I’m COMPLETELY FINE sheltering in place as long as needed so PEOPLE DON’T DIE. It’s not about never getting the virus, it’s about conserving important resources. #flattenthecurve

I‘ve been sick, but I’m ok. I have time to heal and rest. I can sleep 18-20 hours w/ no commitments. I’ve lost my job, but I’m ok. HWMMS is working & unemployment will hold me over.

HWMMS & I made our home, Weber Wonderland  – a place you don’t want to take a vacation from. Our homesteading, thrifty & prepper lifestyle means we have more than enough. My home is my happy place, my refuge. I live surrounded by the woods – creek, pond. Plenty of fresh air.

Our home is filled with games, books, art, entertainment (booze, lol…well it used to be a fully stocked bar…) We can garden, have bonfires, walk the doggos in the woods, stare at the stars and listen to the Spring peepers. Our internet, while satellite and expensive, works.

I’m able to order online groceries to send to my mom. I never, ever take these blessings for granted but wish sososo much I could share them with others, and I can’t right now.

I have to get healthy. I’m scared. If what I am sick with isn’t COVID-19, I can’t imagine getting it. I’m a compromised individual. I can’t leave the house, I can’t go in public for social distance groceries. I can’t give blood. I can’t deliver Meals on Wheels.

I’ll get there. There will be an antibodies test. I will find out if I had COVID-19 and be able to go back in the world to help — in a few months. But right now, I’m stuck. And so worried about so many I love. And worried even more for all those in need and barely hanging on…

When I was in HS I wanted to: 1. study genetics and cure cancer and save the world or 2. go to law school become a politician and save the world. I’ve been hardwired into this mindset for a long time. Still nowhere near saving the world. But I can’t turn away.

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