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David Lynch is ‘homebound whether I like it or not’ as he battles emphysema, a condition that affects breathing.

And the library caters to homebound patrons with a program linking them with neighbors who can pick up and drop off materials.

Sometimes the meal deliveries offer the only human contact for these homebound seniors, who otherwise could be forgotten if not for the staff and volunteers.

I regularly send meals to my mother’s friends who are homebound or unwell.

The need to make do is familiar to delivery workers who worked through the pandemic, when restaurants stopped serving customers on-site and homebound New Yorkers relied heavily on delivery.