"Despite witnessing an unrelenting onslaught of death, uncertainty, and chaos around us, you should still have hope for a better 2022. I understand that asking you to invest in hope during this latest Omicron surge is the equivalent of me being the much-memed, wide-eyed cartoon dog drinking coffee in the middle of a burning room saying, "This is fine." But just hear me out."
"I get it: I'm a father to three kids whose lives, like yours, have been radically altered by the pandemic. We've been under lockdown for nearly three years due to a combination of the pandemic, my daughter's liver transplant and Stage 4 cancer treatment. Like millions of parents, we were overjoyed to vaccinate Nusayba and her 7-year-old brother, but earlier this month we discovered she didn't produce any antibodies, and thus she remains exceedingly vulnerable to the Omicron variant."
Hope for a better 2022 is urged despite an unrelenting onslaught of death, uncertainty, and chaos and the latest Omicron surge. A father of three has endured nearly three years of lockdown driven by the pandemic alongside his daughter's liver transplant and Stage 4 cancer treatment. Two children were vaccinated, but the daughter, Nusayba, failed to produce antibodies and therefore remains exceedingly vulnerable to the Omicron variant. Omicron is expected to cause more flight cancellations, prolonged hospital overwhelm, extended industry shutdowns, and severe burnout among health officials. Families with immunocompromised members continue to face heightened anxiety, risk, and disruption.
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