#MYCOVID19LIVEDEXPERIENCE Share your #LivedCOVIDExperience so others in isolation understand the #humanimpact.
I am really very blessed to have such a wide variety of friends from many backgrounds and viewpoints. It helps me to see issues from viewpoints that wouldn't be possible otherwise.
This week I have noticed an unusual rise in Social media friend posts (Across platforms) calling the pandemic "Manufactured", a right or left attempt to drive a vax/antivax agenda (Depending on your point of view), Fake Media Hype, An assault on freedom and mental health, nefarious control of well respected medical professionals and totally random infectious disease philanthropists, or corporate leaders alike, etc. This is not one person, or one post, this is many people with many posts in varying forms. The endorsement for all of them is to reshare to open people's eyes.
As I have observed this and attempted to engage in meaningful conversation, one thing has been becoming abundantly clear. Due to our isolation, many of us are disconnected from communities in the thick of the pandemic. Especially populations who are at risk and hyper vigilant about contact (Myself included due to cancer treatments) have very little visibility into the real lives of people struggling every day. Except that I am originally from NY which is hardest hit right now, so I see and hear more than I would otherwise. In some of these extremely isolated communities I hear, "no one I know is impacted, its all Media Hype, turn off the News and the crisis goes away" Or, "Everyone go out without protection, get the virus and get it over with". I believe that these comments encourage reckless behavior that put more lives at risk, including mine. As I battle cancer, earlier this year I was an outpatient for IV and breathing treatments just for Rhinovirus I have no doubt that coronavirus would kill me after that experience. If people start blindly believing the counter narrative above without visibility to the lived experience of people, suffering or at risk. My concern is that this will all get much worse soon.
So, here is what I propose, Set the truth Free. Please consider a variation of the post below, and posting it publicly with the Hashtags, and see if we can get the facts of our lived experience to trend and open the eyes of the isolated, skeptical, and uninformed:
This week I have noticed an unusual rise in Social media friend posts (Across platforms) calling the pandemic "Manufactured", a right or left attempt to drive a vax/antivax agenda (Depending on your point of view), Fake Media Hype, An assault on freedom and mental health, nefarious control of well respected medical professionals and totally random infectious disease philanthropists, or corporate leaders alike, etc. This is not one person, or one post, this is many people with many posts in varying forms. The endorsement for all of them is to reshare to open people's eyes.
As I have observed this and attempted to engage in meaningful conversation, one thing has been becoming abundantly clear. Due to our isolation, many of us are disconnected from communities in the thick of the pandemic. Especially populations who are at risk and hyper vigilant about contact (Myself included due to cancer treatments) have very little visibility into the real lives of people struggling every day. Except that I am originally from NY which is hardest hit right now, so I see and hear more than I would otherwise. In some of these extremely isolated communities I hear, "no one I know is impacted, its all Media Hype, turn off the News and the crisis goes away" Or, "Everyone go out without protection, get the virus and get it over with". I believe that these comments encourage reckless behavior that put more lives at risk, including mine. As I battle cancer, earlier this year I was an outpatient for IV and breathing treatments just for Rhinovirus I have no doubt that coronavirus would kill me after that experience. If people start blindly believing the counter narrative above without visibility to the lived experience of people, suffering or at risk. My concern is that this will all get much worse soon.
So, here is what I propose, Set the truth Free. Please consider a variation of the post below, and posting it publicly with the Hashtags, and see if we can get the facts of our lived experience to trend and open the eyes of the isolated, skeptical, and uninformed:
#MYCOVID19LIVEDEXPERIENCE :
- Last night a distant cousin had to watch her COVID infected parent die alone via face-time!
- My coworker and his wife both have COVID. His wife had TWO coworkers die of the disease, and a third is in critical condition.
- The wife of my cousin lost a 24 year old family member to COVID-19
- The same person lost her grandmother shortly thereafter. How does one even have an honorable funeral at this time?
- My Best Friend, her husband, and 1 year old are all recovering from COVID-19, but because their breathing is OK they were not tested and must remain self quarantined. They will only test if breathing issues require an ER visit.
- The cousin of a nearby friend is in the ER Praying for a blood transfusion from someone who already has COVID Antibodies.
- I am battling brain cancer. Rhino virus made me an outpatient for IV and breathing treatments a few months ago. I have no doubt coronavirus would kill me. please #StayHome if unessential, use #MASKS4ALL, and encourage others to #FollowTheirDoctorsOrders. Please especially #stopdownplaying & #Stopminimizing the pandemic.
- Last night a distant cousin had to watch her COVID infected parent die alone via face-time!
- My coworker and his wife both have COVID. His wife had TWO coworkers die of the disease, and a third is in critical condition.
- The wife of my cousin lost a 24 year old family member to COVID-19
- The same person lost her grandmother shortly thereafter. How does one even have an honorable funeral at this time?
- My Best Friend, her husband, and 1 year old are all recovering from COVID-19, but because their breathing is OK they were not tested and must remain self quarantined. They will only test if breathing issues require an ER visit.
- The cousin of a nearby friend is in the ER Praying for a blood transfusion from someone who already has COVID Antibodies.
- I am battling brain cancer. Rhino virus made me an outpatient for IV and breathing treatments a few months ago. I have no doubt coronavirus would kill me. please #StayHome if unessential, use #MASKS4ALL, and encourage others to #FollowTheirDoctorsOrders. Please especially #stopdownplaying & #Stopminimizing the pandemic.
While in Isolation, it's sometimes hard to see statics as real people with lived experiences. Share your #LivedCOVIDExperience so others in isolation understand the #humanimpact. If you don't have a personal lived experience share one you find in your newsfeed that touched you in some way.
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