2020

In January we saw all the red flags but chose to ignore them.  February came and we wanted to pretend it wasn't real until it was too close to ignore.   We tripped over March and all hell broke loose.  It got far worse before it got any better, but somehow it feels like we haven't seen the worst yet.  We think we're doing as much as we can right now, but unfortunately, by the time it's through with us we will only be able to think in hindsight.  This year we stumbled upon a tragedy that we can't stop living.  

Fighting but I'm short of breath. 

Lungs diagram by Patrick J. Lynch, Medical Illustrator (2006), Source

Author's Note: I didn't realize the shortness of the story would make it sound so ominous!  Although it sounds fitting for the state of the world right now.  The 6 word story was meant to be symbolic of the symptoms that COVID patients have, but it represents how society is trying to fight this pandemic without getting worn out.  It's a lot of precautions, all of which are necessary to contain it!