Day 24

April 4, 2020 and it is becoming increasingly depressing to read each day the death totals and the fears of projected deaths as the US bears for the worst casualties of any country. The Washington Post a leader in distributing the latest news from around the world and especially the US tells of several mistakes our government (The Trump administration) has made leading up to this point. A point in which soon we will be out of ventilators and possibly and horribly forced to decide which virus victims live and die (as Italy has already had to do) America, as of today, has had over 8,000 deaths and over 300,000 confirmed cases. Ten days ago we had 54,000.  The dashboard looks like this...

The rest of the world is devastated as well with over one million cases confirmed and the death total now sits at 57,206. The entire world is trying to band together to fight this Covid19 virus, but each country is drowning in it's own right.  Hospitals are overwhelmed, health care workers are exhausted and supplies are in dire shortage. Many resources have been ordered to build ventilators, produce gowns and masks and other protective equipment and makeshift hospitals are being created around the world. And at the same time the bodies are piling up without sufficient coffins and/morgue space.

It is a true-life nightmare taking place. 

Today I actually woke up relaxed and enjoyed the day off from remote teaching, but as I read the latest headlines the fear and anxiety are rearing their ugly heads. Maren and I remain healthy and hopeful we can stay that way. Tomorrow is Sunday and we plan to create a routine to help us through this pandemic. Que sera, sera...sang Doris Day