Commenting on COVID-19
We Will Get Through It!
Friday, March 20, 2020
Friday, March 20, 2020
Commenting on COVID-19
3/19/2020
Hello, Everyone!
I am one who is totally confused about the current COVID-19 virus,
but I suppose everyone is. Closing down life as usual absolutely amazes me.
Nancy and I just traveled through Laramie at just past Noon -
and it almost seemed like we are a ghost town.
Even the banks were closed except for drive through windows. Crazy!
Well, anyway, I did submit a letter to the editor about how I am dealing with it,
and am sharing that letter below. As always, I have no idea if the
Laramie Boomerang will feature it, but, for what it's worth,
I will share it with you.
Stay Healthy, Everyone! Be in touch as you wish!
Gently,
Francis William Bessler &
wife, Nancy Shaw
Subject: DEALING WITH OUR PANDEMIC
This is from one 78 year old layman’s point of view. As it is said, take it with a grain of salt.
No. 1: Don’t lose a sense of humor. Make a little fun of yourself. That is what I try to do – and it seems to always help.
No. 2: Monitor yourself. If you sense you are sick, take your temperature when going out and if you see you have one that is significantly high – like over a 100 – then stay home, but also consider testing for COVID-19 if a test is available.
That testing thing has become so confusing because we in America were so far behind having it ready when the onslaught began – and I don’t think we still have it in command; but we do have regular temperature gauges in hand. We can take our temperatures and presume if we have a temperature, we may have the virus – and then act like we know we do. That is perhaps the best way to go about it. That means following that recommended path of “social distancing” as much as possible. If I have it, I should not want to give it to others; and so, if I “assume” I have it because I have a temperature, even though I probably don’t have it, well I have done the best I can. Though, personally, I have not had a temperature, I have mapped into my mind, that if I do find I have a temperature, I will take some over the counter medication while waiting for more COVID-19 procedures. I will not simply “stay home” and rest. I will take some medication and try and counter it.
No. 3: Follow the hygiene proclamations set out by experts – such as washing your hands frequently, coughing & sneezing away from others and preferably into a hankie or clothing I can wash or throw away, and bumping elbows to avoid getting something from another by shaking hands.
That’s not much, but it is something to think about it. Thanks!