Yesterday, I spoke on the phone with my dad. We briefly talked about the quarantine and these unsettling times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He mentioned my sister told him about a text message, which I sent to her and mom earlier this week. In the message, I complained about the many bare shelves at my local grocery store, which, because I live in a city, is small. As a result of the text message, my dad asked how I was doing with groceries and whether I needed him to drive me to a supermarket in the \u2019burbs to stock up. Context: I do not own a car and rarely drive due to loss of vision in my right eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The offer was remarkable in consideration of my dad\u2019s underlying health issues. He has heart disease. Seemingly, each year, he battles a bout of bronchitis or other respiratory maladies. Yet, despite the grave risk of contracting COVID-19 from me, if I have coronavirus and am not symptomatic, or from a different source, my dad did not hesitate to offer to drive his 41-year-old son to a grocery store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After thanking him, I declined his offer, explaining that his risk of exposure to coronavirus was not worth the trip; that I have sufficient grub to last me through the next handful of days. Before he hung up, my dad said, \u201dIf you need anything, I want you to know that you can call me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wow.
My dad and I have a good relationship. We mostly chat about baseball or other sports, though we\u2019ll sometimes talk about my work or his health. Unfortunately, because he is not tech-savvy\u200a\u2014\u200ahe doesn\u2019t text and has never used a computer\u200a\u2014\u200ahe will not read this post. Before I hung up the phone, I should have told my dad how awesome he is and how much I admire him. Though I wish I would have, I didn\u2019t dare to say, \u201dI love you, dad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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