Covid 19 crept up on most of us, in America by March of 2020.  We had seen the bad news from China and later from the cruise ship.  We did not actually believe it could happen here.  Sadly, it did.

Covid terrifies me!    So far, by the grace of God and my personal changes in behavior, I have not gotten Covid-19 as of August 2024.  I continue to avoid crowds and mask in all public buildings.  I pick up grocerys by shopping online.  No eating inside restaurants.

It really is not enough to wear a surgical mask but I can not tolerate a N-95 mask.  Since almost everyone around me chooses not to wear a mask, I am only partially protected.  I continue to choose a hermit like life style.  It is all I am comfortable living anymore. 

Covid killed  thousands of good people including some health care providers.  In the beginning, PPE was in short supply for those caring for people suffering from Covid.  Most of us not in the health care field were encouraged to make cloth masks for ourselves and our loved ones while wiping down our groceries with disinfectant.

Many people lost their jobs or their business due to the mandatory lockdowns.  Kids could not go to school.  People were isolated from each other, going stir crazy in their homes.  Mental illness increased significantly in the first year of Covid-19.

You would think since the vaccine came out in late 2020 that the worst was over.  I know  a healthy middle aged teacher,  who got Covid in 2023.  Yes, she was vaccinated.  A year later she is still on 6 liters oxygen which is actually a big improvement since she was on 100% oxygen before attending rehab.  It is called “Long Haulers syndrome.”  Long acting side effects of having Covid which negatively impact quality of life long after being infected by the virus.

They say Covid will always be with us like the flu continuously mutating.  That is not comforting information.

 I am happy to be alive! However, I really miss the days when I could go to a concert, a festival or even a movie without worrying about getting this lethal virus.