton said he’s thankful to be surrounded by the mountains in Summit County as a way to find peace and escape during these tough times. | MARC PISCOTTY PHOTO