This too shall pass

Many thanks to my readers for your support during this tough time. Your recent purchases and the reviews left on Amazon and Goodreads are *most* appreciated.

My publisher has told me that returns of existing print books are high right now since book stores and libraries are shut down. My next book has been delayed although it will be released early as an ebook.

Sales, overall, are down.

And I’m fine with that.

Because when we are living with such uncertainty what I do is really not important.

The people on the front lines however are: those medical personnel, first responders, delivery people, truck drivers, grocery store clerks (who did I miss?) – they’re the ones holding us together.

My friend’s daughter,  Heather, who is working towards her nursing degree, also works as part of a three-person team in the SF Bay Area, providing outreach health care to homeless people. For a few weeks now they’ve been urgently visiting as many encampments as possible to check for COVID-19. Of course, they don’t have tests yet, so they rely on taking temps and asking about symptoms. High risk. They have to make a single N95 mask last across many patients, encampments, and a whole day. The protocol is one (1) per patient.

Real heroes and heroines.

My best to you and your loved ones during this trying time. Stay safe! This too shall pass.

 

Credit: Mike Luckovich – Atlanta Journal Constitution