COVID-19 arrived in Alberta in March, Sabre Fix’s world shrunk.His daily commute to school, 10 kilometres away, was replaced with learning from home.
Hockey practices and games were swapped for bike rides around the block, and wrestling and cracking jokes with friends in person shifted to gaming at home.While the 10-year-old was met with an abundance of free time, dealing with time alone was nothing new — Sabre is an only child.“The worst part is probably just being lonely.
You don’t have anyone to play with or do anything with really.”When Sabre isn’t connecting with friends online, doing schoolwork or entertaining himself, he relies on his parents to step in as playmates.