The Integrative Psychology Clinic asked Clinical Psychologist Ruth Nelson to write about her experience living during an epidemic. “Life during an epidemic is stressful. I remember black tarpaulin encasing makeshift clinics, a visual reminder of the fear wearing away my insides. It felt like the epidemic would never end. My immune system was low and, although vaccinated, I feared catching cholera. Although as a foreigner, I was protected. I could have left”.