[Cliff R]

Family oriented but certainly no humor involved.

Since the beginning of the Pandemic we hear so much about it many folks are getting a little sick and tired of it. It's so bad in some "circles" I see folks claiming it's not real, refusing to wear masks, not practicing social distancing, or whatever.

At one point I was even getting so tired of hearing about it was starting to wonder if it even existed or not?

Well that all changed here over the weekend. My wife's brother Tom has been hunkered down since the beginning, he's retired and avoiding going out or contact with anyone outside his immediate family.

Well, he broke his own rules for Christmas and got a visit from one of his grand daughters. It's turning out to be a BAD choice. She is a College student and found out right after her visit to her grandpa she has COVID.

Right after her visit he came down with flu like symptoms and started to have trouble breathing. He got pretty bad over the weekend and went to the hospital. They couldn't get his oxygen levels up so sent him to a bigger hospital in Columbus. They couldn't do any better so he ended up on a ventilator and not doing well. His wife called yesterday and said they had to roll him over to get his vital signs up some, but when they put him on his back they fall again. Not a good prognosis for sure and his situation is grave at the moment.

Just a reminder to anyone who reads this that yes, COVID is out there, it's real, doesn't effect some folks in the least, but for sure you don't want to be the one that doesn't do well with it........