humanity
Advocates, icons, influencers, and more. All about humanity.
The What Ifs
June 27th, 2018
By Nicole Laureen6 years ago in Longevity
Life During Covid
During this pandemic many of us are feeling sad, happy, and indifferent. Some express sadness due to the lack of social gathering and distancing themselves from that large crowd that their use to while others are feeling happy because many of us are receiving an unemployment benefits every week, having many of you saying “Wow this is way more than I was making on the job”. Me I feel indifferent as some may share my same feeling but your reason or reasons why may be a bit different from how I feel. See I feel how I feel basically because I don’t know what’s to come of this pandemic but what I can say is that I’m optimistic. I always have been hopeful and I always will be hopeful no matter what the circumstances or situation my heart, mind, body and soul is what makes me so strong as I put on my mask and take a brisk walk down my neighborhood, I still feel that same indifferent way. The mask makes it hard for me to breath but I feel good knowing that I’m keeping myself safe. I stocked up on 10 tiny bottles of hand sanitizer’s this weekend and I feel really good about that because before the Covid crisis I have always believed and keeping my hands clean. As I’m walking down the street I think about what has taken place over the course of the months. Job losses, closed down establishments, and the death rate. The many people who are now deceased makes me feel sad because my heart goes out to the many people who have lost their life because of this stupid sickness. I don’t know what’s to come as many others but I am hopeful that the economy will be better. While I’m out I head to the Conor store and to pick up a cold pop. While I’m there I greet the cashier and talk to him a bit as I always do. “ Hi, how are you today, “ he says. “ I’m doing fine”, I tell him. He rings up my pop which comes out to be $0.75 it would have been a solid $1 but that’s when you buy two and I only wanted one because I mostly drink water. “ I take my pop and tell the cashier goodbye. When I leave the Conor store I head home. I sit back and relax for awhile. I have been taking many walks since covid hit. It’s a great thing that I walk more often because It gives me a chance to think about the greater things in life and also what next step I’ll take during this crisis. Well I haven’t figured it out as of yet but I do have some great ideas. One of my ideas would be to go back to school. See that’s what one of my big plans were before everything went left .I could take online classes but I want to do a more hands on approach such as a classroom setting because that’s what I’m use to. I want to go back to school for real estate. I figure why not because people buy houses all the time. Real estate would be a great career move for me. I still plan on going for what I want. It’s just that I don’t know when school will adjourn or how everything will be set for when it’s time. I’m very anxious for the most part. Life sometimes can seem it’s worst especially with something so unexpected come along but I found solace in excepting the things that I can’t change and following the guidelines and keeping myself safe. Right now the most important thing is keeping ourselves safe and our loved ones. Me knowing that I’m still healthy thru this pandemic makes me happy but not knowing what’s to come makes me indifferent. I know that it’s ok for me to feel how I feel because things will get better and nothing stays the same.
By Ashley Thomas6 years ago in Longevity
A DAY OF MY DIARY
In the beginning, I would like to thank this site, and I hope that my story will have your satisfaction. • This is not a fantasy story at all, but it represents me personally, it's a real-life story that happened to me at some period in my life. Which I learned from, of course. So, I will start it and every letter of it speaks for itself. I had this story seven years ago. I was an employee at that time in the private sector and worked for a prestigious company. I took care of my family, which is consists of my wife, my eldest daughter, and three kids, they were for me the fuel and energy needed to persevere and keep a source of my livelihood and my work, where I used to work shifts. I've been working for more than ten years, working tirelessly. And one day, I was working at the end of the night shift, I got a lot of pain in my back, and I felt like someone was holding me from Back in his hands, but it's actually a pain, and I remember at the time that my mind took me to my family to fear for them, and what would happen to them. I got confused and bad thinking in my mind. Then i didn't feel myself, except in the ambulance, my thought took me away, and I'm getting ready to go to the hospital. Really, the feeling was terrible, when the person has a complex feeling between Pain or fear of losing his beautiful life with his loved people or of course, losing himself. And there in the hospital, I remember the nurses they were doing tests, and then I didn't feel myself until I was in intensive care. At that moment I realized that my condition is critical. They told me my kidneys didn't work, the lungs were full of water, and I had to sign the papers.
By NASSIR ALNAJRANI6 years ago in Longevity
Coronavirus
A small change in conditions has significantly altered global behaviors and politics. A novel, never-before-seen virus spread from the lands of China to virtually every populated part of our planet. At the onset of the disease, the medical industry knew nothing about COVID-19 and its effects on the human body.
By Felix Martinez6 years ago in Longevity
Quiet Comfort out of COVID Chaos
Outdoor Shots Challenge July, 2020 Back in February when we first began to hear about a deadly virus that spreads easily and quickly I paid attention. At that time the problems seemed to be centered on the other side of the world so my anxiety levels weren’t tweaked to any degree. But in the weeks that followed as this new and unexamined threat flew around the globe carried by its human vehicles via air, sea and land it began to occur to me that the world as we know it was under a siege that we hadn’t prepared for. I decided to keep my very small business to the internet rather than offering my services person to person and kept myself voluntarily quarantined.
By Victoria LaPointe6 years ago in Longevity
Counting the Lives Saved by using Lockdown — and Lost to Slow Action
On May 20, ailment modelers at Columbia University posted a preprint that concluded the US ought to have averted 36,000 of the 65,300 deaths that the USA had suffered as a result of COVID-19 by using May three if states had instituted social distancing measures a week earlier. In early June, Imperial College London epidemiologist Neil Ferguson, one of the UK government’s key advisers in the early levels of the pandemic, got here to a comparable conclusion about the UK. In proof he introduced to a parliamentary committee inquiry, Ferguson stated that, if the use of a had delivered restrictions on motion and socializing a week quicker than it did, Britain’s reputable dying toll of 40,000 should have been halved.
By Naveen Upadhyay6 years ago in Longevity
MONSTER 19
WOW, these last four months have been strange, stagenent, trying, amusing. While the guys called CHOP invaded the east police precinct in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle, WA I have been invaded by these crazy, nasty, harmful, arrogant, great, smooth, helpful, handsome feelings and thoughts of my life since the last four months of my life since covid19 has come into play. Covid19 has been like a sheer blanket covering and hindering me with these rules of not being able too move around and get medial issues taken care of has made me crazy, nasty, harmful and arrogant with pain humiliation, sadness and fear, because I do not feel that there is anything being done with this virus mess. I do not have the virus myself but I did find out that my niece was sick with covid19, my sister told me this just last night, she is a great young lady that has made it through the bullshit and has come out on the upside and is doing swell so, I guess I can say for her something has been done about her and her life of covid19 I am very happy for her. I am sure that she is going to do well in her new life my pain still haunts me each day of my life I will be more than happy when these rules are taken away and we can roam freely again. Now a new day has come maybe after seeing someone close to me come out on a new day after contracting this virus mess I can see more hope and inspiration for myself I can feel hope, desire, drive and a feeling that I can have some light at the end of this path of my life. There have been other things that have been bothering me during this time of hinderous and rules hopefully we can get things going again in this new lifetime, for everyone. I have too add more to this story,I am kind of surprised because I did not know that there was a word limit to these stories of mine. Well,I am kind of awestruck because the other things that I wanted to add is for my next story but oh okay. Before I received the information about my niece I was not in a great mood about this covid19 monster, I was a skeptic that this virus was even real however, I got information that it is most aussured very real and potent, I have not yet chatted with my niece on her condition of this virus, the information that I did get was that she was housed in a medial facility in Tacoma, WA, for a time period of when she caught this virus until she had deleted this virus from her mind, body, and soul. This was very interesting news too me and for me because, as I said before I did not think or feel that this was a viable medical situation. if you had a weak immune system you could get sick from whatever, however she got sick from the virus is what my sister told me and she had to be placed in a medical facility for a couple of months until she was well enough too be released on her own medical physical merits, she is now living with a long time friend in her house and is getting just perfect for the time being. I would love to talk too her and get her take on her situation and experience with this new virus monster which, has been dubbed Covid19, and very fast and definitive title that I my add. It did not take to long for the medical and news officials to give this virus this name. To me it's like this name was hand picked from its original name and that it fits so very strangely, medically and scientifically, for me it's not just a RANDOM ACT OF VIRUS, this is something that was created and completed and put forth throughout the community. Now, for all of us that still have doubts about the origin or the timing and use of this virus, we will just have too wait for a couple of years until some information leaks out of China, so that we can be amazed at the arrogance of mankind in this country and other countries, in fact just think about it, was this the full affect of this virus, was it at its strongest potent ability or was it at its weakest potent of ability. Now, we will never know because, we will not get too know when this virus was truly created, some people think that it's a new creation and some folks that I have chatted with think that this virus was created fifty years ago but, has been tweaked over the years to become what it has become in this day and age. Who were the true receivers of this tragic killing machine and are we as a world of persons so fortunate that, only a few have caught this virus. When, I say a few I mean percentages of people in the world to, the amount of persons that have come into contact with this virus, it's just a strange situation that we all have been forced into, like sardines in a can of water and vinegar, we are subjected to the medial and scientific and governmental officials too be eaten, judged, poked, proded, inspected and either tossed and thrown away or shelved for later use. I am tired of being put on hold, by this virus and by this government, it is high time that we get on with our lives as before, I need medial treatment also, I am personally tired of not getting my needs met and frustrated that the hospitals are not able to handle both, virus patients and non virus patients. I am happy for my niece and all of the people that have battled and won over this virus okay, now, can we just move on along and get the medical world unstuck on covid19 and get back too helping the rest of the sick, invalid, mentally and medically harassed persons in this world, such as me and a couple of other people that I know that are ready for a conclusion of this DAMN COVID19 MONSTER!
By leon bailey6 years ago in Longevity
Am I Strong Enough
Many years ago I was diagnosed with multiple chronic illnesses, yes, you read that correctly. MULTIPLE CHRONIC ILLNESSES. This is not something I saw when I was planning my life at the age of 17. A handsome husband, 2 boys and 2 girls, a beautiful home with a small farm, I wanted to be a pediatrician and my husband needed to be a rugged guy who like working on the farm and building things. I found that when I was 14. He was 19. Oops! Well we had to wait, at least until I was 15. (This is another story for another time!)
By Pamela D Williams6 years ago in Longevity
New Swine Flu Virus with Pandemic Potential found in China
A new Swine flu strain which medical experts believe could have a pandemic potential has been discovered in China. The new virus according to medical scientists emerged recently and is being carried by pigs but could infect humans when it mutates further. Medical experts say it has the potential to easily spread from human to human.
By Paul Oranika6 years ago in Longevity
Face Mask
Now I know I am about to ruffle a few feathers with this one, but please at least consider and think about what you are about to read. By all means always do your own research. As a nursing assistant I have always tried to research and find new information in different health fields in order to decide a career path I would like to pursue long term and would be able to advance in. Since Covid-19 showed its ugly face my world and I'm sure yours also has been turned upside down. Job loses, housing issues, schools disrupted, shelter in place, businesses closing and now face mask everywhere.
By Chaquita Cooper6 years ago in Longevity
Not the Mask!
The country has begun to confront the oppression that has become inherent to it since before its founding. People are protesting en mass in every state, and most major cities about police brutality and systemic racism that has defined the Black experience for as long as they've been in this country. Even my own little community here in Utah had a small gathering to come together to bond and confront the racism that is prevalent here. But that's not what this little essay is about. It's about wearing masks.
By Frank Shaw6 years ago in Longevity
