It’s called a pandemic for a reason.
Over one million people have died worldwide (that we know of). Over 200,000 have died in the United States alone.
Just because we’re tired of social distancing, doesn’t mean the virus is gone. People are still getting sick with Covid-19. The coronavirus gives precisely zero craps about how fed up we are with things.
And So, We Choose Risks.
First, we carefully consider how much risk we are willing to tolerate. Do we get together with a limited group of family members?
Then, we consider the kids. Do we keep them at home? Or do we take the risk and send them to daycare and school?
We kept social distancing, but we returned the kids to daycare. They thrived. We kept up our hand washing routines, health checks. Everyone was fine.
When it came time to make the choice about distance learning vs. hybrid, we opted for distance learning, before the school board reversed its decision to offer a choice and went for only distance learning.
And Then… We Got Used to It.
Pandemic procedures became part of daily life.
The weather was good, the boys were happy. We were spending time outside, so we saw people outside, and it was easy to forget about the pandemic.
We kept wearing our masks, and the children’s teachers were always masked. It all came to seem so normal.
Yesterday, A Child Got Sick.
Yesterday evening, we got a call that a child in the Bear’s daycare class had tested positive for Covid-19.
I cannot imagine how terrifying the situation must be for the family. I’ve since learned that the child is only experiencing mild symptoms, and I pray that continues to be the case.
For me, it’s been a real wake-up call. A reminder that this is still real, and it can happen to us.
Quarantined
So we’re in quarantine. The Chico and I are experiencing mild cold symptoms, so we got ourselves tested for Covid-19 and should have results tomorrow.
Whether we have “the dreaded lurgy” or not, we’ve been given a stark reminder to take this seriously.
If we do have the lurgy, then we’ll see you after quarantine.
If we don’t have it, well, we’ve still got to quarantine at home.
Either Way, We (Won’t) Be Seeing Ya!
Because we’ve got to social distance.
