My Daily Struggle in the COVID-19 Lockdown

Well, friends, the good news is that, while the lockdown continues tomorrow, it will be modified, so some businesses will be able to reopen. That's excellent news for small businesses! Also, everyone over age 2 will be required to wear face masks in public, especially when they are not able to practice social distancing.  Let's pause a moment. When this all began, and people started wearing face masks voluntarily, the experts said that only those tested positive for COVID-19 should wear masks. Some listened, but others continued to buy masks, quickly emptying the shelves. Then, when the death toll skyrocketed, the experts changed their tune and recommended masks, especially medical masks and N95s. Though it is pointless to focus on what if's, I cannot help but wonder if it would have made a difference if they knew to recommend face masks in the beginning. Would more lives have been saved? Who knows? All I know is, I will not be happy if it is July, and we are still on lo...

Great news! Steven Landek, the Mayor of Bridgeview, my town, endorsed my blog! I wrote to him to see if Bridgeview had any plans for making masks mandatory, and he replied to say that Bridgeview would only follow what the Governor instructs.  Then, he wrote the following: "Also, I very much enjoy reading your daily post !!!  Don’t worry about the critics.  Nothing will ever be achieved by listening to the critic.  As Teddy Roosevelt noted in his famous speech, The Men In The Area, '…it is not the critic who counts…'" This post really made my week, and it is only Monday!!! And don't worry either, Mr. Mayor! I am too hardheaded to let critics stop me. If I did, I would never try to accomplish anything. I would not have gone to college or grad school, and I would not be a social worker. I would not be a writer either. I have noticed that the usual critics fit into two categories. The first one category belongs to those who keep everything and everyone int...

Saw my best friend and her family today. I kept a wide berth and could not even hug them even though they have survived much trauma this past month. I am glad I was able to help them feel better. It is such a relief that they are back in town. I can see a lot more of them now.  In other news, it seems that too many people in Illinois are either deaf or illiterate. Everywhere, we are told to stay at home or at least practice social distancing. Last night, a group of thoughtless millennials decided to have a party . So many people came to the house to party that everyone literally rubbed elbows with everyone else. A few people wore masks, but what the heck is the point?!  I am sure  most of them went home after to their young children and older parents/grandparents afterwards . If anyone at the party was infected, it is likely they have gotten infected too, and in two weeks, their grandparents and babies will be in the hospital sick or worse.  Don't the peo...