Obligatory formatting apology: written on mobile phone. This will be my first Thanksgiving not celebrating with family (who are all local, and live in the same county as me) because only my Mom is willing to get swabbed to keep me safe. My Dad and Brother don't take covid or my fibromyalgia seriously enough for a 10 second test and wearing masks around others until they see me after they get swabbed (I won't get into politics or ideology here because I don't know if it's allowed). My brother took his girlfriend to Mexico for a resort vacation recently and both of them have yet to get a health check up since returning. (I could still go over and wear a mask the whole time and eat by myself outside, but what's the point of that? And that's still not 100% safe.) It feels really bad to know that my friends will go further than my family to be able to spend time with me this year. I don't have a diagnosis for my underlying issues related to fibromyalgia yet (type 2 with an auto immune component) but I've ended up in the ER for strep, bronchitis, the common cold / rhinovirus, and influenza. All in the past 2 1/2 years. Along with severe anxiety attacks / episodes of svt, one of which was so bad that my meds didn't resolve it and I had to get my heart restarted in the ER. So covid is serious to me, but my Dad and my Brother won't take it seriously enough, because most people my age range don't die of it. Only, you know, people just like me. I wanted to ask all of you if any of you were in the same boat and start a dialogue so that we can support each other through this sad season, if your families also can't be bothered to. Second apology if this is rambly and doesn't flow well, I'm feeling pretty down right now.