Siiiiigh

I feel like everyone (total exaggeration) is getting sick and just saying "it's not Covid" and going on with their lives.  And I'm super frustrated and not happy about this.

Jason has told me (so yes, second hand information) about friends of his sick with "allergies" who after a few days did a home test for Covid and, well, not allergies... Covid.  And Jason's roommate went to look after her older parent after a surgery and now they both have Covid but tested negative then tested positive then negative and then positive (after reading the test after 20 minutes rather than 15) and ARGH.  I mean these people Jason tells me about I'm not seeing in person so it's not like they're impacting me... technically but it's more the thought of it.  He has a friend who's "super sick" but hasn't tested because "not Covid" and sure, I'm sure there are things going around that aren't Covid but this is NOT GOING WELL and yes, I'm kind of losing my cool about it.

I suppose I understand why our province has turned to home tests over straining the system with the official tests but the home tests were never going to be as accurate or reliable (humans being human and all) and so to me it feels like people are just, what... giving up?  Moving on?  Ignoring "sickness" because they're not wanting to deal with all of it?

But I also have to remember the flip side.  C-Dawg has had a sore throat and tested four days straight "just in case".  I home tested after the third week in a row of utter exhaustion "just in case".  We both came out negative, but we're also both wearing masks when out and about so, I... I just don't know anymore.

Not like I have the answers or solutions.  Not like I know the "true" stories of what everyone is or isn't doing.  Not like the collective we can keep *not* living, but... I don't know.  I don't know, I don't know, I don't know but I certainly don't feel cool and comfortable.