Is it time for the outdoors?
Well, here we have it, it's year 3 of the unprecedented COVID pandemic, and people are back to being comfortable out and about. Summer is officially here and the beaches are full and people are active and trying to live their best lives. Have you let your guard down or have you moved ahead and gotten back to the groove of some normalcy on top of a chronic condition and a dangerous virus still in the midst?
Low immunity keeps me away from crowds. But I do enjoy visiting with people outdoors. I enjoy my garden immensely, as it has my fresh vegetables and organic food. It keeps me moving, but I still stay pretty sick with the newest virus, allergies, colds I’ve just decided that this is a way of life Covid or no Covid. Low IGA’s, means low immunity and constantly awareness of germs.
Yes, it can be tiring watching this and that while staying safe, and not disturbing a body that is already dire with low immunity. Continue doing what you can by taking it day by day. Best! What are some things you grow in your garden? I only grow flowers and am impressed by people who grow food. Flower or food, gardens are important. My mom loved her garden so much that when she couldn't sleep, she planted flowers in her mind. People have ascribed various meanings to the last words of Voltaire's Candid -- "il faut cultiver notre jardin -- most simply "We must cultivate our gardens." The author of a blog on the site of a management and leadership organization puts it nicely: "We must grow and create something beautiful." Or, " let’s get down to work and make the best out of what we have."
https://www.stone-leadership.com/blog/2015/10/16/il-faut-cultiver-notre-jardin
When I feel all over the place, I say the phrase to remind myself to focus on the beauty right in front of me.
So, Famfinder, who needs crowds when you have all that you need to work with right in front of you? Of course I am very sorry to hear that you get sick so often. Keep us posted and send photos! Warmly, Ronni (blood-cancer.com team member)
I don't feel like I've "moved on," completely. Like Famfinder says, low immunity still means I don't go to crowded places--also because in the last year, I'm less mobile and it is difficult to walk. I notice this year that pollen and grass and other things also seem to really affecting me which was not the case before. But it is still better than in the initial "Covid" phase. Last week, I heard of two people getting COVID for the first time. One was "embarrassed," to say anything and spread it around to parishioners at her church as well as my friend who is on staff there. Shame.
Yes, COVID is very much a thing, and being embarrassed to do what is right can end up harming someone else. I'm happy to be out and about but I do move a tad differently. I avoid a cluster of people in the grocery store who seem perplexed about should the whole family get beans or pasta. My spidey antennas have allowed me to stay on top of who is around me, and any cough without a mask on gets you a look.
Naw, I keep my suppressed immune system number 1 interest at all times. If i go somewhere where there's lots of people, the mask is on. Around the house workin projects like my flower garden, vegi garden, etc, I'm ok without a mask.
Exactly Shane! It's about knowing your limits and controlling what you can when you can. Best!
Well, the biggest part is realizing how much I took for granted all my life that my immune system system, my strongest defense my body has, won't fail me. Then suddenly, I get a call from a doctor telling me my own body is attacking my immune system with a rogue protein. Surprise!!! So now my immune system is being suppressed with meds until my new stem cells can learn to play nice and do their jobs protecting my white blood cells, Myeloid cells and platelets the way their supposed to. In the mean time, it's my responsibility to make sure in anyway possible to prevent exposure to harmful viruses and bacteria. It's only natural to feel your body isn't going to fail you all your life. But in the long run, that's not so. We must help and ensure our bodies to stay healthy by whatever means available to you. One is plenty of sleep, exercise and proper diet.
