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We felt some of the same, not everyone vanished but several did, and I personally didn’t blame them, as we were hard to deal with. I also caught some back channel talk confirming that we were a bit too serious.

We made some friends at the hospital but after all those shared experiences and solidarity none us really kept in touch either. Which is sad in a way but honestly we were all there for one another when we needed it in the way we needed it.

We had to reboot our lives in every way imaginable and that worked for us. It doesn’t for everyone though, some people need the familiar things in life to stay grounded, my wife and I mainly needed each other.

Do your best for yourself and each other. That approach was the main thing that kept me sane afterwards and I don’t regret it for a minute.