Someone once said, in the early days of covid, news about people with covid had no faces because we didn’t know them. Now their faces are clear because they live or work with or near us and it’s scary. No, not scary but it hurts.
As usual, at times like this when someone I know passes away, I am again at a loss at how I should react or for the right words to say because words will not be enough for the loss of their loved ones.
The last time I attended the wake of a friend’s relative, my friend and I hugged tightly. in he early days of Covid we couldn’t even visit...
The first time I heard several people I knew were covid positive, I cried silently several times, worried about their health and families. I asked myself how and why this had to happen to them. I told myself I will not cry again.
The second and third time I was told another batch got sick and one passed away, I didnt cry but the hurt and helplessness were there.
Then another had to be quarantined...and another...and another. It has become a new normal that I can only sigh when I hear of the same news happening to other persons I know or work with.
Some months back a friend’s spouse passed away. We exchanged private messages. She said it was the 13th day she and her husband were separated since he was hospitalized and that was the longest they were apart because they had always been together. How difficult it must be to suddenly realize the separation will now be forever...
The news of someone I knew passing away due to Covid and who I hugged a few times in the past gave me mixed emotions. Is it crying when the tears keep hovering at the corners of your eyes but never fall? These were moments when I felt extreme emotions of wanting to just be alone.
This “new normal” isn’t normal at all but we all somehow have to deal with the dangers the best way we can and keep moving on.
Covid certainly isn’t over but it has become a part of our daily lives and regardless of new and better vaccines, we should never let our guard down and continue to take precautions as new variants are discovered. As I say in my messages, “Stay safe always.”
