yesiplayedhockey wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:37 pm
Sid Hartmans son Chad Hartman:
“I want to make it clear — he didn’t die from COVID — but COVID took away the enjoyment from his life by making him stay home,” his son said later. “It took away the chance to see the people he liked. It took away his zest, not being able to go four, five different places every day and to laugh, to get on people and have them get on him.”
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I did not write the message below...I copy and pasted it from a social media website in response to Chad Hartmans comments...but I think it's worth reading....Not here to take sides or tell anyone what to do...Just want our kids to get back to being kids....And if you are on this website, I'm guessing hockey is a big part of your kids life....
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When are we as a socially going to wake up and realize what we are actually doing to our family members, friends, loved ones, and ourselves by masking up and shutting down all in the sake of “science” and “eliminating” is killing us more than the virus itself. Fear has done far more damage than the virus itself. That’s not scientific, just an observation.
We are not designed to live like this. For a few weeks yes, but not for a few months with no end in sight, no plan to return to life as normal.
Wouldn’t you rather live life!? Would’nt you rather have your loved one live their life doing what they love, being outside, being able to enjoy time by their side, seeing their children and grandchildren, holding them, kissing them? No we would rather suck the life out of them for the sake of “protecting them”. This also applies to adults and children as well. We are meant to interact, embrace, compete, have face to face conversation. To see your friend and loved one smile. Not just assume they are behind their mask. We “allow” our elderly to come to the window and wave at their grandkids, and talk to them over the phone or intecom. Why?...
We have forced the elderly into rooms, told to sit in solitary and their loved ones somehow justify it by telling them “we do it for your own good”, “we are looking out for you”, “we are protecting you from this evil virus!”, it is a death sentence if you get it (which we all know is not), instead we are killing their soul and the reasons they hold onto life.
We tell kids they can go to school two days a week, but cant be next to their buddy, can only sit at a lunch table with one more kid on the opposite side 8 feet. We have taken away recess, interaction time, and physical activity all for the sake of “protecting them” or so they won’t pass it to Grandma who is actually dying by not being able to hold that very child, to hear about their sporting event, or adventure they went on...which is all frowned apon and we are killing people if we take a vacation, have a family gathering, or hang out with our neighbors without a mask. How dare we!
We tell kids they have to sit inside instead of playing with neighborhood kids. To protect them...
We are ripping their childhood away from them all in the name of fear...I mean safety.
We as human beings live for sporting events, graduations weddings, parties, church gatherings, holiday gatherings, birthday parties, coffee dates, game nights with grandma, boys weekends, girls weekends, child births, holding that loved one as they are dying, giving them peace, giving you peace, understanding, memories...we live for memories, and stories. We have justified all of this to cease because we don’t want to spread... For those that choose to live, we are told we are ending humanity, we’re killing Grandma!...wait she’s sitting in a room by herself crying, confused, wishing someone would just hold her.
Masks...yes they work great! (It’s science!) That’s why we have been as a nation forced to stay home from work, events, school, church, our loved ones....and if we go out you better have that mask on! Mask up!
Oh but the numbers keeps on coming...Haven’t you asked yourself why they just keep on comin’...? If not, why? We reported deaths relentlessly to justify our “good deeds”, when that didn’t resonate any longer, it was overcrowded hospitals! When that no longer worked, we switched to thousands upon thousands of cases! We go get tested every time we cough out of fear. Mild or no symptoms and we attempt to shut everyone down around us instilling fear and illogical reactions. Yes the virus is present and as we have figured out people are going to get it. Didn’t we mask up and shut down to prevent overcrowded hospitals!? Yea. We’ve moved on from that. Even the ships have sailed. Yet here we are losing our minds.
When will we realize we’re killing ourselves more than the virus ever could? When will we realize we are ripping away everything we were designed to live for?
Is it when your grandpa dies from natural causes ...er loneliness, locked away in a room with meals brought to him by faceless people. No face time with his buddy that lives 10 feet away in the next room but can’t see his sly smile, after getting beat in cards?
Is it when your husband gets sick and you and the kids can’t go and hold his hand in the hospital because he might die of the virus, but then dies anyway without ever saying having the proper chance to say goodbye? Explain that to your kids.
Is it when your pregnant daughter delivers her baby and you can’t see your first grandchild in the hospital only to find out mom or baby died unexpectedly two days after.
Is it when you lose someone you love from suicide because the depression was just to much from not being able to save their serving job to support their family.
Is it when you can’t watch your child play in their final year of the sport they dedicated their life to perfecting and are favored to win the championship or get a scholarship. Instead of having something to look for they are depressed from not being able to be a kid.
Is it when you lose your job after giving the company your dedication for 20 years, but the owner is forced to close shop? Or maybe it’s when you need to quit your job to teach your kid through distance leaning and can’t do both. Now you do t know how you are going to feed your child, but hey they are getting an “education”
At what point is the collateral damage too much for you? Some are already long past caring about a virus that has already destroyed their life. Yet they are yelled at for not wearing their mask correctly.
There is a difference in choosing to do what’s best for you or your family, and there is forcing fear on people, sucking the life out of the heart and soul.
Yes the virus is here, and can be serious. Most everyone knows someone that has had it, some have known someone who has died for it. Some of us has known someone who has died from other causes but not able to be with them before they passed. I don’t take away from those who have lost a loved one from the virus, whether it was the virus that killed them or the virus that killed them. Get me?
Yes people have died from this and each individual case has their own circumstance and heartache. Families left to pick up the pieces and struggle to move on without a parent, grandparent, child, friend. Etc. Each case... healthy, seemingly healthy co-morbidities, long term care facility, athlete, young and old but 98% mostly elderly. I write this more as a look from society as a whole.
I am almost positive someone will accuse me of not caring for those who have lost someone, which is most certainly not true, that “my point of view is killing people!” Mine is simply a different point of view and I ask that you respect that, agree or not. I guarantee I am not the only person you know thinking the same exact thing. I you have read this far you, either agree with me or you found interest in what my thoughts are.
I fear once the virus is long gone, the effects will be present for years, if not longer. Unfortunately we will have no one to blame but ourselves. I pray we don’t collectively look back on this and say “we allowed Covid to take away the enjoyment from our lives” We killed our elderly by secluding them, we killed our child’s mentality and outlook on life, we killed careers, family dynamics, and happiness, and purpose, all out of fear.
A pray Im wrong, but sadly I believe we’re already too late
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Careful agreeing with me like that. Someone might call you names... 
