COVID-19 Pambuyo Katemera

Ndi kumapeto kwa Januware 2022 ndipo mwamuna wanga anali kukonzekera ulendo wopita ku Canada. Uwu unali ulendo wa anyamata otsetsereka omwe adaukonzanso kuyambira chaka chatha chifukwa cha COVID-19. Padutsa sabata imodzi kuchokera paulendo wake wokonzekera ndege. Adawunikiranso mndandanda wake wonyamula katundu, adalumikizana zamphindi zomaliza ndi abwenzi ake, kuyang'ana kawiri maulendo othawa, ndikuwonetsetsa kuti mayeso ake a COVID-19 adakonzedwa. Kenako timayimba foni mkati mwa tsiku lathu lantchito, "Uyu ndiye namwino wakusukulu akuitana ..."

Mwana wathu wamkazi wazaka 7 anali ndi chifuwa chosatha ndipo anafunika kunyamulidwa (uh-oh). Mwamuna wanga adayezetsa COVID-19 masanawa pokonzekera ulendo wake kotero ndidamupempha kuti nayenso amuyeze. Anayamba kukayikira ngati apite ulendowo ndikuyang'ana njira zina zoyimitsa chifukwa sitingapeze zotsatira za mayeso kwa masiku angapo ndipo mwina kuchedwa kuletsa ulendo wake panthawiyo. Panthawiyi, ndinayamba kumva kugwedezeka pakhosi (uh-oh, kachiwiri).

Pambuyo pake usiku womwewo, titanyamula mwana wathu wamwamuna wazaka 4 kusukulu, ndinawona mutu wake udafunda. Iye anali ndi malungo. Tidayezetsa pang'ono COVID-19 kunyumba kotero tidawagwiritsa ntchito pa ana onse awiri ndipo zotsatira zake zidabwera zabwino. Ndidakonza zoyezetsa za COVID-19 kwa mwana wanga ndi ine ndekha m'mawa wotsatira, koma tinali ndi 99% otsimikiza kuti COVID-19 idagunda banja lathu patatha pafupifupi zaka ziwiri tikukhala wathanzi. Panthawiyi, mwamuna wanga anali kuthamangira kuti akonzenso kapena kuletsa ulendo wake (ndege, malo ogona, galimoto yobwereka, kusamvana ndi abwenzi, ndi zina zotero). Ngakhale analibe zotsatira zake zovomerezeka, sanafune kuziyika pachiwopsezo.

M’masiku angapo otsatira, zizindikiro zanga zinakula, pamene ana ankawoneka kukhala athanzi. Kutentha kwa mwana wanga wamwamuna kunatsika mkati mwa maola 12 ndipo mwana wanga wamkazi sanalinso kutsokomola. Ngakhale mwamuna wanga anali ndi zizindikiro zofatsa ngati zozizira. Panthawiyi n’kuti nditatopa kwambiri ndipo kukhosi kwanga kunali kukugunda. Tonse tinayezetsa kupatula mwamuna wanga (adayezetsanso patatha masiku angapo ndipo adabweranso). Ndidachita zonse zomwe ndingathe kuti ana asangalale tikakhala kwaokha, koma zidakhala zovuta m'mene timayandikira kumapeto kwa sabata ndipo zizindikiro zanga zimakulirakulira.

Pamene ndinadzuka Lachisanu m’maŵa, sindinkatha kulankhula ndipo ndinali ndi zilonda zapakhosi zowawa kwambiri. Ndinali ndi malungo ndipo minofu yanga yonse inkawawa. Ndinakhala pabedi masiku angapo otsatira pamene mwamuna wanga amayesera kukangana ndi ana awiri (omwe amawoneka kuti ali ndi mphamvu zambiri kuposa kale lonse!), Konzani zokonzekera kuti akonzenso ulendo wake, ntchito, ndi kukonza chitseko cha garage chomwe chinali chitasweka. Ana ankandilumphira nthawi ndi nthawi pamene ine ndinkayesa kugona n’kuthawa ndikukuwa ndi kuseka.

"Amayi, tingapatseko maswiti?" Zedi!

"Kodi tingasewere masewera apakanema?" Chitani zomwezo!

"Kodi tingawonere kanema?" Khalani mlendo wanga!

"Kodi tingakwere padenga?" Tsopano, ndi pamene ndimajambula mzere…

Ndikuganiza kuti mwachipeza chithunzicho. Tinali m'njira yopulumuka ndipo ana ankadziwa ndipo anapezerapo mwayi pa chilichonse chomwe akanatha kwa maola 48. Koma iwo anali athanzi ndipo ndikuyamikira kwambiri zimenezo. Ndinatuluka m'chipinda chogona Lamlungu ndikuyambanso kumva kuti ndine munthu. Pang'onopang'ono ndinayamba kukonzanso nyumbayo ndikupangitsa ana kukhala ndi chizoloŵezi chosewera, kutsuka mano, ndi kudya zipatso ndi masamba.

Ine ndi mwamuna wanga tonse tinalandira katemera mu masika/chilimwe cha 2021 ndi kuwombera kolimbikitsa mu Disembala. Mwana wanga wamkazi nayenso adalandira katemera m'dzinja/dzinja 2021. Mwana wathu wamwamuna anali wamng'ono kwambiri kuti alandire katemera panthawiyo. Ndine wothokoza kwambiri kuti tinali ndi mwayi wopeza katemera. Ndikuganiza kuti zizindikiro zathu zikadakhala zoyipitsitsa tikadapanda kukhala nazo (makamaka zanga). Tikukonzekera kupeza katemera ndi zolimbikitsa mtsogolo momwe zidzakhalire.

Patapita masiku angapo nditayamba njira yanga yochira, ana onse awiri anabwerera kusukulu. Banja langa silikhala ndi zotsatirapo ndipo linalibe zizindikiro kapena zovuta panthawi yomwe tinali kukhala kwaokha. Ndine woyamikira kwambiri chifukwa cha izo. Kumbali ina, ndinakumana ndi zovuta zina kwa milungu ingapo nditachira. Pa nthawi imene tinkadwala, ndinkachita masewera olimbitsa thupi a half marathon. Zinanditengera miyezi ingapo kuti ndifike pa liwiro lothamanga komanso mapapu momwe ndinalili ndi pre-COVID-19. Zinali pang'onopang'ono komanso zokhumudwitsa. Kupatula apo, ndilibe zizindikiro zilizonse ndipo banja langa ndi lathanzi. Zachidziwikire, osati zomwe ndimalakalaka kwa wina aliyense, koma ndikadakhala ndekha ndi aliyense banja langa likanakhala chisankho changa choyamba.

Ndipo mwamuna wanga adanyamukanso paulendo wake wa ski mu Marichi. Ngakhale atapita, mwana wathu wamwamuna adadwala chimfine (uh-oh).