My dads friend died 2.5 weeks ago. I begged him not to go to the funeral. (underlining conditions). I even told my mom to hide his keys. I was so frantic about it that he didn’t go
-50 people attended
-27 have tested COVID positive
-6 are in the hospital
-4 have died
I. Cannot.

My dad is a fighter
A Vietnam War-era vet
A CRM activist
A Bishop
A Pastor
He is not afraid of Covid BUT
He has diabetes, high blood pressure, is a prostate cancer survivor, and had quad bypass heart surgery
I told him Beating Covid is Not about being brave it’s about being smart

Y’all Im not a hero
I don’t have foresight
I have no suggestions on how we can get our parents to listen
My father heard me BUT he made the decision
- I am just a scared daughter and mother and wife who is running around, like you, trying to do what I can to keep my family safe

I wrote & posted this on 3.22.20
Someone I Love Will Get Coronavirus-
Everyday I wake up
I sit quietly on the side of my bed
Take a few long deep breaths
I listen my body
I work to still the rising tide of anxiety
And I remind myself that I am still here
1/4

I walk slowly through the house
Checking on my loved ones
I sit in the living room on the couch
I slowly begin to go through my DMs and TL
I have resigned myself to the fact
That the next person I read who has coronavirus will be someone that I know;
2/4

someone that I loved;
someone that I went to school w/;
someone in my sorority;
someone from my church;
someone that I once dated;
someone I work with;
someone who goes to school w/ my sons;
someone my husband knows or went to school with or once dated;
someone in my family 3/

This reality makes me pray and cry; practice social distancing and breathe deeply
It simply makes me stop
And then I slowly get back up and try hard to throw my back to the wind and begin my day again