March 19, 2020

Rima Safady Darwiche
Ecuador

How are we living in Ecuador these coronavirus days? In simple words: we are not prepared.
Current public health events have wreaked havoc and disrupted our lives, especially those of us living with cancer. No country is ready for this let alone ours. This is probably a desperate call from our own planet, everybody thinks this was going to eventually happen. Our planet is dying calling us and we never turned back. As a patient living with cancer, I could open my eyes and became much more empathetic, I realized that our stay in this world is brief, and God gave us a simple task, to save it not to destroy it. I know these are difficult times but I know we'll get through it. Enduring such a challenging pandemics will help us turn back to our relatives, our children, our home. Many of us will have time to clean up our houses, get rid of useless stuff, unplug ourselves from shallowness and go back to listen to our motherland. Gardening, reading that book left on the shelf will clear our souls. Just dont let the fear be your companion. A new generation will rise and they'll lead us to better paths.

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