Welcome to my regular Friday song/tune day, ladies and gentlemen, where I pick a piece of music that reflects my mood or the times, to share with you.

It is important to stop that second wave of Covid-19 infections, ladies and gentlemen.  Apparently we have to continue to give each other space, practise good hygiene and work from home if we can.  I know that is easier said than done, especially for those that must work to survive.  Harder still for those that must stay at home to survive and also attend work to survive.  As for me, I am not going to relax my guard.  I can’t.  Lives still depend on it.

Here’s a clip of Wendy Matthews singing The Day You Went Away.  It is probably the way many people are feeling right now.

Thank you for being careful.  Together we can minimise the second wave.

Kind Regards.
Tracy.

Ragtag Daily Prompt — The Blues

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/20/type-1-diabetics-type-2-coronavirus-nhs-study

59 thoughts on “Blue Goodbyes”

  3. We are still under the second wave, Tracy. But I have started venturing out. Quick, short trips to the market. But the whole rigamarole of washing, sanitizing, minimizing contact, physical distancing tires me. Long road ahead.
    Appropriate song. 🙂

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  4. I’m not relaxing my guard either. I definitely feel “blue” today — partly because of my blog post yesterday which was not easy to write and the backlash not easy to take since it brought it all back up again. I just made me think (again) that if people paid a little more attention to what the other person has actually said life would be more pleasant. I think it would make the present crisis less scary and absurd as well. I ended up blocking someone for the first time since I started this blog. 😦

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    1. It is what I feared would happen. I don’t think the complexities and seriousness for Type 1s have been fully grasped, so I appreciate your kind words, Su. Despite the care and professionalism of health professionals, having Type 1 increases the complexity of what is already a difficult situation to manage. When I went into hospital for my eye op, I had to check what they were planning to stick in my IV drip. It was glucose and saline, and not just saline. They quickly corrected that when they realised the error. I imagine nursing staff with specialist knowledge of Type 1 diabetes are as rare as hens teeth. So if you are Type 1 and sick, and have no one at your side to advocate on your behalf and do all the double checks, then life-threatening errors are inevitable IMO, especially when hospital systems are overwhelmed. I am fat, Type 1 and over 40 so I am very worried. Type 1s, like me, the world over are definitely in the firing line. Sorry to go on … Had to get that off my chest.

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      1. Don’t apologise. My brother has had a few procedures go pear-shaped because of medical errors and the whole family lives in that kind of low-level persistent fear of what might happen if he gets sick. His diabetes has never been properly under control and I know it terrifies my mum.

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      2. I don’t think it is possible to get Type 1 under control, Su. Some have had good results with low carb. Unfortunately, I’ve struggled even on low carb, and when it doesn’t seem to be working, there is no great incentive to stick to it. 😦

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  12. Just read the Guardian report. Oh dear that is a terrible cloud to be under Tracy. You must take extra care. Such a sad song and what a beautiful voice she has. Though I would love to go for a drive we are not going anywhere for quite a while yet. Staying in our own little bubble. Stay safe, stay well.

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    1. I am vastly better off here, Pauline, than I would be in other countries. We all are. I’m counting on your Premier to keep that border closed as long as possible to my mum and other vulnerable people in Queensland. Hopefully, if we can get community transmission much lower, we can all invade Queensland soon. 🙂
      Take care of yourself and Jack, Pauline. Be alert for almost 50 year old bald guys who think that it is all a crock. That would be my brother. Love him but my family seems to have its fair share of idiots.

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      1. We are definitely on the side of our premier about keeping the border closed. At least for another 2-3 weeks until we see if this opening up of NSW starts another wave of the virus. Jack’s 2 sons in your brothers age group also think it is all just over kill. But we nag them to tow the line…

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  13. Thank you for the link to the article, Tracy. We have family & friends in the UK, and we share in their anxiety. Along with most of the world,, we are all holding our breaths as restrictions ease and re-tighten. It really a rollercoaster ride.

    Thank you for the wistful, heart-wrenching, atmospheric song.

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    1. Thank you, Ju-Lyn. The song is very touching and seemed so appropriate for the times.
      It is indeed a nervous time for everyone. Singapore’s second wave is a lesson to us all I think. I hope your friends and family in the UK are going okay.

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  14. Reports on TV this evening showed thousands of Americans out and about for their holiday weekend, many of them wilfully ignoring distancing rules. I dread what might happen there in a couple of weeks. The same seems to be happening here, although not quite to the same extent. I’m glad you’re taking care, Tracy. Thanks for the song.

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    1. Hello Jane. I dread what we are seeing there too. It doesn’t seem a difficult ask for people to be considerate and careful. Yes, here too. The problem seems greatest on weekend with people making more of an effort mid-week. That’s my observation anyway.
      Hope you are well. I loved your beautiful autumn leaves. It has been looking quite green here but we have found that it is very dry just below the top layer of soil.

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      1. We are well, thanks Tracy, but we haven’t been able to see our children since March 14th, which is hard. I expect you have beautiful autumn colours in Canberra too. I keep seeing those trees behind the pollies in TV interviews!

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      2. I can imagine, Jane. You must be itching to see them again. My children still live at home in our 3 beddie. That’s not easy either, but I’m happy to have them with me at the moment. I have heard that some 40 year old children are now moving back in with their parents.

        I guess the trees in protected courtyards in parliament house might still be putting on a lovely show. At least you have something nice to look at during those tedious interviews. We are over peak leaf colour and fall for the most part. Our last tree to colour up and drop is Acer rubrum October Glory. It is still going but only just.

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  15. Wish more people here would take your advice to heart but most are just getting less careful each day. 😯 It’s not a question of if but when the 2nd wave will be upon us…
    Lovely song choice! ❤

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    1. Thank you, Sarah.
      Perhaps they think all the vulnerable people have died? I’m being facetious. People can have more freedoms, they just need to give their companions and other frolickers some space. Maybe that is not possible in some settings… Perhaps the virus is seasonal. Who knows? But it pays to be cautious. Are you back at school, Sarah?

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      1. No, I’m not really back to work yet, just filling the kiln from time to time for my colleagues, but no teaching art yet. I don’t think it will happen before the summer holidays which start soon, and afterwards we’ll have to see. Since I have asthma I’m not really keen to get back to work with the kids until there’s a vaccine though… How are your boys doing??

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      2. I’m glad you get a bit more time at home, Sarah. There were cases identified in two schools here yesterday despite our low numbers. A woman was diagnosed over 60 days after leaving the Ruby Princess Cruise ship. People are incredulous, but I find it not surprising at all, that a virus might wait for all the fuss to die down before springing up. I suppose because I’ve been sick for months on end from colds and flu. I think there is much still we don’t know about this virus. Nevertheless, I did hear that asthma is not really an indicator for severe infection. Still, the info changes daily so that might have changed too. See here. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/the-science-of-covid-19/12249940
        The lads are going well. My eldest child (nearly 25) finished his uni exams two days ago. He has now finished his degree. So happy. My youngest is decidedly loafish. Picking up a few online circus classes though so that is good.

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      3. Thanks for the link, Tracy, going to listen to it later!
        I’m not surprised either that the virus is biding its time and waiting for the first ruckus to die down just to hit again.
        And I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve been suffering from so many colds and flu these months and hope you’ll feel better very soon!
        I heard that people with asthma did survive the virus, but still it’s scary, especially since we don’t know what long_term side-effects are in wait for us. They’ve discovered that the virus not only affects the lungs, but a whole lot other organs too, like the kidneys. And then there are still people who say it’s just like the flu – I’ve never heard that the flu attacks your kidneys and makes you need a dialysis machine! There’s been a survey this week, and every fifth person in Germany believes that the media and politicians are just blowing this thing up – how stupid! Why would they do that and damage the economy? It’s the very thing they/we are living of! Frau Von der Leyen, has now proposed to bundle all European debts together, so that we can help each other with lending credits etc. Those countries that have been hit first and the hardest, like Italy and Spain should get most of the money – which is totally sensible but I’m afraid there will be many people opposed to this idea. I really hope Europe will get out of this crisis as a union and not each for their own…
        Congratulations to your eldest son for finishing his uni exams!! I still remember how I felt back then – relieved but also quite frightened.

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      4. Thanks Sarah. Yep, better to be too cautious than not cautious enough.
        The course of European politics is quite confusing to me. Thanks for filling me in.
        We are all pretty happy about no. 1 son finishing his uni, especially as he wanted to give up at one point. As is often the case, the really interesting subjects were third year subjects. He did really well in those. :O One day he might even leave home, Sarah. I have plans for his bedroom. 🙂

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  16. The terrible conumdrum – stay in and don’t spread this virus while getting more isolated and unable to pay bills. Or go out and infect perhaps hundreds, or maybe get sick in a way you never imagined. How do we solve? I don’t know.

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