What is your earliest pandemic memory?

Remembering life in the early days of the pandemic shutdowns can feel like trying to conjure up an apocalyptic dream: the empty streets, the screeching ambulances, the sudden scramble to find toilet paper and hand sanitizer.

As the fourth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic approaches, The Times wants to know: When did the pandemic hit for you? What do you remember thinking, feeling and seeing in those turbulent early days of March 2020? Do you still have photos on your camera roll of the first time you wore a mask, or went to work as an essential worker while the rest of the world hunkered down?

Perhaps you came to the realization that your usual routines and habits—going to the office, casual shopping, dining out with friends—were gone indefinitely. Or maybe the reality of the pandemic came about suddenly, when you or a loved one got sick.

If you would like to share a story, please complete the form below and tell us briefly about your experience. Your response may be used in a story about the anniversary of the pandemic.