Taking Care of Your Family During the Reopening Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic struck during a time of perceived prosperity, but total household debt exceeded the amount of total household debt Americans carried in 2008. Calls to suicide hotlines increased 8,000% from February to May 2020. With 22 million pending unemployment claims, retail sales and industrial production suffered the worst decline since 1946. Only 8.7 million jobs were lost during the recession.

Will the COVID-19 Crisis End or Proliferate in the Reopening Phase?

No one knows whether opening the ports will flood other cities and states with corona virus cases, but it will put the products we need back on the grocery store shelves. Economists predict that initial recovery upon reopening will be robust, but the fourth quarter of 2020 will reflect actual financial loss. Thirty percent of all commercial properties in the United States are in default. Businesses refusing to sign new leases leave property owners in a lurch despite the trillions of dollars deliberately infused into the economy. Vacant and abandoned commercial real estate represents a decrease of tax revenue to municipalities, cities, states, and, ultimately, to the United States.

How Will You Fare in the Reopening Phase?

Did you develop new skills to prepare yourself for a better job than the one you lost? You may be worried about children in school, but educational opportunities abound online. Nonprofits, equally dormant, strive for opportunities to teach your children and provide endless opportunities for your children's intellectual growth. The Smithsonian Institution offers 10 museums you and your grandchildren can visit online. Special interest museums offer similar unprecedented opportunities to explore nature, industry, and places you did not previously have time to consider.

Your Families Medical Care Without Doctors?

Intelligent people are doing without necessary prescriptions, such as, blood pressure pills because their doctors are not available to them. Home nursing services are not just registered nurses, dieticians, and nurses' assistants. Home health care professionals work for doctors and organizations that have access to them. You can get help with housekeeping, organizing, teaching or tutoring your children through an online home instead service for as little as $15 per hour for a few hours per week. They can all take your blood pressure and pulse rate. Registered nurses can remove and insert catheters, change dressings on wounds, and perform other routine medical services.

Sleeplessness - Insomnia

Inability to get to sleep and strange unusually vivid dreams, possibly due to the fight or flight response produced by the COVID-19 pandemic, can trigger posttraumatic stress, revive bad memories, or leave you with irrational thoughts. The Centers for Disease Control report that 50 to 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders or sleep deprivation, and 9 million of them take prescription sleeping pills. Considering the side effects of prescription sleep aids, you may want an in home therapist to help you with cognitive therapy or imagery relaxation. Possibly you can reduce caffeine and find suit relaxation techniques online.

Suicidal Thoughts

If you or someone you love is suffering with suicidal thoughts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline listens to people in crisis 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Whether you're worried about a family member, depressed over the death of a loved one, or buried in financial difficulties, the suicide prevention lifeline refers callers to professional services in their areas. If you recognize the factors that contribute to suicide, you may be able to help prevent it. Keep a close eye on those who profess to be suddenly content or happy because they may not survive another loss or downturn.

Thriving in the 2020 Global Economy

A downturn after the robust reopening of our economy is expected. A recurrence of the coronavirus is unpredictable. You may feel bewildered upon leaving home if you truly stayed at home. You can get out of debt, plan for your children's future, and praise yourself and your family. Praise and reward them for new skills developed, new things that they learn, and their ability to solve problems and relate to others. Surprise your family with a new skill or talent of your own. The world economic forum predicted the ability to adapt to change, solve problems, and understand diverse others is the key to thriving in the 2020 global economy.