Many of you are experiencing your biggest fears right now and I am not just talking about the shortage of toilet paper. I’m talking about being stuck at home with your kids having to be virtually taught. I’m talking about not being able to experience little league sports or hang out in your favorite bar.
Believe it or not, I’m not panicking that much right now and I’m the one who is amongst the most at risk. I’ll start panicking when President Trump and my governor Brian Kemp (Georgia) start opening up this country so we can try and re-energize the economy despite this pandemic. That’s when a majority of people will go back to the office, grocery stores and sporting events. That’s when the custom of removing masks, hugging and shaking hands will return for many of you.
Where does that leave me?
I can’t shake anyone’s hand or hug a person for the foreseeable future and it’s depressing. I can’t go to sporting events, restaurants or grocery stores without at least wearing an N-95 mask and being stared at. I will be waiting for movies to come out on Netflix or Redbox because the risk of going to the theater is too great. I can’t go hang out with my friends without being concerned that one of them may unknowingly have COVID-19 and therefore I could be at risk. What’s worse is I have to ask my wife and children to have some of the same concerns though none of them has a lung disease. I know they support me but I feel guilty for making the three of them CF warriors despite them not having the disease.
There’s a part of me who wants this lockdown to go on until there’s a vaccine for this virus and I have been given it similar to the flu but I’m not sure that’s logical. That vaccine won’t be available for probably six to nine months and our economy can’t survive if we wait that long. I also know that there are people who were living paycheck to paycheck before these lockdowns occurred and they are hurting financially even more so now.
So just remember one thing. When our president or our governors begin opening things up and you are rejoicing that your world is becoming normal again that there are still people like me who are living in a much more dangerous place. We will be stuck wondering if our world will ever return to normal.
But at least there will be more toilet paper available.
Live your dreams and love your life.
Best Wishes,
Andy