https://catherder.substack.com/p/painted-into-corners
"Sometime in mid-March of 2020, my husband suggested that we visit our favorite
local restaurant, as it might be the last time we could for a little while.
Covid-19 had made its way here and shutdowns were coming. Back then I didn’t
know that it would be the last time my husband and I would done at our favorite
restaurant possibly ever, nor that my son and I would share our last meal at
his then favorite, now permanently closing restaurant a few days later on March
19th.
In my state of Ohio, a stay-at-home order went into effect on Monday, March 23,
2020 at 11:59PM. Our Republican governor surprised me in this handling of the
pandemic early on when he said, “We haven't faced an enemy like we are facing
today in 102 years - we are at war. In the time of war, we must make
sacrifices, and I thank all of our Ohio citizens for what they are doing and
what they aren't doing. You are making a huge difference, and this difference
will save lives. Right now, we are in a crucial time in this battle. What we do
now will slow this invader so that our healthcare system will have time to
treat those who have contracted COVID-19 and also have time to treat those who
have other medical problems. Time is of the essence." I was impressed in the
mess that had become our political climate. His words, I hoped, would convey a
powerful message.
I picked up my son from school that Monday. Students had gone to collect laptop
computers in preparation for remote learning. He was sick, which wasn’t
uncommon for him. Like me, he has autoimmune disease and, also like me, school
had always meant one respiratory infection after another. This time, as we
would learn some time later, he had Covid-19. By the time our school went
remote, the pandemic virus was already circulating our school buildings and
coming home with students."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: March 9, 2023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-79774499
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
