My kids were on Spring Break when news broke that schools were closing due to COVID-19. Three more weeks of Spring Break! Woohoo!
But everything else was closed too, and then the governor issued a stay-at-home order. My family has pretty well adjusted to reduced activities because of my chronic illness, so the stay-at-home order was not as big an adjustment for our family as it has been for others.
In some ways, it was a nice break from managing the difficulties of social activities with my chronic illness. I do so much analysis of whether or not I can handle something, then wrestling with disappointment if I can’t, or being extra careful if I can and managing others’ expectations to boot.
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