FAMILY SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THEIR KINDNESS WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THEM FROM SPREADING COVID.11/30/2021 Truth or Consequences, NM (Wokeville Gazette) — A local family from New Mexico was shocked to discover they were responsible for spreading more than kindness this Thanksgiving.
"I really don't know what to say", said Terry Jenkins. "We've tried our best to be kind and responsible during the pandemic and we are stunned and disappointed to say the least". The Jenkins family has done everything right, in order to avoid getting or spreading COVID. They have continued to wear masks, both indoors and outdoors. They are all fully vaccinated, including booster shots, and have remained vigilant to ensure they are following the constantly changing rules and protocols put out by the CDC. "We really don't understand what happened", said Terry. "When the pandemic first hit America, we decided right away that we were going to do everything in our power to ensure we wouldn't be the cause of hardship or loss for anyone else. We quickly came up with the family motto: 'spread kindness not COVID', and we've done everything in our power to live up to that platitude". Sadly, regardless how hard the Jenkins family has tried to do their part, it was discovered last Friday that Jill Jenkins, Terry's wife, had not only tested positive for COVID-19 but had shared it with the family she gathered with on Thanksgiving. "Dr. Fauci told us that as long as we were fully-vaccinated, we could feel good about enjoying a typical Thanksgiving with our family and close friends", said Jill. "So that's what we did. We vetted the list of family and friends. Anyone who refused to follow the science, and get vaccinated, was immediately uninvited. We wore masks the entire time—except while we were eating—and we even prayed that God would protect our selfish and careless family members who are unvaccinated, from spreading COVID to innocent people". Ironically, even with all the effort put into ensuring they were being safe, Jill not only had COVID but spread it to her entire family. "We just received a call from the final family member", said Terry. "As sad as it is, all 18 people who were together for Thanksgiving have tested positive for COVID-19". The good news, or the silver lining if there is such a thing, is that the Jenkins will now have (14) days to reevaluate their efforts in order to come up with a new plan on how they are going to protect others and spread kindness instead of COVID, moving forward. "Well, one thing we know for sure is that we're not going to lose hope", said Terry. "We followed the rules and did everything by the book. We trusted and followed the science and we feel good about that. Even though things didn't work out as planned, we still chose kindness and that's something we should feel about; even though we don't feel very good at the moment. So, we're going to take advantage of these 14 days of quarantine and come up with a new game plan". We did reach out to one unvaccinated family member, who was uninvited from the Thanksgiving gathering, for comment. "Well, first of all I want to be clear that I am praying for my family", said Tim Jenkins (Terry's brother). "To see the majority of your family stricken with COVID is never great, regardless of their vaccination status, so our thoughts and prayers are with them. Even though I've been ostracized and blacklisted by my family, I still care about them, deeply. We celebrated Thanksgiving with a few other unvaccinated family members—who were also excluded—as well as some of our closest friends. One thing we made sure to do was thank God for our family and pray for anyone in the world who is struggling with COVID. In hindsight, I'm actually glad we were uninvited, because we likely would be dealing with COVID, just like everyone else". |