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volstork

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14. Important to remember.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 03:52 PM

Mar 2020

Thank you for the reminder. Humanity is resilient, and I’d like to think that those of us here on DU with more open minds than most out there have resilience in spades. We love, we care, we do our best to help. As long as we keep doing those things, we help each other and ourselves.

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"This, too, shall pass." Unsolicited advice from someone older than dirt. [View all] Atticus Mar 2020 OP

Thank you. I remember the polio (getting it) and Vietnam (being called up) scares...that ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #1

And, it always could have been worse. Risk is part of living. marble falls Mar 2020 #2

I'm 71 and I'm the demographic... agingdem Mar 2020 #3

True dat. The orange thing in the People's House sends me more into a tizz. sprinkleeninow Mar 2020 #10

Yeah, seems like he's doing everything he can to actually INCITE panic n/t PatrickforO Mar 2020 #11

And don't forget everyone in grade school getting shots from the same needle. LiberalArkie Mar 2020 #15

They wiped them down with a cotton ball dipped in alcohol. I remember some of japple Mar 2020 #23

I was young, newly-married marybourg Mar 2020 #4

I am not scared. Polly Hennessey Mar 2020 #5

the virus itself does not scare me Skittles Mar 2020 #19

Lastly, remember to wash your hands. DinahMoeHum Mar 2020 #6

DON'T TOUCH MY FACE !!1! dweller Mar 2020 #8

Thank you. Good to be reminded of all that generations before us went through, and your emmaverybo Mar 2020 #7

Peace be to you and yours. sprinkleeninow Mar 2020 #9

+1 keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #12

And good to remember Churchill's quote: PatrickforO Mar 2020 #13

Important to remember. volstork Mar 2020 #14

As far as pandemics go it is moving fast historically so yes it to will pass, the only question is, yaesu Mar 2020 #16

Whatever the damage left behind is, jrandom421 Mar 2020 #26

Well done, you Hekate Mar 2020 #17

Thanks so much for the lovely message...very true! Karadeniz Mar 2020 #18

Lincoln too used the phrase in a speech LTG Mar 2020 #20

This is the message I have been trying to get to my daughter. Rural_Progressive Mar 2020 #21

+1 This whole thread, comments included, will be forwarded to freaked-out frients & family flibbitygiblets Mar 2020 #27

I too am old, but can live without paper products if need be SmartVoter22 Mar 2020 #22

Where's the Sears and Roebuck catalog when you need it. LTG Mar 2020 #28

Well done Atticus! +1 sarchasm Mar 2020 #24

Yes, it will. Thanks for posting DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #25

This story illustrates why Outward Bound was founded. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2020 #29