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Hi folks. I had an email from Tessa this morning asking if I was OK. I'm very embarrassed that a week's gone by without me sticking my oar in somewhere, more embarrassed when I read through this thread. Thanks to those who expressed concern, it's much appreciated. To quote one of my favorite characters ' I ent dead yet.'
It's been a bad week, and I got disconnected in more ways than one. My wife's had a bad week - nothing to do with the virus - she's been ill for about 3 years. In week one of the lockdown she was scheduled to have a minor operation, it was cancelled...along with thousands of others. I was worried about her. She's bounced back a little today, thank goodness. When this virus began to hit our shores, my son said neither of us should go out. My wife would be very vulnerable if she caught it. If I went out and caught it, I'd be a risk to her. So we decided to stay home, and my son has been getting our shopping.
My son is a manager at a large care home, so he's at the sharp end. They employ about 200 people to provide 24 hour care, they are very short staffed because anyone displaying the symptoms has to self-isolate (obviously), so he's been working a lot of extra hours. Last Sunday he got the symptoms...coughing, temperature, shortness of breath. So he's been home this week, shut up in a bedroom trying to stay apart from his wife and kids. Very worrying. For most it's about 7 days...but you hear so many bad stories. Well, he's much better now...the care home are trying to arrange a test. He hopes it can confirm he's had the virus, and that it's now gone.
On a much more minor level my internet has been self-isolating...it drops in and out when it feels like it. Twice this week it's died while I was typing a comment. So I gave up. Even if they'll come, I don't want people in my house fixing the internet at the moment. So I'll have to put up with it. My net is currently wireless, I've ordered a lengthy ethernet cable so that I can have a wired connection. Always the best option. Hoping that fixes it.
With all this going on, I've had plenty of time to draw something. I've started several then dumped them, my mind's not on it. Robert nailed it with 'listless'. That's the word. It won't do. I've been drawing today, and internet permitting I'll post 'something' tomorrow.
Here's a old picture I did, you've probably seen it. It's about 'the wrong note'...that's been me all week. Always liked this simple sketch. (Did you notice that slight hint of positivity?)
Look after yourselves, folks.
Look after yourselves, folks.
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Really glad you are OK Lew. I have some empathy with your situation, my daughter is an ambulance paramedic, at the sharper end of the current crisis, and my son and family had to self isolate for two weeks after his 4 year old came home from school with a temperature - thankfully nothing developed. Please look after yourself and your wife, sadly I lost my wife 5 months ago, so please take care of yours....and yourself, you are no good to her if you are not in a good state. Keep the cartoons coming, internet willing, it does so many of us a power of good to see them in these difficult times.
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Thanks Tony, and everybody else, for your kind remarks...it shows how this lockdown affects us all...you don't hear from someone for a week and begin to fear the worst. Grim, isn't it?
Up slightly before the larks this morning, after tea and cornflakes, watched news headlines, started reading a book, stopped reading a book, and at five o'clock was drawing. Strange? Not really, you draw when you can.