Fair enough. I'm scared. I'm scared to go to the store for fear of getting infected and bringing it home. I'm scared for Americans I don't even know and the scars that this virus will leave on our collective psyche. I read a story about a grandfather who died of COVID-19. Gramma is in quarantine and her children and grandchildren can't even hug and console her in her grief. Once Grandpa was hospitalized he was allowed no visitors so his family never got a chance to say good bye and he died alone. I don't know how well I can take 200k stories like that.
Agreed @musiclady
Actually, I do share your fear for others. I'm especially concerned for the health care community. We have a lot of nurses and a doctor in our (larger) family.. daughter in law, numerous nieces who are nurses and one a Dr., a cousin who is caring for a COVID patient in a nursing home.....
There is reason to fear for them, just as there is reason to fear for any troops in battle. That's why I pray for them.......... ALL the time!
Reference has been made to previous epidemics (the only previous pandemic was before any of us was born). When H1N1 hit, there wasn't the kind of danger to our medical personnel as there is now. All of my family members were working then, and none were afraid. Now they are all concerned. For their own safety, and for the safety of their families.
As has been said many times before, there were treatments for previous viruses. There were vaccines. The medical community knew what to do. There were no hospitals that had to put triage tents in their parking lots. (Our local hospital now has them). Now they are learning on the fly, and many, many first responders are getting very sick.
If we are so callous that we don't care about them, what kind of people are we?
@Once-Ler