Sheltering in Place

[Drunk Monk]

Must be nice, all this sleeping and relaxing I’m reading about. 

It's denial of that ticking clock...until the money runs out.  You're actually lucky that you can still pull in a paycheck.  It depends how long this goes, but if it's too long, my company could collapse.  The skeleton crew keeping TC running is working their asses off too, but there's no business because all of our clients, all the schools, are closed.  We've already tapped some rainy day savings and are good for now, but it's all about duration for us.  

Most of my friends that are still working are medics so they are on the front lines of this.  They don't have the PPEs they need to do their job safely, and they're swamped.  I've been chatting with some of them (being the psych supe, they figure I have some console to offer, but not really).  Many are getting close to breaking point.  They aren't there yet, but it is brutal what they are experiencing right now. The headlines aren't even getting at what's happening in their immediate experience.  I'm so proud and fearful for them.  

I have this instinct to pitch in but I'm triple deep in the high risk demographic for covid.  Besides, my cert is just basic health provider, which is just glorified cpr.  And given that I have to caretake for my mom, who is also very high risk, I'm playing it safe.