Hey, how are you?

The young woman wakes up, wishing she felt better. She wakes up in pain, and lays in bed to wait it out. While she waits, she checks her phone messages. She feels connected, less alone, when she messages her friends. One friend was posting about how scared he was on his impending surgery. The young woman sends a loving, supportive message, “Hey, how are you?” and smiles wistfully. She wishes she could go but Hospitals have hazards, like disease and viruses floating around. She has no immune system support, so she can’t go. The young man sees the message, and takes a deep breath. They chat about it through text, and she eases his mind. He was about to cancel the surgery, but the young woman’s message gives him motivation to go forward with it.

TW: Self harm reference

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Losing Caleb

During this Pandemic, I knew I would be acquainted with someone who lost their life to this Virus. I knew I would be mourning a friend, acquaintance or, heaven forbid, a family member, or possibly myself.

I took steps to stay alive, stay safe, and thankfully, my family even, took the risks in the beginning to bring my parents and I groceries, necessities, and any thing we needed in the first six months. I stayed home, I kept my son home.

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