So yeah, even as I would talk about it, even as we would talk about the fear of the virus and all that, we have for the most part remain untouched. For the longest time, no one close to the heart was sick of it, nor did we really know anybody who was even remotely affected by it. We know famous people who got sick, the dilemma of the government, the clamor of the people for a coherent response and all that.
But these past few days or at the very least a week or so, the disease has been climbing its way to us.. Now, a cousin and her hubby is infected. Praise God that their manifestation is mild, and now an announcement from a nearby parish where a priest friend is a parish priest had to close down because one of his staff's kids seems to be infected.
It's all becoming oh so real now. When people I know and people close to me are affected. Some are sick with it, no matter how mild, while some may not be sick but their work, life and people near them are affected as well. It like it hitting close to home and its becoming a scary thing.
I find myself upping my protection. When before I wouldn't be so careful in touching stuff and disinfecting, I find myself spraying alcohol in my hands and forearms a bit more often and even if its so uncomfortable, the face mask stays on, even when inside some premises outside my home. I feel like if I can, I would continue to wear it, even at home. and that's not a typical thing I would think of.
I just continue to pray that this pandemic will soon cease and that God's healing hands would cover the whole world and show everyone His healing power. I am still very thankful that I am healthy, my immediate family is healthy and that everyone around me and those I usually interact with are healthy. and I pray that this will remain to be the truth.
I pray for the health of everyone I know and I pray for the health of those constantly exposed (frontliners, doctors, nurses, hospital workers, regular workers). I think our country wouldn't survive for much longer if this keeps up. God have mercy.
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