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And the nightmare continues

For me, this started just over 2 weeks ago, March 12th to be exact. It was at the monthly rowing association board meeting (I’m on the board), where we learned someone in the club may have been exposed to the corona virus. It’s not that I hadn’t heard about the virus previously, but it just never hit home as an issue. Fortunately, the person supposedly infected, tested negative, which was a big relief, but it was after that, we decided to close the boathouse, and the city, county and state set into motion certain restrictions, and bans which would effect everyone. What was so disconcerting was the people most at risk [of dying] where people over 65 (Judy and me), and those with underlying health conditions, i.e. me, with my immune compromising MCL, and my heart issues, although I suspect the latter is not an issue, having never had a heart attack. Other than that, Judy and I are in pretty good health, but we decided it was best to self isolate at home anyways. You never know! But how w...