Updated on March 16, 2021 at 6:03 pm
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Seniors in the state of Connecticut are speaking out about the physical and mental toll placed on their lives by the pandemic.
NBC Connecticut spoke with seniors over the over the age of 70 who say they and many of their friends have dealt with the struggle to maintain their physical health with ailments they were dealing with prior to the pandemic as well as social isolation being in a high risk category. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. The pandemic changed my life so much. It was a dark place for me, said Pat Marcinczyk. At the YMCA in Meriden, like many seniors, 73-year-old Marcinczyk finds herself trying to regain strength and get back to life pre-Covid. I would come to the Y at 8 o clock in the morning and I wouldn t leave till noon. It was a real lifesaver for many of us who are widows or who had ailing others we were caring for it was really a lif