Sugarshock
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2020
COVID-19 sucks. All of us had something we were looking forward to that we can no longer do, and worse, some of us have loved ones who are no longer with us. My heart breaks for all of you.
I want to vent about what I’ve lost to people I know will understand, loyal Disney fans. My mother in law is a life-long Disney fan. Her house is filled with art of Figment, and every morning she makes coffee in one of her many Disney mugs. She carries the magic with her everywhere and she is such a bright light in my life.
Earlier this year she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She had fought off cancer before, and had complications with chemo that made her life miserable for months. We celebrated when she beat it, only to be knocked down a year later. Because of the struggles she had with previous chemo, she chose to not pursue it this time. With the drugs she currently is on, she was given 2 years in February, and will likely be housebound in 2021. We made a list of all the things we wanted to do before then and booked several trips- including 2 weeks in WDW and her first Disney Cruise.
Enter Coronavirus.
Our first trip was supposed to happen in May, and will almost certainly be cancelled. Fortunately I saw the closures coming and we booked a back-up date in August, and kept our September dates and September cruise. Because of her disease, I really don’t know if we’ll be able to go on any of these trips. She’s simply too high risk. She is going to die without being able to visit her favorite place with her family one last time.
This has honestly caused me just as much distress as the virus itself. She deserves so much better than this, everything feels so unfair. I’m grieving the loss of these trips like she’s already died. I don’t know how to make myself or her feel better about this situation because honestly I’m not sure it’s possible to. I’m crushed and devastated, and all I can hope for is a miracle.
I want to vent about what I’ve lost to people I know will understand, loyal Disney fans. My mother in law is a life-long Disney fan. Her house is filled with art of Figment, and every morning she makes coffee in one of her many Disney mugs. She carries the magic with her everywhere and she is such a bright light in my life.
Earlier this year she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She had fought off cancer before, and had complications with chemo that made her life miserable for months. We celebrated when she beat it, only to be knocked down a year later. Because of the struggles she had with previous chemo, she chose to not pursue it this time. With the drugs she currently is on, she was given 2 years in February, and will likely be housebound in 2021. We made a list of all the things we wanted to do before then and booked several trips- including 2 weeks in WDW and her first Disney Cruise.
Enter Coronavirus.
Our first trip was supposed to happen in May, and will almost certainly be cancelled. Fortunately I saw the closures coming and we booked a back-up date in August, and kept our September dates and September cruise. Because of her disease, I really don’t know if we’ll be able to go on any of these trips. She’s simply too high risk. She is going to die without being able to visit her favorite place with her family one last time.
This has honestly caused me just as much distress as the virus itself. She deserves so much better than this, everything feels so unfair. I’m grieving the loss of these trips like she’s already died. I don’t know how to make myself or her feel better about this situation because honestly I’m not sure it’s possible to. I’m crushed and devastated, and all I can hope for is a miracle.