So it’s been a hot minute since we have last discussed this topic. When we did last talk about it, it was mainly in the Eastern hemisphere mainly in China. But of course we all know that’s not necessarily how it is now. Since I’m sure you, as like me, are practicing our social distancing staying indoors becoming bored out of our minds wondering when this will all be over. As a student who has been stripped away from the place that was her second home with her best friends I too am wondering when this will be over. But, I do feel as though things are going to continue to get worse before they get better. I’ve already heard too many rumors of what is coming next, from an implement of Martial law to the stopping of alcohol sales, I feel like at this point everything is just going to go crazy in the next month. Also, having both parent’s being on the “first line of defense” as first responders to say I’m worried about them is an understatement.
Martial Law?
If you are like me when you heard me say Martial law you were probably like what the heck is that and had to google it. (Or at least I did) Want to know why?? Because this has not been put until place since … well I can’t find a specific time but a very long time ago. According to an article from Military Times, Martial law is when the regular law or “civil rule” is replaced with military authority. It is temporary but it rarely is put in place. I know I’ve heard rumors that North Carolina is going into Martial law, well supposedly yesterday? But, I have yet to hear that it has actually happened or is going to. What I did read on the Military Times though is that Trump has ordered National Guard into places such as Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington. Apparently, their involvement is to help stop the spread of the disease. Personally I don’t really know how I feel about it because I feel like maybe it could help but also, like it could go really bad too..right? But there are governors like California Gov. Gavin Newsom who believes that a Martial law is not necessary at the time. Which I think is good that he can see the situation and believe that they can handle it on their own before it goes to that instead of just jumping to worst case scenario where they implement the Martial Law because they don’t know what else to do.
Common symptom…anxiety
After reading a Washington Post article, discussing interviews with people who have the virus a common “symptom” everyone talks about is the anxiety they get with the virus. Some said that it was an anxiety for themselves and how their body would react to the virus. For others it was an anxiety focused on others, patients became anxious knowing they had a disease that could potentially harm their loved ones. I personally can understand this anxiety as like I said earlier my parents both have careers where at any moment at their job they can come into to direct transmission with someone who is positive for the virus. We have had to discuss what would happen if one of them were exposed. For example, my dad is a firefighter and just tonight he told us about a new protocol his work put in where if he was knowingly exposed to the virus he had to quarantine at a new recreation center put in place, for 14 days. Meaning we wouldn’t be able to see him for 2 weeks. My mother is a nurse and she talks about how she sees people everyday who possibly have it and they have recently set up a drive through system to get tested as she works in the ER. So reading this article I could relate because also as a person who is around their grandparents on almost a daily basis the anxiety that I could unknowingly give them something is terrifying on top of the anxiety of knowing that my parents could be exposed to it literally any day by just going to work. So please for the sake of my family and yours just stay indoors until this passes. I promise it will so be worth it in the end when we can all healthily be around our families. I know I can’t wait to be.
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