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Pastimes : COVID-19 How has this impacted your life? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (981)	3/17/2021 1:25:37 AM
From: Underexposed	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1084

I cannot view that video you posted as it is not available in Canada. But I personally can testify that I feel like I am fighting depression myself. I should point out that I have been single for 15 years after a divorce from 23 years of marriage. I am basically a loner but a pretty successful loner. I have been successful at most things I tried or at least as successful as I wanted to be. I used to be a singer...in karaoke bars, recreational choirs and even a stint in musical theater. It was my social outlet. It has been taken away from me... not only the organizational aspect, the social aspect but also the physical aspect of singing has gone...temporarily I hope but that is an unknown at present as my tenor 2 voice is raspy and I also don't have the breath...capacity in my lungs. I used to be a pretty good photographer, a decent amateur. I was not commercial as in today's world you need really good equipment to be commercial. I called myself a nature/racing photographer. I volunteered at Go-kart races as a marshal... serious racing where karts at the top end traveled 125KPH and were only 1-2 inches above the track. Kids, 5-7 years old, raced as well but their karts were governed to a 40KPH... amazing. I sold pictures to parents and racers for a small price which covered costs....it was a fun hobby for about 10 years. Now however that has been shut down On the nature side, I liked to roam in the bush. taking bird, butterfly, insect and wildflower pics. Hiking and photography supported each other well with one activity supporting the other. This activity has also been shut down by Covid. My injuries from this disease mean I cannot walk on rough terrain now...frankly I could not walk without a support from a walker or cane until December ... even now on level ground, one miss-step and I stumble and fall. This will also affect my cane carving hobby. I cannot prowl through diamond willow groves looking for suitable cane material. So the result is, I am confined to my apartment for the most part... most places I used to haunt are closed. No cinema, few restaurants, no live entertainment... on reduced hours or capacity at best....shutdown temporarily or permanently at worst. I feel I have lost a whole year of my life....so far with more to come. I am a COVID "long hauler" ... no one has a cure or even much of a treatment for this. At one point I was getting better and better but now I have plateaued. The latest is a splitting headache that has lasted 10 days before stopping...for now anyway. I NEVER had headaches before. I thought it was a toothache but no my dentist said my teeth were ok... but as suddenly as it started it has gone on its own...F...king COVID. Currently there is a rush to get vaccinated... the end of the tunnel is in sight...right??? I doubt it personally. People get excited at a flattening of the case load for each country.... but variants are on the rise everywhere. Do the vaccines address these instances of Covid??? the jury is out on that. and it seems that another wave of Covid is gaining strength. So... I try to fight depression but sometimes I fall prey to it. It becomes hard to get out of bed in the morning when there is no reason to or I do nothing until it becomes serious...cleaning, cooking...looking after oneself. I have no ambition...no drive. At least it is becoming nicer outside and I enjoy my balcony now. I hope the signs of COVID are on the down slope...but the data points to another rise again. Lockdown restrictions are lessening but is that a good idea??? somehow I think that is a mistake...COVID is rising again in my city...will it get really bad...hard to say.... but it does not lead to optimism to me....not yet anyway. UE