In reviewing my paperwork I uncovered an outline compiled for a presentation. It’s relevant to both composition and our current battle with COVID-19.
I’m naive, But I Can Learn
Writing About it is The Easy Part
Block Out The ‘White Noise’
Organize
Advertise
Every Day – Write Something
Learn From People Who Are Successful
Accept Objective Feedback With an Open Mind
We may be NAIVE about not only the coronavirus properties but it virility. It could mutate into more invasive entities that we find uncontrollable or our invasive attacks may prove ineffective in overcoming not only this virus but other equally mortal viruses.
WRITING about COVID-19 from multiple sources concerning what causes coronavirus, how it’s spreads, where it came from, what’s the most effective treatment option, where should we go for credible health information, when will we be able to receive a vaccine, if ever, and finally will society be able to return back to life without COVID-19 in our lives is a daunting task.
With available information concerning COVID-19 it may be relatively easy to compile sentences about the coronavirus but bringing that data into coherent, scientific form is another story. It takes research and diligent background digging to bring that report to the public.
WHITE NOISE – It’s important to block out all the frivolous news and information that bombards our consciousness every day about this sharply important medical issue vying for the worlds attention and focus only on credible sources.
Everyone and every news source is talking to us about aspects of COVID-19. Telling us that surely we will die if we go outside of our homes, talk to anyone, shake hands with our neighbor, speak with family members or touch our mail.
Commercial retailers urge us to anxiously stockpile supplies before others grab limited quantities of toilet paper and hand sanitizer – estimated amounts seem to always dwindle.
WE ARE HEMORRHAGING!
LET’S GET ORGANIZED. We are forced into setting up our command post in every hospital, clinic and quick care through out the world. This is where we fight the battle – where we set up our ‘story board’ to find out our facts and design our ‘game plan.’ It’s an area that’s jealous of our time and pulls us back if we try to leave whether it’s in search of food, hydration or need of rest from sheer exhaustion.
We invest our lives whether we want to or not foregoing leisure time, family activities or even religious commitments. But here we are and here is where we organize and learn about our foe.
ADVERTISING and OBSERVING is what COVID-19 demands. So, we focus our attention on this killer virus and observe its mode of action and advertise to our colleagues, family and friends how it operates. The way you defeat your enemy is to know your enemy. We’re forced to know and observe this enemy closer than we ever imagined.
Since we’re here we will observe and advertise to anyone and everyone what we know so that everyone in the world will know what everyone else knows. That’s the only way a vaccine or a cure will be discovered.
Scientific journals, credible news articles, reliable medical resources and known governmental services will all aid in our quest for substantial, factual principals. Protocols and procedures will be developed from this information and everyone will share as tried-and-true medical formats are provided to all.
EVERY DAY COVID-19 is part of our lives. It occupies every aspect of our being.
LEARNING from people who are successful in treating COVID-19 is the key. Scientist, chemist, biologists, engineers, virologist, doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and astute observers are all joining forces in making a difference in finding answers about COVID-19. We already know much about this virus yet we have much to learn. That’s why we look to the people who are successful at battling the virus for answers.
ACCEPTING objective feedback from others can be challenging especially when you believe that your idea is the long-awaited answer to end suffering. We all tend to ‘own’ our ideas because we put them together – especially in this critical climate.
Remembering that it’s not personal in such a personal time is hard to do. But, it’s important that we do so that we can remain non-judgmental in giving and receiving information. The exchange of ideas and the flow of knowledge just may be the weapon that pierces the heart of COVID-19.
I have learned that healthcare and writing have much in common and by applying the principles of a good writer to the strengths of healthcare providers we will one day say – “COVID-19 IS HEMORRHAGING!”
