covid – Living in Dystopia, Musings of a Pissed Off Grandmother

Not Funny

I was in the middle of writing a post about the use of dark humor as a survival tool when my neighbor called. She called to let me know her son died this morning. He did not survive being removed from the ventilator. He refused to vaccinate in spite of a plethora of high riskContinue reading “Not Funny”

Mandate

We already have vaccine mandates in our nation. The military gets more vaccines than the general public. Schoolchildren need vaccines to go to school. There are vaccines needed for my work. I fail to understand why the covid vaccine is any different. There are those who are calling for a civil war over a mandateContinue reading “Mandate”

Perspective

I am tired. I saw too much covid last week. There was the daughter Face Timing her good-by’s to her mother as the bipap was being removed. A different family where the entire household including the patient had covid ; The daughter hospitalized, the son who should have been hospitalized, the granddaughter trying to careContinue reading “Perspective”

Harm

My 90+ yr old father-in-law and my two brothers-in -law went to a Bible Conference recently. It is held at a children’s camp in the northern Midwest. This was a family conference. That means children were in attendance as well as adults. There was fellowship and teaching and a lot of singing. There were fewContinue reading “Harm”

Who am I, and why on Earth am I so angry?

I am a wife, a mother to many, and a grandma to more (15 last count). I am a nurse. I am a covid survivor and a long hauler. I have my shots. I wear a mask in public. I live in a state that told grandma it was better for her to die thanContinue reading “Who am I, and why on Earth am I so angry?”