I read a thread on here last night with several
posters claiming a vaccine or effective treatment is extremely unlikely for several years.
I cannot fathom the idea of living like this for several years. I am extremely close to elderly family members, one of whom I saw everyday, who have played an integral part in my children's lives. They will miss my children's first steps, starting school and other milestones. If there's no vaccine/treatment for several years then they will have to live in isolation feeling miserable for all that time, and once we are returning to normal life (if they survive) they will be very old and potentially spent the past few years of their life separated from those they love feeling unhappy.
I miss my friends and family, seeing people, doing new things. I miss hugging my elderly relatives. I miss sharing the joy of my children growing up. I feel so sad that my children's childhood is being wasted on this awful disease.
I'm living for the return of normality, and now to hear that that is several years off feels absolutely unbearable.
I am not sure why I am posting. Does anyone feel the same?
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If a vaccine or treatment is years off then how will we ever feel happy again?
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Mybrowneyedgal · 12/05/2020 09:29
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