As I sat here on Monday afternoon, watching the snow fall gently in my yard, I began to think that quite soon it will be a year since we entered Covid Madness.
There had been cases, of this virulent type of flu, but quite honestly, no one understood just how much this virus was about to change the world.
I recall March 9, 2020 — The Grand Princess Cruise Ship anchored off the California Coast. Eventually, she would come to the dock, where people were screened and taken off the ship and sent to centers where they would stay for 2 weeks in order to be sure they were not bringing the virus in with them.
I watched the ship dock. I saw people outside on their balconies. Many probably thought their nightmare was over, when in fact, the nightmare was just beginning for us all.
I watched the people come off the ship. I watched as medical experts, dressed in hazmat suits examined them. I think everywhere people began to fear this virus. I know I did.
The numbers are finally dropping. Vaccines are available. This is all positive, but I wonder how long it will be until we live normal lives again?
It’s been a rough year. I’ve clenched my teeth so much that I actually need to order another mouth guard when I see my dentist in March.
At least Jack has had his first vaccination and will get his second one the first week in March. We’ve learned so much, and yet I think we have a long way to go until this has passed us.
For the first couple of months, March to May perhaps, there was a real fear here. It was fear of the unknown. As we learnt more about COVID it became more a fear of ***wits not following advice. While not going perfectly, at least vaccine is being rolled out for you. It has yet to begin here.
NYC became Covid central in March. It was scary to be here. But we thought everything would be back to normal in a few weeks. Yet here we are …