Pandemic 2020.

Today marks day 270 of the pandemic! We have been into this for 9 months, for some of us here in the USA, since the initial “lockdown and stay at home orders” were issued on March 13th.

 These have been some really long 9 months and believe me when I say that, I was pregnant with twins once. The novelty of lockdown is long gone.

 I am naive and I had really thought that this is America, here people follow rules, everyone would wear a mask, follow all the guidelines and it will be over in 3-4 weeks. But boy, was I wrong!!! 

Now we are entering into its 10^th month and doesn’t look like it’s going to be over soon. Ya, the vaccine is coming but it is going to a while before everyone is going to be vaccinated. 

If you think you are exhausted, think about a healthcare worker who has to be at work, 10-12 hours shifts, sometimes even longer, wearing all the gear. The numbers are going up, the hospitals are at their full capacity. And there is no time off, no going anywhere for any stress relief. 

My husband who enjoys dancing, socializing, travelling can’t do so because he is at the front line and we as a family can’t do any of those things either not knowing our exposure. We have avoided all the gatherings or have followed all the guidelines when we did attend a few. We (read as all the frontline and essential workers) as a family are exhausted. Whatever little activities we were enjoying doing outdoors will now come to an end due to the weather. 

Please take some time out to thank a healthcare and all the frontline essential workers who are doing their best, and I am not  asking because my husband is one of them but because I understand the firsthand toll it is taking on them and their families’ mental wellbeing. 

Please wear a mask and follow the guidelines, if not for yours but for their sake. But like I said before, I know that those who were going to follow the rules are already doing so and those who don’t, were never going to. Today is one of those days, it’s raining and hence ramblings is all I can do!