Everyone has a story about the Coronavirus. How we handle it is being observed constantly by our children. I’m normally a calm and cool person. I try my best but also have claustrophobia and anxiety to take care of my kids. Their mental health and losing quality education is my concern. Being hopeful and remembering the positives are hard but necessary. I hope everyone can see some hope.
Recently, I had an X-ray on my hips because pain had increased. Even though I’m responsible for my hip damage from years of sitting in the W position, it’s hard for me to regret it. I had years of independence that being in a wheelchair all day wouldn’t give me. The X-ray showed that I have osteoarthritis and also a condition that my hips do not receive adequate blood flow. I had a follow up appointment with an orthopedic surgeon for Monday, but now postponed until April thanks to the coronavirus.
Luckily, I have learned type pretty efficiently using my iPhone. I can keep blogging. It takes me longer, but I hope to get quicker. The pain in my hips is quite bad especially when lying down. My doctor prescribed me some pain medication which helped tremendously. Also, I sit in my wheelchair pretty much all day until 6 or so.
So between that issue with my hip and now the coronavirus shutting down everything, it’s been challenging to stay positive. I was laid off from two jobs. I’m still a substitute teacher,but with schools closed, the opportunity to teach isn’t there. My kids are adjusting to our new normal. It’s been a learning process and continues to be. They miss their friends and teachers. We all miss our routines.
The positives are more time together, more outside time and more time to appreciate all of what we had. I pray a lot. When I mean a lot, I mean Rosaries, Novenas etc. I walk outside and see people outside that I never saw before.
Laura pretty much homeschools herself. She wakes up early, gets dressed and gets to work. I make sure we all change everyday and keep clean. Anything to keep us on our regular schedule is helpful. I teach Jason with worksheets, online work and work the teacher posted. Jason isn’t as focused as Laura or interested in work. It’s been a challenge but he’s definitely learning. We have covered time, continents and the layers of the Earth. We play also.
I hope to keep blogging! I hope you’re surviving, and we all come out fine! Everyone is in this together.
