My “different luck” started the day before Saint Patrick’s. People over 65 became “the compromised,” “the ones most at risk,” or “the elderlies.” We heard “six-foot social distancing” and “COVID-19.” I hadn’t planned for the end of normal as I knew it.
I thought global warming would be what got us. I am totally blind, 66, and I no longer travel outside independently. I haven’t had immediate family since 2003.
Most of my help is my age or older or health-compromised. As a blind person, I can’t easily distinguish six feet away from someone.
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