Forest Park Forever
Has #ForestParkForever brought you hope and happiness this year? Take a look at what these park visitors had to say when we interviewed them.
“After COVID shut things down, my kids and granddaughter didn’t visit for three whole months. I’m diabetic, so I’m at higher risk and they were so worried they might accidentally expose me to the virus. I was scared to leave the house and didn’t even go to work at our family restaurant. Then I started exhibiting signs of depression. I couldn’t sleep and was feeling overwhelmed about everything, which had never happened before. I’ve always been a positive person to the point that when people see me, they expect a smile. It got to be too much. Once I decided to come out of the house, the thing that helped the most was being outside in nature. My daughter tries to show me new places, so this is my first time here in Forest Park. She comes here two or three times a week. I love taking pictures outside, so I’ve been stopping us constantly. She keeps telling me, ‘C’mon, mom, there’s more over there.’ I don’t know if I can keep up with her!”