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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I've spent the last few days updating and repacking our family "Go Bags" in case of disaster. My living room floor is covered with flashlights, tarps, and crank radios, plus a hundred other things we might need if the Big One happens. None of it, though, is useful in our current disaster. How could we have been more prepared? Is it fair to even ask that question? Four members of my family have had COVID. One of them died. Another almost did. The other two were very ill. What could we possibly have done to predict or prevent that? Now we have a vaccine, so dammit people, get your shot. Apart from that, i just don't know.
October 5, 2021
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Describe an experience this week that made you happy.
This week, a former co-worker underwent endovascular coiling to treat a brain aneurysm. At age 76, she was terrified of dying on the operating table. The day before surgery, she called and summoned me to her house. There on the front porch sat a freshly-baked pecan pie that was encased in a pastry caddy. I was quite overwhelmed that she would think of ME when she should have been concentrating on herself. That's the definition of a true friend. I am ever so thankful to report that she survived the surgery and is now safe at home. The power of prayer cannot be denied.
December 25, 2020