Vet, IED survivor Johnny 'Joey' Jones: Coronavirus – You will get through this, America. Here's how I know
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For weeks now, political leaders and media alike have framed this fight against coronavirus in the strongest of terms. We are at war. As President Trump tweeted, “I am now war time president.” Such a declaration is not an inconsequential one, and with it comes the worst enemy of all, fear.
Having spent the last few weeks at home in quasi-quarantine with my family, I woke this morning with a sense of epiphany. I’ve been here before.
I’ve lived months on end in a repetitive cycle of monotony and uncertainty. I’ve lived without the comforts of restaurants, movie theaters, shopping malls, family gatherings, holiday celebrations or last-minute road trips.
I’ve turned inanimate objects into gym weights, structured a daily schedule to keep my mind and body busy, and felt the constricting pain of going from free citizen to mission serving Marine .
In war you abide by one truth; seemingly needless discipline in things like exercise, social interaction and even entertainment are as critical as good hygiene or even ammunition when it comes to staying healthy and alive. Our minds can conquer when our bodies can’t.
So you get creative. You don’t accept limitations, you create adaptations. For us, that was makeshift volleyball nets and card games, for you it’s work from home and virtual happy hour.
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Wise words for everyone during this crisis.
Semper Fi brother.
It's all relative - there's always somebody worse off who needs an extra touch of humanity. Improvise, adapt and overcome as best you can.
We're not hearing much about how this outbreak is affecting the homeless, and what the powers that be are doing about it.
There's likely no categorical accounting, but I'd guess they're gonna die like dominoes - next month will be empty under the bridge.