6 years since COVID… lest we forget.

[hardcorestitch]

Coronavirus.

The virus that cancelled Disney visits. The virus that cancelled nearly all sports and concerts. The virus that marred with school and college. The virus that killed innocent lives.

This month marks 6 years since the WHO declared a pandemic and sent the rest of 2020 to our homes and ONLY our homes. Disneyland wouldn’t be open for the rest of the year, even as Walt Disney World reopened months later.

This is the place to tell all… what were your highs and lows during those few months of lockdown?

 

[MrsCobraBubbles]

I remember our last day in school it was all hands on deck putting together packets of work to send home with the students. It was all hush-hush, but they just kept saying it was just in case we needed to cancel school for 2 weeks, there was talk that the governor was going to make an announcement about it but it never came that day, at least not during the school day. We were told to make sure we took our school-issued laptops home but were given no other info; the poor union reps didn't know anything either but everyone kept trying to get info from them.

Of course they canceled school for the following week and we were given no info at first but the news about the virus was terrifying and I remember feeling stir-crazy and for the first time in my life I managed to have every article of clothing in the household washed and put away in that first week. I never even managed that when I was a stay at home mom!

 

[3rd_time_the_charm]

I homeschooled my daughter and worked from home already so in many ways we were not in as much culture shock as others. It’s just amazing how quickly time passes to think it’s been six years!

 

[NannyBeBe]

The only good thing about COVID was the family time we had because schools were shut down and my daughters taught online at home. But it was not easy for them and they still feel that the schools should not have been closed.
The worst part was the fear that if we got COVID we would die, which of course was not true.

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

Never! My hairdresser and I were discussing March2020 just a few days ago. I can tell you exact days of this and that because shortly before shutdown I dealt with the death of a friend, her memorial service, my cracked tooth and getting into the dentist as the last patient.... and so much more. WE all have our stories!

 

[GAN]

The only good thing about COVID was the family time we had because schools were shut down and my daughters taught online at home. But it was not easy for them and they still feel that the schools should not have been closed.
The worst part was the fear that if we got COVID we would die, which of course was not true.

.....annnnnnddddd we're off!

 

[hardcorestitch]

I homeschooled my daughter and worked from home already so in many ways we were not in as much culture shock as others. It’s just amazing how quickly time passes to think it’s been six years!

So unfortunate that we were all homeschooled… I was actually in my senior year in HS… went from spending lunch on my trusty bean bag chair to being stuck at home…

 

[TippyThomas]

I lived a pretty solitary life before Covid and I still live a pretty solitary life after. I say that because the changes really didn't cause me the same issues as I saw others experiencing. I hated seeing people struggling so much and was pretty thankful that my simple life seemed to work out in my favor for once.

 

[#1hoosierfan]

The only good thing about COVID was the family time we had because schools were shut down and my daughters taught online at home. But it was not easy for them and they still feel that the schools should not have been closed.
The worst part was the fear that if we got COVID we would die, which of course was not true.

I am glad that was the case for you. My youngest sons best friend's dad was one of the first people in the Louisville metropolitan area that died of Covid. He spent several days in the ICU before passing away. He lost his dad when he was 11 years old. It has been very difficult on him and his brother.

 

[GAN]

I am glad that was the case for you. My youngest sons best friend's dad was one of the first people in the Louisville metropolitan area that died of Covid. He spent several days in the ICU before passing away. He lost his dad when he was 11 years old. It has been very difficult on him and his brother.

I had three friends who died FROM COVID -50's 60's 70's.... all perfectly healthy lives. So, when someone tells me that people didn't die from Covid it really rubs me the wrong way.

 

[Allison]

The only good thing about COVID was the family time we had because schools were shut down and my daughters taught online at home. But it was not easy for them and they still feel that the schools should not have been closed.
The worst part was the fear that if we got COVID we would die, which of course was not true.

Really? Because my father died from Covid.

 

[pezgirlroy]

The only good thing about COVID was the family time we had because schools were shut down and my daughters taught online at home. But it was not easy for them and they still feel that the schools should not have been closed.
The worst part was the fear that if we got COVID we would die, which of course was not true.

Just a reminder that many people did in fact die due to COVID.

 

[AppleDumpling]

The worst part was the fear that if we got COVID we would die, which of course was not true.

Like others here, I personally knew several people who died. They were friends and valued members of my community. Covid took the lives of 1.2 million Americans, and over 7 million worldwide. I’m sorry, but your comment is very insensitive.

 

[NannyBeBe]

Like others here, I personally knew several people who died. They were friends and valued members of my community. Covid took the lives of 1.2 million Americans, and over 7 million worldwide. I’m sorry, but your comment is very insensitive.

I certainly did not mean it to be insensitive. I only meant that the pandemic instilled such fear into us that we were afraid to even go outdoors. I apologize to anyone I offended.