Things are changing so fast.
I was on a call yesterday with a longterm partner and dear friend, Father Alex Busuttil. In addition to discussing our shared programs and strategies for future fundraising, we talked about the new social order that’s unfolding right before our eyes.
One of the boys in the Casa Girasoles really needed a dentist. He was scared.
The pandemic has made it very challenging to get in to see a dentist in Perú. However, things opened up last week and we were able to get him seen, not once, but THREE times! His teeth, well – they were bad.
Not anymore. We’ve got him all fixed up and we have a prevention plan in place.
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It is no secret, especially for those that know me – I love professional bike racing. I watch races from Europe a few times per week. It’s a passion.
Recently, however, I’m finding it harder and harder to watch the events. Races in France, Italy, Belgium, Spain – the crowds are a fraction of their pre-COVID numbers, but the fans showing up roadside – far too many aren’t wearing masks. It causes me great distress. I think about all the people who are impacted by what seems like a very personal decision. I think about Juan Diego.
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I had to mail a couple of packages the other day. It had been months since I was inside the postal annex store in our neighborhood. The owner, a dynamic, friendly person who knows every customer’s name, asked me how I was doing.
In what seems like a custom of our pandemic-era, we talked about the changes that are occurring and the ways we are, or are not, coping. We spoke about Health Bridges and our work and the pandemic’s impact in Latin America and SS Africa. At one point, the conversation – a short exchange – turned to the topic of the day, what will be the new normal?I’ve had this conversation a lot lately. I’ve had it with my family, friends, co-workers, and acquittances. The one thing that seems to come up in all of the discussions is a desire not to go back to the way things were. Over and over again, I have heard people say some version of – let’s not lose the pandemic lessons in our rush to retrieve some semblance of normal.
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