My Thoughts On COVID-19

With everything that’s going in the world right now is scary. We are living a new normal. There are people who think that this is not as serious as we say it is. No matter how many people are affected by it, it doesn’t seem to make people understand how bad it really is.

I was talking to a friend of mine about it and I mentioned to her that if you had a cold or a flu, you would call in sick, stay home and not interact with the public. Why not do that with the corona virus? You may have it and you’ll never know, but if you feel like you do, stay home. Treat it like any other illness because it is an illness and a deadly one. Do your part.

People are convinced that they can’t get it so they walk around without a mask acting invincible because they don’t think its a real threat. They are careless, not wearing a mask, not washing their hands, not using hand sanitizer etc. I wear a mask. Its become part of my daily routine. Even when I know I never get sick. I don’t want to take the risk of catching something. I admit, I do get a little careless myself. If I’m at the store and there’s nobody around, I’ll move the mask down below my nose to breath, but once someone gets close then I’ll put it back on.

I work with the public. When I’m working, I’ll make sure I have my mask on. Sometimes if nobody’s around I’ll move it down, but 9 times out of 10, I’ll wear it when I’m on the floor and with the public. I’m also on the phone a lot during my shift so I’ll move it down to talk to the person on the other end or if I’m the only way in my department, I will take it off. I feel bad if I don’t wear it so I’ll wear it as much as I can during the day or if I know I can’t stay 6 feet away then I wear it. If I can’t walk away from someone because their too close then the mask is on.

Its going to take someone getting sick to realize that its a real thing and its affect anyone. Its not just people with a compromised immune system like the elderly or kids, it can take down the healthiest person in the world. You can really good care of yourself and still get sick. What would you do if someone in your family gets sick? Are you going to be surprised and be all “they were so healthy, they ate well, always worked out, etc?” It doesn’t work like that.

People are so desperate to get back to “normal” that they will do anything to get together with friends.They are willing to put their health at risk just to have a beer with a friend. Is it worth getting sick just because you wanted to have a dinner date with friends? Is it worth bringing home a virus that may infect that precious 2 year old that you say is your whole world? Is it worth losing everything because you think that its just a myth or a hoax? Think about who is important to you. Think about losing that person because you went out friday night. If you don’t want to lose it then wear a mask.