One of the most indelible lessons of this scary time is that you can survive alone, but you need others to flourish. The most dangerous preexisting condition my husband and I had for fighting the virus was our devotion to self-sufficiency. Independence can be its own kind of social isolation. | |
— Belinda Luscombe | |
From her opinion / editorial: “Nursing my husband back to health, badly“ | |
Appearing in: Time Magazine, dtd: 18 May 2020 | |
The article appears online as: “I Thought I Could Handle Anything. Then My Husband Got Sick“ | |
The link is: https://time.com/5824463/coronavirus-asking-for-help/ | |
(It may be behind a pay-wall. I am a print / online subscriber.) | |
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Independent Isolation
June 7, 2020 by kmabarrett
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes | Tagged Belinda Luscombe, COVID-19, Independence, Lessons, Philosophy, Quotes, Relationships, Self-Sufficiency, Social Isolation, Time Magazine | 2 Comments
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Great post 😁
this quote is so accurate