We’re a few months into this pandemic, and we are settling into a new type of funk. At work, the early commotion has subsided, surge mitigation is on autopilot, and surge preparation is mostly parked, with the notable exception of procuring PPE. Our new challenge is figuring out how to address the work that is piling up. At home, we’ve made the best of having the kids around by coaching them through their virtual lessons, being grateful for the extra family time, and pretending this is a staycation. But enough is enough. Kids were meant to be at school and hanging out with friends. And while many of us are more physically active than before shelter-in-place, walking, biking, and virtual yoga are getting stale. We yearn to exercise with people, pass balls back and forth, and share sweat and heavy breathing without worrying about contracting a fatal disease. We are also filled with survivor’s guilt. While others in the world are losing their jobs, getting sick, and dying, we complain about our work being inefficient, the inability to see and hug our elderly parents, and cancelled vacations and graduation celebrations. How can we live with our unpleasant pandemic feelings, especially when the duration of the funk is unknown? First, know that you are not alone. Most people in the world feel the same way, and there is consolation to be found in a community of shared grief. Second, there is hope for a better tomorrow. That hope lies in a continued commitment to flatten the curve, disease tracking, development of an effective vaccine, and the power of human to human transmission of encouragement and hope. Nancy Rozance, wife of retired Sacramento PIC Jack Rozance, offers us the latter in this virtual rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Carousel. Feel a lift of wind beneath your wings as 300 people from 15 different countries come together to remind us that if you have hope in your heart, you’ll never walk alone. #FightTheFunk #KeepHopeAlive
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