Someone on AskFM wanted an update from me and my area. I’m cross-posting my answer here.
My little town gives zero cares about the pandemic. Everything was open and business as usual until yesterday when county government forced restaurants to close indoor seating. We’re still allowed to go inside to place our orders at the counter, but we have to take the food out - we can’t sit down. I still drive around the neighborhood and play PokemonGO. I am nowhere near people, so it’s not an issue. This is a rural area, so we don’t have it as bad as the cities do. I’m not worried nearly as much for me as I am my working relatives, friends, and doctors and their staff. They are the ones I’m scared for.
I know people who abruptly and unexpectedly lost their jobs and can’t pay rent. I have acquaintances having to go to the hospital for various treatments or awaiting surgery while this nightmare is unfolding. They are already sick from chronic illnesses and forced to put their life at further risk by spending hours in an overcrowded public hospital. Seemingly healthy people in their 40s and 50s are getting the virus from unknown sources and are in ICU on life support. Since they don’t know where it came from, the exposure is likely still out there. It’s a no-win situation, and very stressful.
I’m fighting my own body and mind, as usual, but I am otherwise ok. My episodes make me feel like I’m dying a horrible death. Between my episodes, I am cooking, cleaning, driving occasionally, reading a little, finding stupid things on the internet to laugh about, and working on an art project.
I’m wishing everyone the best, and I hope this will be over soon.
