Staying Positive and Happy
Its a day before my husband’s landmark birthday and we had plans. We had planned for a long time for this day. It was going to be in Italy with our friends and family. A dream vacation we had waited for. But first week of April 2021, and our lives and of almost every one in India changed. In just two weeks many of our family and friends were infected in varying degree. Some recovered in days and others were fighting for survival. Those healthy were frantically arranging for vanishing medical support. The country ran out of hospital beds, medicines and even oxygen. Every morning came with news of funeral services and need for help. My world was turning upside down and I was at my lowest. Probably that is how depression and extreme emotional exhaustion feels. At one point I turned off my phone and decided to cut off from the world to get back my normal life. But this did not help. My family, friends and colleagues needed me. Ther...