I'm concerned but not seriously afraid. A person can't live their life in fear. There are germs out there and we can't live in a bubble. So I'm not reading too much into the "reports" the media is dishing out. I understand it's out there and I'm just trying to use my head. I spent a long time in retail and have become accustomed to being aware of how germs are spread. I sneeze on my shoulder or arm instead of my hands, I carry an anti-bacterial moisturizer, etc.
I think back to SARS, West Nile, and Bird Flu. The media had the country panicked but it was not as catesprophic as they made it seem. But the media coverage made people crazy. I remember being at a baseball game and someone was bitten by a mosquito. He turns to me and said "I think that one had West Nile". Seriously, you can tell by just looking at the bite?
With this latest one I got an email from someone ranting and raving about how the human race had this coming. She went on and on about how people shouldn't sneeze and cough. Whaaaat? When I asked what she suggested she stated that holding in a sneeze only burst a few capillaries and the damage would be minimal. Umm...don't we need those capillaries more than we need the sneeze? Coughing and sneezing are something we can't decide to not do. It's not the way our bodies are made. The media just brings out the crazy in people.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
