08-27-2021, 11:06 AM
(08-26-2021, 11:50 PM)jason Wrote: I admire how you've kept up the good fight over the past year and some change. It seems to me it would be exhausting to keep speaking (from a place of actual knowledge and dedication) to people who would've called you a witch in the 17th century.
“Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.” - Henry V
Try and try and try again. Even if it means sacrificing your own life in the attempt. But, never, ever, give up.
Especially now when people are dying unnecessary. I remember one young women who thought she had bronchitis. I found a mass in her thyroid. I tried to reassure her, but also make her understand the importance of having her doctor evaluate it. A year or two later, I see her again. “I don’t know if you remember me, but I wanted to thank you.” The mass was cancer. It was detected early, treated, and she made a full recovery. That’s one husband that didn’t lose a wife. Two sons that didn’t have to grow up without a mom. And two parents that didn’t lose a daughter. That provides me meaning, purpose, and fulfillment.
I know in our little part in our little slice of the pie we have provided during this pandemic has also saved lives. I know some think 600K+ lives lost isn’t that big of a deal to them. But, every one of those numbers has a story. Every one of those numbers has a family affected by their loss. If I could spare them that, I would.
I understand their are some whose minds can’t be changed despite any information I provide. But, you never know who is listening/reading or what words might make a difference. But, if the information can make a positive change in just one person’s life, it’s worth the effort.
So I’ll keep chugging and chugging and chugging along like the Little Engine that Could.
But, yeah, I’m exhausted and on the verge of my second case of burnout since the start of the pandemic. And my doctor already has my Wellbutrin maxed out. Dosage can’t go any higher. Unlike the stress.
