April 4,2020
Hi and welcome to my crazy, wonderful life. It's a blessing to be here to even write a blog entry. I haven't updated lately and thought I would finally journal here some too.
We're in the fight for our life with this Covid19 virus. It's hit the entire world very hard. We, in Mississippi, have a stay in place order by the Governor now. He announced it the other day. Only essential businesses may operate and non essential businesses must close. It's so bad that even churches are not considered essential gatherings. I know several churches are live streaming the services for everyone. Of course, Mississippi first tried to get people to limit contact with others by limiting the group number to 10. It's been like people are not taking this seriously at all. When I was in the hospital just two weeks ago, you were limited to just two visitors for the entire time you were there. It had to be the same two people. You were checked at the front door by taking your temperature and asking questions about your travel. If only everyone had been as diligent about their comings and goings! So I am in the house until either the stay in place order is lifted or this horrible virus shows signs of slowing down. Even with the stay in place order, there are so many people out and about. Sometimes, you just wish people had more common sense than book sense.
On a happier note, I am slowly getting things accomplished in my house. I've been washing rugs, curtains, etc. and rearranging some things around. I have been pleasantly surprised at how much I can accomplish by taking breaks and not trying to go full steam all at once. There's a saying that most people with an autoimmune disease will tell you. I felt really good that one day and three days later I'm trying to figure our what happened. Where's the truck that t-boned me?
I miss seeing my kids, Maegan, and extended family. Ronnie put me in Maegan's room because of all the people he comes in contact with. The kids are in jobs where they are around people who may or may not have been exposed. They don't want to take a chance of exposing me to anything right now. The way the virus has been explained to me, if you have a weakened immune system then the effects can be deadly. What is so sad is the fact that people aren't able to go visit their relatives in hospitals or nursing homes at all. I can't imagine being that sick and being alone. If you weren't depressed before, chances are I've probably aided in the sad thoughts.
My thoughts and prayers are with our communities, the medical personnel, police, fire, etc. that are facing this on a daily basis. Please stay home during this time. It's the only way to limit exposure and possibly slow down the spread of this virus.
Peace and love from our Father in heaven,
Susan
