Re: COVID-19 restrictions could lift on rural areas sooner than urban: Kenney .
I am curious to know what the logic would be in lifting restrictions in rural areas before COVID-19 numbers were much lower in larger areas.
We would be relying on supplies and goods from those areas as we have before, consequently depleting an already exhausted system before they had the opportunity to replenish, or to re-establish not to mention exposing ourselves on a larger scale to the virus.
I would be more prone to be patient and to wait until the numbers dwindle and some control is established.
As well, in the event that rural areas were to have restrictions lifted, we would jeopardize our health and safety to larger areas by the possibility of people flocking to our communities and reinfecting us on a much larger scale.
In particular, with summer coming up. People come from all over for our car shows, rallies, markets, shops etc. I am a senior, thankfully living on my own. I also have chronic health issues.
Consequently, I have been practising each and every step along the way to stay alive and healthy.
I actually enjoy having my groceries and prescriptions delivered and it is highly unlikely that I will give that up once restrictions are lifted as well as other things I have put into place for almost two months.
I have been through pretty much everything that most younger people are going through right now including some things that I hope no one has to go through.
I have been unemployed, a single parent, had a lot of abuse, been homeless and so on.
I want to say that you will get through this.
It will be up to you to respond well with your children and loved ones and they will grow to be decent human beings and able to cope with their own catastrophes while being a useful contribution to society, just like the frontline workers and heroes we are seeing now.
I have absolutely no desire to lift my restrictions until I am 100 per cent certain that I will be safe and healthy in the rural setting that I have enjoyed for several decades.
So hunker down, make the most of this time and keep certain thoughts and people out of your head. Listen to your gut. Telling us what someone is going to do does not indicate that we are in this together and it is not for our benefit. It may be for someone else's gain.
Karen Kay,
Didsbury
