Monthly Archives: April 2021

Where’s the $5 Trillion to Fight Cancer?

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According to the CDC, 377,883 people died in the U.S in 2020 with COVID as the underlying cause. That’s roughly 11.3% of total deaths.

Our country went to great lengths to fight the coronavirus. The government went $5T into debt and the Federal Reserve printed about that much. The result has been a declining dollar and increasing inflation. We disrupted supply chains and caused rampant inflation in products such as lumber. 20 million people initially lost their jobs and today there we are still short 8 million jobs from where we were in 2019.

The land of the ‘free’ shut down businesses and forced people to stay home. We stayed away from each other and everyone was required to wear masks.

We were willing to ‘do what it takes to save even one life’.

The interesting thing is that many more people died of heart disease and cancer than of COVID last year. Nearly twice as many people – 690,882 – died of heart disease. Cancer killed another 598,932.

The more interesting thing is that cancer and heart disease have been killing this many people year after year for many years. Heart disease has been the leading cause of death for 80 years.

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My COVID Experience

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Going on week 3 of my COVID-19 experience and I’m feeling relatively normal.

Like 80% of those that were infected with the COVID-19 , my symptoms were mild.

  • Day 1: A dry cough was my first symptom. Otherwise felt fine.
  • Day 2: Woke up in the AM with a good headache and fatigue.
  • Day 3: Headache and more fatigue. Area around my belly fat was sensitive to touch – similar to when I had shingles. Lasted a few days.
  • Day 4: Loss of smell added to the fatigue. Headache subsided. This was my worst day.
  • Day 5: Sinuses started filling up.
  • Day 6: Very drippy and sneezy, but not so exhausted.
  • Day 7 through Day 9: Actually able to function. Full sinus cavity. Get tired easy.
  • Day 10: Off quarantine. Sense of smell returned. Occasional cough and sinus fills overnight. Back to my daily duties – only with a longer afternoon nap.

As our governments struggle to apply one-size-fits-all programs, many people are taking a more individualized approach. Much of someone’s approach is or at least should be based on their risk. The young, healthy Spring Breakers in Miami Beach are an example of one extreme as they shed their masks and inhibitions. At the other end, there are those that are elderly with co-morbidities locked in their homes and wearing masks out to get their mail.

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