Pandemic Heroes Journey

                                 Call to Adventure/ Refusal to the Call

when word about Covid-19 first reached the public, many where quick to dismiss it as "no big deal", and many did not social distance or stay indoors, including myself. Everything changed when someone at the Lynn Valley Care Center lost their life to Covid-19, very close to my school. This made it real for me, I realized that this is real life, and that life isn't always so easy going. I realized that the situation is very real and very dangerous, and that i would have to do my part to flatten the curve, whether I wanted to or not.

                                                 Supernatural Aid

this may be a stretch, but I would say that the WHO declaring covid-19 a global pandemic, forcing the Canadian government to shut down the country is the supernatural aid in this situation. This allowed for us to flatten the curve and slow down the spread.

                                                Threshold Guardian

The threshold guardian would be those who still don't believe in the very real threat posed by covid-19, and dismiss it so that they can still hang out with their friends. it can be very difficult to cross the threshold and live a life in quarantine when you have friends coming up to your door asking if you want to hang out, despite the repeated warnings about covid-19.

                                             Crossing the Threshold

the crossing of the threshold would be the transition from living your life both inside and outside of your house, to living almost exclusively in your house and only leaving for absolutely necessary reasons, such as groceries.

                                                         Helper

my pandemic helper would have to be my brother, because when he gets off work, we play video games together, which helps me stay busy and has brought us closer than we were before quarantine.

                                                        Mentor

my Pandemic mentor would have to be my mom, because throughout all of April, I was really struggling mentally, and was unable to cope with being starved of human interaction, and having to rely on myself to stay active and entertained. my mom noticed this, and helped me get through my slump by encouraging me to go on daily walks and paint more. this helped for a little while.

                                                     Temptation

Ive been tempted many times by friends asking me to come to small get-togethers, and as much as i would love to see my friends again, im just not willing to take the risk, and i wish they would do the same. a week ago, my brother had a bunch of his friends over for a BBQ, and I'm good friends with them as well, but I locked myself in my room and only left to grab a burger that my brother made for me, as its just not worth the risk to come in contact with that many people.

                                                      The Abyss

about a week ago, I started feeling really sick, and could barely leave my bed. I ended up going to the hospital with a headache, fever, and dizziness. I got tested, and it wasn't covid-19, which is good, but knowing i didnt have covid-19 didnt make my head hurt any less. I'm feeling a lot better now, but I am still unsure of what was wrong with me, it was probably just stress induced.

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