Some days it is just so hard to breathe!
I have been running around so much lately, and my schedule is so far off, I am having trouble recovering. I really need to get back on schedule, and get back on a proper A1AD diet. It is so easy to stay healthy when on the proper diet and on the proper schedule.
I have recently met a distant neighbour who found out we were digging out our drainage by hand, and he offered us the use of his backhoe. It is a great blessing, for such a kindness. It certainly helped the job go faster!
Thank-you very much!
It is sad, when I have spent so much time in a club, and now I am not allowed to be a part of it, since I cannot get the vaccine, due to this genetic disorder. I am quite sad about this!
Today was the first day I was yelled at to leave an establishment for not having a vaccination card. I saw the sign outside, but as an A1AD lung affected person, some establishments have been kind to me, letting me shop because the vaccination is life threatening to me. So I figured, maybe I could just ask. I opened the door, stepped inside, and began to ask. The gentleman asked first if I had a vaccination card, I said no, and said I just wanted to ask... He just started raising his voice, telling me I had to get out. I of course just put up my hands and agreed, and said I was only asking. My wife and I turned and were walking out, when the guy kept yelling at us. I turned and said, you don't have to be so mean. That was it. It was not a big thing, but it was definitely not mannerly.
We are all subject to these mandates against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the customer as well as the business owner. At least we can all be civil, polite, and courteous with each other, maybe even remain friendly toward one another. The business owner is not the only one suffering, neither is the customer the only one suffering. We are all in this together. Instead of burning bridges, let us work together. After all, this is only the beginning. Things will get far worse than this. We may need each other later on.k
Have a great day!
This blog began to share my adventures as I cycle, paddle, and ski across Canada, to raise awareness of Alpha 1 Anti-trypsin Deficiency. Because of a decline in health, I have just decided to blog a few things here and there about life in general, from this Alpha's point of view.
