I remained a silent observer in tonight’s #ChatMS. The group discussed the coronavirus and I could not bring myself to add my two cents to any of the questions. I just read everyone’s answers. I have had MS for 19 years now and like everyone in the #ChatMS group have a compromised immune system. We are all in the group who is most vulnerable to this virus. I just watched and read everyone’s answers that are the same as mine would be. I even cried a little bit.
A question was posed about what would be something you wish people understood about MS and this virus. Bottom line = if I get it, that would NOT be good to say the least. I am grateful that my Mom takes excellent care of me! I even had to cancel my dentist appointment because of the virus. One thing that I was not going to discontinue was getting my hair cut and my eyebrows waxed. I have budgeted my money so that every month, when I get my disability check, I can get my hair cut and my eyebrows waxed at the same time and in the same place I have been going to for the last 17 years.
The more I watch the news, which I am glued to every day until it makes me cry because I get so afraid; has made me really reassess that decision this month. I told Sean yesterday that I made the executive decision to, “Let my hair and eyebrows ago.” Originally, when I decided this, I thought of an old episode of the 90s game show, Singled Out with Jenny McCarthy.
In that episode, it was the final round and the three finalists answer “Either/or”questions to advance to get closer to the person they will go on a date with. The girl who ultimately ended up winning in the show, decided to let her eyebrows grow rather than keep them groomed and trimmed. I remember she was a really cute girl and I thought her answer was fun. However, “Fun” it was, it definitely would NOT be the answer I would give and I was only about 14 when I saw the episode.
I get my disability check soon and I’m NOT going to go to the salon to get my haircut or my eyebrows waxed. I think it is more of the principle of my decision that makes me MOST sad. I rarely leave my house except for my monthly eyebrow appointment but now, going out and being in the world just doesn’t seem like a good idea with my compromised immune system.