(Snippets from the frontline)
COVID-19: The sacrificial lamb
Someone had to go.
We needed to decide.
Why should we both be in harms way, when the other could remain safe? One of us had to be the sacrificial lamb, no matter what the danger. For me, it was an easy choice, so there’d be no flipping coins. I was the one who had to do it!
I was going to Trader Joe’s no matter what the risk, as we needed groceries for the next two weeks!
My wife could at least be there on cell phone through FaceTime!
Usually I push the cart, yak with friends, and sample food. This time, I was on my own!
It was at times difficult, holding my cell phone while being directed which aisle to go down, making sure items were organic, reading labels…with one hand!
Plus, my wife was on speaker, and several times I had to tell her to whisper. One customer heard her and even got me a bag of lettuce when he saw me aimlessly searching for it. Another directed me to aisle 3 for maple syrup.
Not easy, but I got home safely.
It’s dangerous out there!
Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D.
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