Dave and I were invited to a family supper at my brother and sister-in-law's home last night. We haven't had any meaningful visits with family members since before the pandemic and my diagnosis. I dreaded going, but we went anyway. The reason I was a bit reluctant is that our family, like many around the globe, had been divisive about Covid vaccinations, masking etc. and there had been animosity, heated tempers and arguments about that whole scenario. Turned out that last night, the subject luckily never even came up and everyone had a great time and a great visit! Pfew! What a relieve! It was so nice to have a peaceful joyful gathering again! Coincidentally, I listened to a radio interview, just prior to the visit, of a medical journalist who has written a book about epidemics throughout human history. She stated that all epidemics go pretty well through the same stages: denial, anger, blaming others, isolation, quarantine, etc. She also said that often there is a resolution afterward and new and better practices and policies are put into place. Good to hear!
An added bonus was meeting and talking to a distant relative who is very knowledgeable about nutrition and laser therapy for healing. More about those subjects in later posts. SanTeh! 😎
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