Parker is president of San Diego Independent Scholars and a retired professor of microbiology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. She lives in La Jolla.
It all started with a simple question: Can we work together to gain the strength needed for practicing social isolation, thus limiting the spread of the novel coronavirus and preventing unnecessary deaths?
This expanded into: Should we leave a record of our pandemic-related experiences for future generations?
It ended with: a set of 70 senior citizens who struggled through various stages of tech phobia until they could maintain contact via virtual meetings and also easily exchange written documents electronically. And a 116-page publication in which 40 seniors described their experiences, problems and solutions during the pandemic.