“I’m tired of being quarantined…. I want to go out…. I want to get my hair done…. I want my nails done…. I want to go to a bar…. I want to eat out.” I am so tired of hearing people say this day after day after day. I am a healthcare worker and I don’t have a choice; I must go to work every day. I take every precaution necessary. I wear a mask and gloves. I have pulled double duty…I work at my regular job, then at the hospital. I have put in 60 plus hour work weeks. But I am not complaining about that. It’s the nature of my job, I expect to be working like this during a crisis/pandemic. What I am ranting about are the people who do not take precautions, do not wear masks or gloves, and go out in public as if nothing is wrong. I am ranting about the complainers and the protesters who think their rights are being trampled on when in fact their state is doing what is best for the people because some of their people will not do what is best for themselves or their families.
I get it, I understand about not working and worrying about money. I understand about being scared and being fearful, but that is no reason to take unnecessary risks. You are not just risking your health, but you are risking the health of your family, friends, acquaintances, co-workers, anyone you come in contact with. It is time to stop taking risks, it’s time to stop complaining, it’s time to do what we need to do so we can stop the spread of the CoronaVirus and end the stay at home order. Before you decide to go out in public, before you go to the beach, the mall, or in a public place with a lot of people, stop and think about what you are risking.
The one thing that seems to annoy me the most about the uninformed is hearing them say, “I don’t know anyone who has/had the virus, so it is not real, it’s fake!” Well, I am here to tell you it is very real, the deaths are very real, those infected are very real and if you still have doubts, see if you can volunteer at a hospital and work directly with those infected. May that will open your eyes.
Here is the link to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Here you will find the best information about the CoronaVirus. Stop listening to the media, stop with the conspiracy theories, and please, have some compassion.
