My birthday was a mixed bag this year. First my teeth. I have said before how my teeth just hurt. I went to the dentist three times in the last two weeks. She kept saying that my bite is off and shaving down my teeth. I was thinking about it and had a gut feeling that wasn’t right to me. But I figured she is the dentist she knows right…

Covid-19 is here in Wisconsin and nearby. There has been a couple of cases. Not in our small town but in the bigger cities. Which of course is causing PANIC! We went to a couple of places in Green Bay. First, we went to Costco so many people. They didn’t have any toilet paper but tissue they did. I said well can always flush those. Lol! Then everyone started taking the tissue. They didn’t have a lot of food either which was strange to see. Then we went to Woodman’s and bare shelves. They say do not panic but then you see that. Everyone was panicking and you could feel the anxiety in the air. Also here is funny, there were lines so far out. And Jeff and I just picked one. This woman was yelling at everyone the line starts back there. We were like no we staying. We went to a line that you had to bag yourself and those lines where short because apparently, it’s too hard to bag yourself.

So now that Covid-19 is here it’s hard to see the dentist. I called the dentist on Monday and got “We will have to call you back.” All-day I waited for that call that never came. I thought of how unprofessional that was. Even if they didn’t know when I could have come in they could have called back and said we don’t know yet let you know soon. The next day I called again and got the same response. Finally, in the afternoon, the dentist told me to take some medicine which she will call in and get a nightguard to wear. I was like this OH HELL NO! I didn’t feel that was right. Something was going on in my mouth and it was hurting so badly.

Jeff told me that his co-worker recommended his dentist. I called over there and they said they could see me that day which was my birthday. I went to see him and he so mattered of factly which I like and told me….something I had a feeling of but didn’t really want to hear. I have an infected tooth which by the way I asked my other dentist if it was an infection and she said no. I told her it felt like an infection and she said it wasn’t.

Also, it’s a tooth I just paid off. I just had a crown done on it and now it has to come out. Let’s just say I was way pissed leaving the dentist office. This dentist said he would have never covered it and that’s what she did. She covered an infected tooth. So grinding down my teeth for nothing which my teeth are already so bad. Thanks for nothing.

However I got to eat Mexican food on my birthday. Jeff went and got take out because that’s all you can get right now. And he got me a piece of cheesecake too. It was so yummy.

Even though it was a mix bag birthday it wasn’t too bad. Already my mouth is feeling better from the medicine.

Let’s talk Covid-19. I have been keeping myself informed even before it made it’s way to Wisconsin. I panicked but I think everyone should panic for at least one day. Have a breakdown, cry, scream or freak out. But only do this for one day. After that day calm down. Think. And be informed of what’s actually going on. Don’t watch local news or major news. Watch Youtube. See videos of the why or even the how. Listen. Listen to the radio and understand.

This virus isn’t going to discriminate if you are old or young or even where you live. It affects us all and how we all live. I agree with most. I agree it’s a human disease. I have seen the panic in the Asian Americans in the store. That shouldn’t be and that’s on all of us. Like I said this is a human disease it doesn’t matter what race you are. It’s sad that it’s being told in that narrative.

I think we should be cautious but not to the point of singling people out. I think we should have what we need but don’t go to the extreme. It’s scary I know. All I can say give yourself a day to panic. Then get back up and continue your life. You are important. Your life is important. You may have someone who depends on you whether it’s your child/children or even your fur babies. It could be your partner but most importantly yourself. If you do feel sick, stay home. If it gets bad go the doctor and get tested. But there is no point in all this chaos. It’s not just hurting you, it hurts all of us as well in the long run.