2020 Covid - 19
Well..... here we are.
My last post was over a year ago and I had no intention of blogging anymore but I find myself at a point where I have the time... and more importantly I have the need to write. To share my point of view on something we’re sharing as not only a country , but a world. And lastly because I want to be able to come back to this at some point when things are “ normal “ and remember how I felt.
April 6th 2020 8:41 pm
And I am home... if you’re a good , law abiding and generally not asinine human being - you would be too. New York City is on what’s being called a “Pause” if you’re not essential to the city your ass should be home. Short walks an trips to purchase essential goods are some exclusions. The entire world is dealing with a pandemic called Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
A very brief history of Covid- 19
First reported cases took place in Wuhan , China during late November early December of 2019. No one really knew or understand just how bad it would get. How widely it would spread or how many deaths it would leave in it’s wake. It’s a respiratory illness (like the flu) with symptoms such as a cough, fever, and in more severe cases, difficulty breathing. It’s now reached nearly the entire world with over 75,000 deaths.
Now, let’s take you through where I’ve been through all of this
On February 7th I boarded a plane to take me to the one place I’ve wanted to visit my entire life. Italy . PERIOD . One heart beat closer to Leonardo Da Vinci and I was able to stand in places that were older than the concept of Jesus Christ. I had planned this trip for literal months with 3 colleges from work that had become true friends and mixing four very different personalities across four different cities in four different AirBnBs was ... different. But I had a trip of a life time. Not once while visiting was I afraid for my health, the concerns of the virus had not worsened that badly yet that Italy had to be cautious. When checking in to head home a clerk asked in almost a whisper “ are you traveling from China ?” I answered no and that was it. I was back at work a day later and nearly a month after that I was furloughed.
You need to understand that approximately 3 weeks later from my trip Italy was in complete turmoil. People were losing their lives by the hundreds and cases were emerging in United States. I work in a very tourist heavy location and the week leading up to the closing of this establish I myself began to get paranoid that enough wasn’t being done to ensure out safety. I was relieved to not have to deal with the close proximity of strangers for 6 hours a day. But here we are 24 days later and I am... bored.
I feel useless mostly , like I should be doing more. Something to help , some way I can give back. My heart aches for front line workers doing double and triple shifts. For the families torn apart and lost loved ones. My mother is a home health aide , she has been with client for several years and cares too much about her to abandon her job.I worry about her getting on crowded buses. I’m frustrated by the groupies of people I see still hanging out. The sense of entitlement and complete selfishness is baffling. And these are the people that for whatever reason the virus will ignore.
So , here we are today...
I’m in love with the new Animal Crossing game tying desperately to not spend every waking minute playing it. I’m waiting on packages from Michaels and Ikea to start some projects. And I’m trying to staying positive amidst a time when everything and everyone is lost.
TBC
