sick

A lot of people in Amarillo & Canyon have been getting sick. Here's what's got everyone ill.

It seems like every time you turn around someone else has come down with Covid. I feel like you are in the minority if you haven't. It doesn't even matter if you are vaccinated or not. Everyone is getting it.

What is one of the biggest stresses you have had being a new mom? Maybe you did all this years ago. Maybe you are doing this now. I know that trying to figure out when your child needs a doctor is a big worry.

It's that dreaded time of the year. Your body starts to ache. Your nose may start to run. Oh wait now it's your throat. It's on fire. In 2020 it is even worse. I mean now you have to check to see if you lost your sense of smell or taste. Are you running a fever. Getting sick this year is even worse.

It is hard to escape the season without catching a cold. Even if it is just for a day or two those days can feel bad. You want relief as soon as you possibly can. You just want to feel better.

So every July we head to Downtown Amarillo. Our goal is to win a new Harley and party the night away. The Harley Party for the Downtown Women's Center is a thing. I have been there a few years. Heck, supporting Family Support Services after the year they have had. We are all in.

Have you had a little harder time sleeping through the pandemic? If you have well just know that you are not alone. We have been finding ourselves worrying a lot more. Less sleep, though, really does us no good. In fact it makes it easier for us to get sick. Our immune system starts to get compromised.

Yes, I know people do call in sick when they really are not. I am not naive enough to think it doesn't happen. It may be even easier to do these days as you are working from home.It's easy to send a text saying I am just not feeling well today.

Next time you shop at your favorite Walmart location or Sam's Club here in Amarillo, think about the kids.

When this all started it seemed weird to see people wearing masks. I mean unless you were in a doctor's office or somewhere medical. I was in Dallas when this outbreak first hit. They were on lockdown earlier and longer than we were in Amarillo.

Nobody likes getting sick. We all know that to avoid getting sick we need to up our cleanliness game. I feel that with the onset of covid-19 we really have started getting better at that.

It's never any fun to get sick. Now, though, more than ever I feel people have been taking the extra precautions. I have noticed it. You have had to as well.