Reality sets in

Evening is descended,winding down. my day of pecking away looking for news to deliver and I guess to give myself a sense of control of the situation even if it is illusionary,is over. Tired of mind and body,absorbing all the unsettling news and the suffering, the feeling of fear and foreboding creeps in of what may be coming down the pike. I always thought of myself as steely, now not so much. Planning and prepping can make you feel ready to a certain degree,but when you think about your own mortality things gets little squirrelly. Evolving everyday.is what life is about,going forward into these unknowing times,Anybody else feeling this way?   I'm sure myself and the AFT family will find strength and peace in the days ahead.

               “You never know how strong you are… until being strong is the only choice you have.”
― Cayla Mills.                    
           

I am feeling a lot of what you describe. But mostly what I'm feeling is frustrated. And a little scared.

I work in a restaurant in a turnpike plaza. I can't even get management to spend the money on gowns, masks and heavy-duty type gloves that are needed to clean the restrooms in normal times, let alone preparing for possibly having people come in, sickened by this coronavirus. They're so concerned with their bottom lines. But the fact is, people can travel from one end of this country to another in a couple days. People like me are on the front lines. Before I came to work at this plaza, I hadn't had the flu since I was 9. Since I came to work here, well, with the way people do such a crappy job staying home when they're sick, washing their hands properly, and handling their coughs and sneezes responsibly, you can imagine how easy it is to get the flu now. It's hard not to be worried about the coronavirus.

I am feeling a lot of what you describe. But mostly what I'm feeling is frustrated. And a little scared.

I work in a restaurant in a turnpike plaza. I can't even get management to spend the money on gowns, masks and heavy-duty type gloves that are needed to clean the restrooms in normal times, let alone preparing for possibly having people come in, sickened by this coronavirus. They're so concerned with their bottom lines. But the fact is, people can travel from one end of this country to another in a couple days. People like me are on the front lines. Before I came to work at this plaza, I hadn't had the flu since I was 9. Since I came to work here, well, with the way people do such a crappy job staying home when they're sick, washing their hands properly, and handling their coughs and sneezes responsibly, you can imagine how easy it is to get the flu now. It's hard not to be worried about the coronavirus.

I'm feeling pretty good. We all can do only what we can for ourselves and our families. We are way ahead of the norm of society, both in education, supplies, we won't be as panicked when the time comes (because we've already done that lol) and we know what signs to look for and what actions to take. We know that we cannot rely on the government. We as a group are way ahead of most. So you should feel good about that!

Tell me about it!

My cold has been accompanied by a bout of shingles and that has been followed around my arm by a nasty bacterium. All in all I'v felt pretty crap!

A course of antibiotics, a course of antiviral and that followed by painkillers and an antiviral cream later, I am on the mend, but BOY am I tired.

I know shingles attacks the nerves, but my index finger has a shake now on the right hand, I keep typing repeated nnnnnns.

Heigh ho, what can't be cured must be endured.

I agree Penham. Rustling around in the cupboards for the last of my wild grape jelly...will definitely be making more in the fall God willing.

That's interesting to know KiwiMum!

And yes, my cough finally stopped about a week ago, but the fatigue is hanging on.