Managing My Health Post-Pandemic

COVID is not gone, the pandemic is not over. It’s still here and happening and decimating our population.

This is eugenics happening before our eyes. Anyone who isn’t healthy enough to survive COVID isn’t going to.

A World of Scents

In case you hadn’t noticed, the world has gotten very scented again. 

During the lockdown, I felt almost normal. I could go grocery shopping or to the mall without having a reaction. People were social distancing, so I didn’t have to get as close to someone who may be wearing a scented product.

That is not the case anymore. 

Scents are back and it feels like there is more out there than ever before. People ignorantly crowd your personal space once again. 

My reactions are also more sensitive than it was before.

Wearing Masks

Where I live, there’s lots of push back around wearing masks, and it’s gotten to the point where it feels like I'm putting myself in harm’s way by wearing one.

The last time I wore a mask to the mall in Kelowna, I was not well received. And in Nelson, I watched people look at me with open and blatant hostility while wearing one. It was really freaky to have people projecting that much anger at me for something so simple and harmless to others.

What those people don’t realize is that masks are not a new thing for me. I’ve been wearing them for 8 years. It’s necessary. Without them, I can’t go anywhere.

I even have a forest firefighter’s respirator that I used when I lived in the city to keep me safe from the particulates. I haven’t worn it in a while, but now, if I want to go into the city or go shopping with Glenn, I’ll need to wear it.

Scents are clinging to things like never before. I have something out on my deck that I’ve washed and put in the sun to get rid of the scent.. It’s been out there for almost two months and it still can’t come into the house yet.

Everything that does come into the house has to be opened by Glenn because my reactions to the particulates are debilitating.

Which sucks, because it’s more labour for him to take on.

Limited Access

Services are getting harder to find as well. I’m running into continuous obstacles with health care and products to maintain my health.

Many people are struggling to access their doctors, specialists, medications… Not to mention the costs of living skyrocketing and mental health plummeting. 

The post-COVID world is a much less inclusive place. It’s frustrating and there’s nothing I can do but continue to push onward the best I can.