Covid is real, all right. And it has (according to numbers which I personally suspect are overstated) claimed almost 1/3 as many people this year as have been killed by cancer. It’s a virus worthy of respect.
The great majority have been people with other health problems, a situation that generally increases with age. Proper nutrition and exercise can contribute to a person’s ability to fight off a respiratory disease, but there’s no foolproof cure by any means. We all have an expiration date.
I have trepidation about physical suffering, but not about death.
Coscar, glad you pulled through. I can understand the desire you felt to give up (I’m a wuss about pain), but hope you’ll continue to get stronger now that you are out of the hospital.
Seems to me that, if you’re going to compare cancer death numbers and Covid-19 death numbers this year, you can’t just compare the number of deaths from each that were recorded this year. Many of the cancer deaths this year occurred in individuals who contracted cancer in a previous year, while virtually all of the Covid-19 deaths in the USA have occurred in the same year that the virus was contracted (and death occurred much faster after the onset of illness or diagnosis than with cancer). After controlling for that difference, the death numbers from Covid-19 this year can be seen in a different light than simply saying they are “less than 1/3” the numbers for cancer this year.
Plus, the number of cancer deaths isn't skyrocketing in many areas like COVID-19 deaths are.
(Of course the only reason to compare the number of cancer deaths to COVID-19 deaths is to downplay COVID-19, and some people make that their mission in life. People without lives, that is.)
I really appreciate all of your well wishes…… probably more than you realize. I will try to update with any progress, but I have a feeling it could be slow from what my pulmanologist tells me. It seems it is different for everyone and I was very lucky to have survived. I remember wanting so bad to just give up but at this point Im glad I didnt. That being said, Im not sure I can adjust to my current situation if it does not at least slowly improve. Time will tell I guess. I dont believe in prayer but your encouragement means alot. Thank you