Lucca
Well you’re damn lucky deejay
I have cancer and am having chemotherapy so I am very very vulnerable.
You probably think I should lock myself away for my remaining time ?
If people were just a bit more willing to think of others and wear masks on transport etc maybe I would not have to.
You probably think I should lock myself away for my remaining time ?
I'm afraid there are those who, not to pull any punches, think that's exactly what you should do. They say things like, "if you're scared, stay at home and let the rest of us get on with our lives".
We're now a very individualistic society. Showing care, empathy and compassion for others is outdated and I think in some people's minds it's equated a bit with the 'loony Left bleeding-heart brigade'.
They feel the immune-compromised, CEV, and others for whom the virus could be quite serious have been accommodated a tad too far. Hence all the comments, 'we have to live with it'.
Yes, we do have to live with it and we should try to get life back to normal and the economy does need to function. But there are ways of doing all these things inclusively... instead of making the vulnerable into a pariah group. But it requires people to think of others, not just themselves and what they want. Unfortunately, our PM pandered to their baser instincts in order to retain his popularity and, effectively, got Covid 'done'. I'm pretty sure as far as he's concerned, the matter is over - he has more important things to focus on.
I've had both cancer and chemotherapy. It's draining and debilitating, and quite depressing to realise that a heck of a lot of people don't give a damn. Until it happens to them, of course.
I wish you a good outcome from the arduous chemo. Keep your spirits up. There are still a lot of kind and considerate people around.
Personally, I absolutely hate wearing masks - for all the reasons most people do. But I do it where necessary just the same. There are worse things happening to people than steamed-up glasses and the irritation of a warm mask covering your face for 10-30 minutes or so...