I am not fond of the way they state Melissa Reeves (Jennifer) and Kristian Alfonso (Hope) leaving of the show. If I was living in another state with a new grandbaby to come in the early days of returning to work COVID I wouldn't want to return. And as for Kristian Alfonso's (Hope) reason, I'm not sure we got the real one. Stay away for 3-4 months and when you return we will have a story for you.