Day 19 The temperature dropped significantly and icy drizzle and little balls of ice came down. 28 degrees today is not spring in April kind of weather. During school today I had the boys help me paint on greeting cards. When they dried, I added some designs and journaling. I will send this to encourage friends and family and to thank those that are working in the health departments during such a trialing time.
Last night I discovered a friend on facebook that I met in a Cornerstone bible study had a baby last week. She had her baby 4 weeks early while in quarantine and her husband, baby, and self are all COVID positive. I also got a Marco Polo message from my friend Sue Ann who has had a cough and has been concerned of her own health. She was tested yesterday. We wait for her results and for her to stay healthy. We are praying for her healing. She is immune compromised, has krone's disease and recently became aware of a thyroid condition. She has a very large thyroid which is already a little more restrictive if she has any breathing problems.
Sometimes we need to look at the big picture of all of this. I still think the country and world are overreacting. We have dealt with viruses,and disease forever. THis new virus has a new name, a new label so it is scary to people. Today I wanted to point out the numbers and some statistics that make this whole pandemic seem absolutely crazy. We are destroying our country, our world, our people, and our minds. Each day in isolation is one more day of damage and the damage will be more severe and harder to return to what we once knew as normal. We are still hopeful that this will end soon, but the reality is, this is not going to be quick. It went from isolating until April 13, then to the end of April. I have heard major cities have extended the isolation through May. I can't help but think we are going about this all wrong. The health care system is being bombarded by corona, leaving patients with other ailments, illnesses and cancer with limited resources. This is devastating to so many ill people that need care. I just cant see how this is good.
I had the television on tonight and Dateline started. I had to shut it off after about 10 minutes. I couldn't take it!! No wonder people are losing their minds! Just listening to a few minutes of what they put out there in the media is crazy. They were showing how to make your own face masks and are recommending people wear them now out in public. They talked about how the ocean is like one giant sneeze as a wave comes in the ocean air and mist just spread the virus like a giant sneeze. Get real people. And people are bringing home their groceries and wiping them all off with bleach wipes and changing and washing their clothes. I can't handle seeing people wearing masks and gloves. I just cant do it! This whole pandemic is creating monsters out of people. This is way unhealthier than the virus itself. What good will it do us to go through all these precautions if we end up with a higher number of deaths from suicide, and mental illness deaths as a result of this. Think about that.
Jayden has been so down. She has lost her sparkle that shines each day. She is always full of joy. She can make us laugh and always makes the most out of things. She generally is here cheering me up. She is sad and grumpy. She hardly talks to me and I don't even know what to say to her anymore. There isn't anything I can say that helps or cheers her up. I feel so bad and I know she hates being here. She is stuck. I hate that she is stuck here too, but I hate seeing her like this. I don't want to see her slip into depression either. Our hope was that she would finish college and want to come back. I know her being stuck home is only going to force her farther away and less likely to want to come back. I am praying for wisdom on this one.
Last night I discovered a friend on facebook that I met in a Cornerstone bible study had a baby last week. She had her baby 4 weeks early while in quarantine and her husband, baby, and self are all COVID positive. I also got a Marco Polo message from my friend Sue Ann who has had a cough and has been concerned of her own health. She was tested yesterday. We wait for her results and for her to stay healthy. We are praying for her healing. She is immune compromised, has krone's disease and recently became aware of a thyroid condition. She has a very large thyroid which is already a little more restrictive if she has any breathing problems.Sometimes we need to look at the big picture of all of this. I still think the country and world are overreacting. We have dealt with viruses,and disease forever. THis new virus has a new name, a new label so it is scary to people. Today I wanted to point out the numbers and some statistics that make this whole pandemic seem absolutely crazy. We are destroying our country, our world, our people, and our minds. Each day in isolation is one more day of damage and the damage will be more severe and harder to return to what we once knew as normal. We are still hopeful that this will end soon, but the reality is, this is not going to be quick. It went from isolating until April 13, then to the end of April. I have heard major cities have extended the isolation through May. I can't help but think we are going about this all wrong. The health care system is being bombarded by corona, leaving patients with other ailments, illnesses and cancer with limited resources. This is devastating to so many ill people that need care. I just cant see how this is good.
I had the television on tonight and Dateline started. I had to shut it off after about 10 minutes. I couldn't take it!! No wonder people are losing their minds! Just listening to a few minutes of what they put out there in the media is crazy. They were showing how to make your own face masks and are recommending people wear them now out in public. They talked about how the ocean is like one giant sneeze as a wave comes in the ocean air and mist just spread the virus like a giant sneeze. Get real people. And people are bringing home their groceries and wiping them all off with bleach wipes and changing and washing their clothes. I can't handle seeing people wearing masks and gloves. I just cant do it! This whole pandemic is creating monsters out of people. This is way unhealthier than the virus itself. What good will it do us to go through all these precautions if we end up with a higher number of deaths from suicide, and mental illness deaths as a result of this. Think about that.
Jayden has been so down. She has lost her sparkle that shines each day. She is always full of joy. She can make us laugh and always makes the most out of things. She generally is here cheering me up. She is sad and grumpy. She hardly talks to me and I don't even know what to say to her anymore. There isn't anything I can say that helps or cheers her up. I feel so bad and I know she hates being here. She is stuck. I hate that she is stuck here too, but I hate seeing her like this. I don't want to see her slip into depression either. Our hope was that she would finish college and want to come back. I know her being stuck home is only going to force her farther away and less likely to want to come back. I am praying for wisdom on this one.
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