Mostly I don’t talk about myself or my family, and I generally don’t express opinions except in the opinion pieces. That’s me. I’m not one to toot my horn or do things in a public fashion, which means to say if I have a comment for someone I generally put it out to them directly. More and more I use social media less and less. That’s because it is biased, dishonest and a real danger to our freedom.
But that’s for another time.
I mentioned once that my family had Covid. I also mentioned that I would, perhaps, talk about it more as time went on. And I will. But other things have been happening in my household too, mostly medical but some medical with our animals.
Oy vey.
I’m not going to go into detail.
Mostly what I want to say is thank you to all my friends and followers here for sticking with me. Entries have been down some, but views have remained constant and even increased. This is the only time I use social media anymore except to respond to family and for work. I would prefer it weren’t necessary for work.
One other thing to say. Well, maybe two. Despite it being a rough year, a very rough six weeks for my family and a tough time altogether for many people, my family has been fortunate, lucky, maybe. I thank God for that. Yes. I do thank God for that. I pray to God and thank Him often. In these tough times He has restored my gratitude.
Finally, once again, Covid is not like they are portraying it in the media. Less than one per cent of people under fifty die from it. Virtually no children die from it or are even affected much by it. Only five per cent of people over seventy with comorbidity, even more than one comorbidity, die from it.
From my perspective, the worst parts of it were inability to reach my doctor, difficulty getting tested, inaccuracy of testing and inability to get information that is meaningful.
The worst part of the whole ordeal is no one knows anything. You can’t get answers to questions. No one can tell you if it will get worse, if one night you’ll wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to breathe, or worse, if someone in your household will wake up that way and have to be rushed to the hospital.
So overall, my perspective is that the Covid itself was not all that bad. Of course it affects each person differently, but the percentages for survival, even for not being very sick, are good. The media portrayal of it and the system itself need a lot of work.
As I write this, I have to say it is still a day at a time. One day I feel fine, the next day I could be wiped out tired or have other maladies. But progressively, my whole family is getting better. Or so it seems. Thank God.
Thanks for sticking with me and I’m hoping to get more consistent again in adding entries.
David M. Green
I’m glad that your family is ok after sailing through the rough seas of the covid 19 infection. I hope that your family continues to do well and has a very happy holiday. 😊