Day 65; Today’s a Bit Better.
Today, was a mixed day. Yesterday I received some conflicting news, but news that made me feel quite bad. Today the story flipped on me and it turned out better.
Today, I was on webinars most of the day. One is giving me free CEs towards my acupuncture certification, which I am really happy to receive — yes, I will be in front of my computer for days watching videos of a seminar in Idaho. Last year, I was actually there at a different seminar. I’m glad it was different than the one I attended because I can use this one as new information. Then I sat in a different webinar this evening (for two more CEs — or I think they call them PDAs) and heard another piece of disturbing news. Even though I didn’t want to hear someone say it out loud, I kind of knew, anyhow. I heard that viruses have about a three month ‘life’. UV rays can destroy a virus and we are moving into spring/summer. Australia is in winter, so will it come around to us again?
On Pure Flix, there is a movie called The Great Alaskan Race. Based on a true story in, I think 1925, when Alaska’s children in a town called Nome was being hit by diphtheria, and the nearest antitoxin was 1000 miles away, of which 700 miles would be covered by dogsled. If the medicine didn’t get to the kids, fast, they would all die. The town was quarantined to stop the spread of it. The adults weren’t getting as sick. The fear for the head dog sledder was that he had lost his wife in 1918 to the flu epidemic there. She left him with a daughter and Sigrid was developing a cough. What a timely movie. Of course, the weather conditions were going to be brutal because a blizzard was on it’s way, and temperatures would be dropping to below 40, with howling winds. But, we are also talking about vast terrain, no where to go to get away from it, with a team of dogs. They set up other teams of fresh dogs to be at certain checkpoints.
Before I started writing tonight, I just read a story here about a woman losing her 39 year old husband to this COVID19. He developed a pulmonary embolism several days into his illness. He used to be around large groups of people. Please take this seriously. It sucks all the way around. It’s not pretend. I don’t really know where it came from, truthfully, and I don’t think anyone does. But, it is real, and it will change our world.
I hope there is a day that we can gather, again. I think that by this summer, we may get some reprieve, and people will try and do normal, again. Many will be trying to sort out their financial lives, businesses, and re-evaluate things. I don’t want people to think that they don’t have to continue washing their hands, well. Or, be aware of sneezing and coughing without covering their mouth with tissue, and THEN THROW IT AWAY. Or, spitting on the ground. Just plain stop that. It’s disgusting, gross, and filled with germs. Please be sure you are picking up after your dog’s eliminations, because bacteria lives, is formed, and can spread disease and deaths. They can become resistance to medicines even though you can kill a bacteria, but not always. They change, too.
We will be bustling again. Some will be dealing with the deaths of their loved ones — every major illness that takes over a lot of people will produce deaths. It’s inevitable. I recently heard of a man who tested positive for COVID19, but died from another virus, called Hanta. The orthohantavirus usually infects rodents, but does not cause disease in them. Mice are rodents and humans may become infected through contact of rodent urine, saliva, or feces. It has had human to human transmission, too. I have heard that people who have helped clean out hoarders’ living spaces that because of the dust that gets raised with moving things, people have died because it can attack the lungs. Now, people go to help in hazmat suits.
There is a saying, “cleanliness is next to godliness.” Good hygiene, cleaning your living space, and work space properly can help to keep illnesses down. Don’t go to work sick, wipe down the door knobs and banisters, keep tissues around, and common sense about hand washing, are all things that can help. We will have epidemics again, but I pray we never go through a pandemic again. We are going to be a different world, and some of the things implemented in work, and other ways, may not go back to the way they were before this.
Telemedicine and Telehealth are becoming more popular where they are feasible. I can’t really put acupuncture needles in you over the phone, but I may be able to teach you acupressure via face time, or Skype, etc. I may be able to inform you about different pieces of equipment you can purchase for at home use so that you can stay healthier. I do like the one on one contact, though, and I hope to be able to get back to that again. When it is safe. If you can, make face masks. Store them in plastic bags until you can get them to a hospital or ambulance vehicle.
I miss not being able to go to church. I can still pray, though. Don’t forget to pray. There is a God who is bigger than all of this. Don’t blame God, or ask why He doesn’t stop this. One of the things God did was give us free will. We have to take responsibility for our actions. Viruses will always be around. We will never be free of them. But, we can dismantle them, somewhat. Please do your part. Thank you. Namaste.
