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Social distancing is a term applied to certain actions that are taken by Public Health officials to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious disease.
As a family, we are opting to practice “Social Distancing”. This is not fear-mongering, it is a precaution of safety for my friends and family AND for myself.

Social distancing is a public health practice that aims to prevent sick people from coming in close contact with healthy people in order to reduce opportunities for disease transmission. It can include large-scale measures like canceling group events or closing public spaces, as well as individual decisions such as avoiding crowds.
With COVID-19, the goal of social distancing right now is to slow down the outbreak in order to reduce the chance of infection among High-Risk Populations and to reduce the burden on health care systems and workers. Experts describe this as “flattening the curve,” which generally refers to the potential success of social distancing measures to prevent surges in illness that could overwhelm health care systems. https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/03/13/what-is-social-distancing/
Some background on why we are choosing Social Distancing and it is not because we don’t like you!:
When Grayson came to us back in December of 2013, she had pneumonia, her lungs weren’t up to par. We went to many specialists and different doctors that ended up finally coming to the conclusion that cigarette smoke was an irritant causing her to be sick all of the time. Knowing that Larry and I didn’t smoke and her bio dad did, we knew that after every visit she was going to have issues. (And she did – for days after every visit) It took us 3 years of doctors and meds, breathing treatments, etc. But now, she is a perfectly healthy 9-year-old. This mama is going to keep it that way.
For several years after the removal of my thyroid and tumor in 2015, my immune system was down and I had 3 bouts of walking pneumonia in an 18 month period. This year I caught Influenza A for the first time ever after coming off of the family vacation cruise. Because of my concern about how fast I got sick (most likely because I do not get enough sleep because of my work schedule), my doctor has recommended for me to “Lay-Low” and watch what this virus is doing.
We have been watching everything and with schools being closed for the next 2 weeks and many not understanding that coming off of a week-long spring break where families have traveled, etc, there is a 14-day incubation of this virus. And you may not be showing signs of contracting it, you could have.
So what does all of this mean?

Here are two articles on Social Distancing: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/03/416906/why-experts-are-urging-social-distancing-combat-coronavirus-outbreak
https://store.samhsa.gov/system/files/sma14-4894.pdf
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