Manage Your Sphere Plus ONE Extra Thing!
I haven’t seen my 82 year old mother in weeks now, even though she lives just 5 blocks away. Ever since California Governor Gavin Newsom advised adults 65+ to stay at home, Mom has followed orders. We speak every day on the telephone for up to an hour. Last week I ran an errand for her, and recently my brother brought groceries and left them outside of her door. A few days ago I walked to her house and we waved to each other and smiled, separated by the window. Keeping Mom safe during COVID-19 has become a central mission in my family… for the four of her children that remain, she is absolutely our national treasure.
My big sister, a genius quilter and crafter, is busy sewing scores of face masks to donate to local hospitals. Her washable cotton masks fit over the personal protective equipment (PPE) that doctors and nurses are legally required to wear - which they are quickly running out of - and will help those masks last longer. It’s not a perfect situation but she was asked to do this by two of her close friends that are nurses. She is working hard and doing whatever she can to help!
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“I can’t sleep at night,” Maria tells me. “I am literally laying awake in my bed at night worrying about this coronavirus.”
“Why?” I ask. Maria is a newer client, so we are just getting to know each other.
“My brain won’t turn off,” she explains. “I keep thinking about my kids, wondering about Jon’s asthma. I’m stressed out about getting extra medical supplies, trying to make sure I will have everything he needs if the pharmacies run out ...or, worse, what I will do if he gets the virus.”
“What’s your main concern?”
“That I’m going to mess up. That I’m unprepared. What if this gets bad and something happens to one of them, or to me? What if I haven’t done enough? What if one of us… (Maria lowers her voice nearly to a whisper)... dies?” Her eyes fill with tears.