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While we’re experiencing the same pandemic, not all experiences have been equal The pandemic has taken a huge toll on a lot of Canadians. Many have struggled with the mental health effects of isolation and loneliness.  It's been especially difficult for those with loved ones abroad — who remain separated from close family and friends by ongoing travel restrictions. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Radio special  The Same Boat explores how people are confronting that barrier by finding other ways to connect and support their friends and family beyond our borders. ...

Zhou and her husband spent as little money as possible and they didn't ask for outside help. A year later, he's working, and she looks after the baby while studying. The couple's seven-year-old son Damello also lives with her parents in China. They're helping look after him while she finishes her studies. She admits it's been difficult, but their twice-daily video chats give her hope. "Every time my seven-year-old son says to me, I miss you, it really gives me power," she said. "The feeling of [being] a mom is different from any others." Remittances remain a lifeline during pandemic

Chinese mothers of new babies grapple with parenthood in a pandemic When the pandemic hit, Yuanyuan Zhou and Min Hu were caught half a world away from their families in China — and the support they were hoping for during their first year of motherhood. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 09, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 9 Yuanyuan Zhou says it's been challenging juggling her studies with caring for her her baby Vincent, all without the help from her family that she'd been hoping for.(Francis Ferland/CBC) The pandemic has hit new moms in Ottawa's Chinese community especially hard...