Covid 19 shattered the world that was, the understanding we had, the illusions of security and privilege that our society accepts. The world my husband lived in. Before our marriage, I had been a soldier and served a lot of places where the safety and security he believes is the natural state had never existed, where loss touched everyone, where risks couldn’t be managed, they just had to be survived. Now that Covid came, everyone got to join my world.
My comfortable teaching job was on hold, outreach teaching is not really needed when all the classes are on line anyway. I was called up by my reserve army unit to work to support the struggle to keep the vulnerable populations, the old folks homes and shut ins with medical issues supplied.