Thank you. I am not intimidated by internet bullies
Your 88 year old friend is correct. The fact is, most in the U.S. have never faced a situation as dire as say, WW2. Think of being in London when the Germans were bombing the city relentlessly.
Anyway, you have no idea how much your post means to me. I am certain there are many who are afraid to speak out regarding this situation, but I am not.
Yes, we have a crisis. Yes we have a challenge we've never faced before.
But panic, hysteria, and fanning the flames of paranoia do no good for our ability to move forward.
peace
Actually, I myself have not seen "But panic, hysteria, and fanning the flames of paranoia do no good for our ability to move forward."
It's the old adage of (not meant to say this about OP, just an adage about what we read in social media etc...) what you say about me says more about you. I've stuck to that since early adulthood and has gotten me through many trials in my life where I was preparing, and folks thought I was Henny Penny etc. like many of us prepared since thread #1 here.
That aside... another personal experience today. This makes #4 fo me personally knowing someone affected through friend/family 2nd generation type thing.
As time has gone on and many leaders such as Trudeau have said to reach out... today I reached out to a long ago friend (which is connected to a current day to day friend) who I had thought was in New York. She and her hubby moved there from Madrid Spain where I had visited there in the early 90's for 10 days. Anyhowwwwwwww...
She and hubby took a trip from New York on March 3rd (yes, decision questionable but I'll not speak to) for 2 weeks back to Madrid Spain. March 6th, he took a short trip to Italy. Once back there in Spain, her husband came down and was positively diagnosed with Covid-19. He was desperately ill for 10 days, from the 10th to the 20th, and is now home recovering. Her sister-in-laws father died yesterday...yep, you guessed it, of COVID-19. Three of the family now have it.
The Ice skating rink at Madrid is now set up as a semi-morgue. It is currently a police state for which folks can only go out 1xweek and must carry ID.
The embassy has said to leave this week, or they are not getting back out. Yet due to recent exposures, they cannot
As stated here...
SAVE LIVES, STAY AT HOME
ETA: Know some here are going to ask why flew there... he is well known media personality that was born/raised in Spain and very familiar with covering Spain/Italy.
MOO, no links on story I'll share... consider it personal MOO