It's not overloading our hospitals the way it did at the height of the pandemic, but it's certainly still making its presence felt. Students who contract it are often out for days and are still tremendously lethargic on their return. At this point, I consider our family quite fortunate so far, but I am also waiting for the other shoe to drop.
I would like for it to wait until after spring break if it does choose to visit us at all. Next week is the State Championship for DDF, and I need my students, our chaperones, and me to be healthy for it. Two weeks following that is when Janelle and I are heading to Michigan, and I would certainly prefer to not bring any illness with us in either direction of our travels. Now, I'm not saying that I would then be fine with being sick, as I would prefer to avoid the experience entirely. Rather, there are times when having the illness hit would be much worse.
I pray that everyone who is struggling with it recovers soon and that the rest of us can avoid it altogether.