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Pandemic 101

The past two months have been life altering. In fact, it has changed everything! Besides aging me ten years, I have never cried so much or for so long of a time. Our prophet warned us and still I was unprepared for the changes Corona would make in my life. Suddenly, I could no longer lovingly hug my grandchildren. I could not freely go to church, shop, watch movies, or just walk around the neighborhood without keeping a distance. What???

The 1918 H1N1 flu virus caused the deadliest pandemic of the 20th century. Today (2020) we have a “global” pandemic that has shut down society as we know it. How could we have not known this was coming?

Brighter days in Hawaii at Diamond Head Peak

Why were we not prepared for this? Over a century of medical enlightenment should have taught us something, right??? It seems that as a world we have gone backwards in time. How did we get here? What went wrong? Who can we blame? Everyone seems to have an opinion on that, but no one is fessing up to this mess.

Luckily, our family has been able to continue working and studying throughout this catastrophe. Many people are without jobs and what our President, Donald Trump bragged about building up all came tumbling down. I won’t talk politics here because my husband and I don’t see eye to eye. The stock market is in territory it has not seen in years. The U.S. government tried to bail everyone out including many businesses (who is going to pay for that)?

Dad and the boys performing circa 1992?

There is no end to the madness in sight unless some genius comes up with an effective vaccine so we can all become immune to COVID-19. Who is the winner here? I know – stupidity!! Where are all the world-renowned scientists right now? Where are the Avengers when you need them? Oh, right – they are in the movies and they are probably in quarantine, too!

Our world went into lockdown. Whole

countries closed down. Drones took haunting images of famous cities devoid of mortals. No one roamed the streets except wild animals wondering where the humans went. It was like one big fictional novel coming to life. Will it ever return to what it was? That is probably not a good idea. We were dumb! The world had lost its’ luster. People were too busy having fun and making money to notice a tiny little virus that had the power to annihilate any power or wealth we thought we had.

countries closed down. Drones took haunting images of famous cities devoid of mortals. No one roamed the streets except wild animals wondering where the humans went. It was like one big fictional novel coming to life. Will it ever return to what it was? That is probably not a good idea. We were dumb! The world had lost its’ luster. People were too busy having fun and making money to notice a tiny little virus that had the power to annihilate any power or wealth we thought we had. but better not,

Utah Grandkids

we have been blessed beyond what we deserve. Pandemics suck. That is the truth!

Rob, Abi, and family

So, the next time I write a post for my blog, I hope this experience will be a distant memory. I pray we have learned our lessons. Only God can get us through this.

Tell that to all the people rioting against social distancing. They also refuse to have the vaccine even if it would help others. Meantime, we will be practicing

social distancing. Who knew that was even a thing until now?