My topics aren't "ripped from today's headlines." Frankly, they aren't usually even ripped from my own life headlines. Rather, I generally seek to merely offer my odd-servations (as I call them) - preferring to not publicize or pontificate about my medical progress. But if I had rules about my ramblings (I don't have rules about my ramblings), then they would be to simply share what is happening to a typical cancer patient.
Times being what they are, there isn't much on people's minds these days except Covid and Politics. As you well know, I'm not going to talk about politics (your perspective on governance is your own personal decision and path to follow; based on the information available for evaluating the sitch). So I guess that leaves Covid. No doubt many of you are sick about it and fed up to here (wave your hand well over the top of your head when reading that), so I'm not seeking to add to your burden. And we have covered the topic of who deserves the shots first and who can wait (theoretically - no one can really wait). But, here we are.
For my part (and with the much-appreciated help of my support system - ie: family), I have visited the necessary websites, filled out the state government forms, and received my 1B classification. Now the confusion and realty of a nation-wide vaccine rollout plan begins.
- The confusion swirls around things like: how does one go about getting scheduled for a shot, how soon will enough shots be available to meet everyone's needs - in any order of necessity, what are the logistics of managing two shots for each treatment, and then what will be our level of resistance after the five-week course of building that much desired immunity kicks in?
- The reality lies within the facts that we will most likely still want to be mindful of social distancing as some folks will have the vaccine working in them while others still aren't there yet; washing your hands often and avoiding touching your face or mouth is just plain good, conscientious, old-fashioned hygiene; and wearing some kind of face covering seems like an easy and reasonable precaution until this all gets settled.
So I'll continue to exercise the actions that I can control to enhance my chances of staying "negative" and I'll do what every other person has to do (whether they have cancer or not) - I'll be patient (and yes, Ang: politely proactive).
