This year has been interesting when it comes to health. Businesses have been shut down for no reason in some cases and most major stores have been allowed to stay open. The scary thing is that some stores that sell medical devices and even manufacture them have been shut down. I am here to say that ostomy supplies and medical devices are essential. There is no reason why anyone should shut them down or even consider it. The reality is that most of our gear comes from overseas but if it is not being allowed to be sold here then we are in trouble. It does sound like I am on an angry rant, but some people across our country have been hurt by the shutdowns and riots across the Nation in 2020. So many stores are suffering and the customers of these stores are also struggling in some locations. One thing is certain and that is having ostomy gear is essential and that if your local stores are closed, burned to the ground or deliveries are not possible in your location, then you need a backup plan. This is a very important thing to have because some cities stopped being shipped to and many pharmacies got burned to the ground from illegal rioting. Criminal law aside, the fact is that many people had to go out and beyond their normal channels to have a supply of ostomy gear. This has really put some anxiety into my life from the unknown. It really is sad to think that regulations and politicians could hurt their own citizens, but it has happened. This means we all must be self-reliant. I have decided that in order to make sure my own body is safe that I need to be prepared for the worst. Being prepared is something that is wise, but until this year I thought would be unnecessary. Our supply chain has never been broken like this in the United States and we saw in a flash that our own elected officials could destroy our lives overnight and no constitutional right would stop them. This went to show that we need to have enough ostomy supplies in our possession to live through round two of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It looks like our officials will kill off our freedoms again and if that happens we need to have enough sanitary and medical supplies to keep our stoma's safe. I am suggesting stocking up over some time. I don't plan on going out and buying two extra months' supply of all my ostomy gear, but I plan on working up to having that much stored up over time. It is very costly and will be complicated to do but it seems that safety is worth it in my own mind. I want to be anxiety-free and know that if our country shuts down a second time or rioting shuts it down from elections in 2020 that I won't be reliant on anyone but myself. It is not a selfish choice, but a wise choice considering the facts that we no longer live in the same free country we used to. My own state has been ripped of its freedom by a statute that gave our Govoner unlimited emergency powers and our politicians are unwilling to take it away. We are now a slave to one single man's will. Take care and be safe during these troubling times.
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