RE: C'est la vie - Thoughtful Daily Post
Earlier today, the first couple of cases were confirmed here in our relatively small (10,000 people) somewhat remote community; a couple of kids at the high school. They have mild symptoms and are in voluntary quarantine.
Part of me actually understands the older gentleman... you get to a point where you have to decide whether to live in constant fear, or simply be philosophical about the fact that dying is a natural part of life.
However, taking reasonable precautions to not get ill makes sense... at any time.
Tens of millions of people will get affected by the coronavirus. Most of them will simply have a few cold-like symptoms and get better, and were it not for the publicity storm, they would simply have thought they had a cold. According to the CDC, 34,000 people died from the flu in 2019... and we pretty much heard nothing about them...
For me, the most important thing here, is simply to keep a balanced perspective and not get caught up in the fear-mongering...
Hi @denmarkguy. This will spread. How far and wide is undeterminable. All we can do is our own basic safety health precautions for ourselves and our family. Me. I choose to be cautious for myself and my family. I have grandchildren, so I will do anything in my power to protect them. That being said, the only things we can do is to take the advice of health professionals and then take the necessary steps to proceed with safety.
I don't think anyone should want to voluntarily get sick or expose themselves unnecessarily. No matter what the age, I feel just basic steps to keep yourself healthy is reasonable. Then you can go about your daily life.
I myself choose to be optimistically cautious and just make sure I'm doing what I need to stay healthy. No matter any publicity storm, common sense must prevail when dealing with your health I would hope.
The great thing about it is that one gets to choose which way they would like go.