Ellen's Very Southern Voice on Nostr: On this day, four years ago, my mother died. Isolated in the retirement community ...

On this day, four years ago, my mother died. Isolated in the retirement community with conversations on her pain disjointed and insufficient, she wound up in emergency surgery and died. I understand the urge to blame COVID on something other than a new virus that took humanity into a storm we were't equipped to handle. To blame conspiracies and government overreach and infringement of freedoms. That's deflection, a desire to be in control. COVID was a chaotic, deadly plague, and Mother died.