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December 9, 2021

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On Dec. 4, Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) and Councilwoman Jane Bonner (R-Rocky Point) celebrated the 37th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Rocky Point. The event was held at the corner of Broadway and Prince Road where residents were treated to holiday carols performed by local Girl and Boy Scout

troops and holiday musical selections performed by the Rocky Point Eighth Grade orchestra, Middle School Brass Ensemble and the Rocky Point High School Jazz Band. To the delight of the crowd, Santa arrived with the Rocky Point Fire Department and greeted the crowd with

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County

Anker wins reelection after mail-in ballots counted

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Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai) will be back in her role next year as Suffolk County legislator for the 6th District. This comes nearly a month after election night Nov. 2 where Republican candidate Brendan Sweeney was in the lead by nearly 1,200 votes, but absentee ballots were not accounted for at the time. After a lengthy recount of ballots and a court review of the count, Sweeney called Anker to concede and congratulate her on reelection by 63 votes. “If anyone ever says that their vote doesn’t count, I urge you refer to this race to show that even one simple vote can make a difference,” Sweeney said, thanking his supporters specifically in Mount Sinai, Miller Place, Rocky Point, Ridge, Terryville and Shoreham-Wading River. “I’m thankful to my friends, family and supporters in those communities,” he said. Sweeney added he knew from the beginning that the race would be tough going against a 10-

year incumbent. “We put up a good fight,” he said. Sweeney, who is currently an employee with the Town of Brookhaven, will be leaving his position this month to work in the office of the expected incoming county presiding officer, Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst). “I’ll be in this business no matter what,” he said. Anker said she is “very happy” with the results and relieved that the counts have been finalized. “Now I can continue to work on the projects I’ve been facilitating,” she said. Anker said that the anticipation of the results was stressful, but what kept her going was knowing her sister survived breast cancer. “Right after the election after I lost, I learned she was doing much better,” she said. “It wasn’t until last week that I learned she’s now cancer free.” She said that knowing her sister survived her battle was more important than thinking she might not win her campaign. “It was a good diversion in understanding the priorities in life,” she said. “I’m very grateful.”

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Destination: North Pole Letters collected for Santa during Miller Place event BY HEIDI SUTTON LEISURE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society hosted its annual Visit with Mailman Mark event on the grounds of the historic 1720 William Miller House on Dec. 5. Children eagerly lined up in front of the building that once served as the area’s original post office to greet Mailman Mark and give him their letter to Santa who promised that they

would all receive letters back from the North Pole before Christmas. The well-attended event also featured a vintage fire truck complete with a Dalmatian mascot named Sparky, holiday crafts, story time, raffle baskets and delicious holiday cookies. Proceeds from the event will be used for the preservation and restoration of the William Miller House, the oldest home in Miller Place. — All photos by Heidi Sutton

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Perspective

The shock of Pearl Harbor and the resolve of the United States

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On Dec. 6, 1941, Americans watched the extent of German military actions under Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich, as it conquered much of Europe, North Africa and major parts of the Soviet Union. Within the Pacific and Asia, the imperial government of Japan competed against the United States for sole control of this region of the world. While tensions were high, most Americans went about their life, as if it was any other weekend. Some 80 years ago, the unthinkable occurred against the American army and naval strength that sat idle on a quiet Sunday morning in Hawaii. As the residents and military of this state were still sleeping, Japanese aircraft carriers sat two hundred miles off the coast of these islands and began its unyielding assaults against Pearl Harbor. Back in Washington, the American government negotiated with representatives from the Japanese embassy that were delayed, as they were waiting for several parts of a declaration of war to be decoded and delivered to our leadership. As a younger man, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was the Japanese leader that planned this assault, traveled extensively across America, where he saw the economic potential of this superpower. He stressed the importance of declaring war as an honorable action before his planes bombed Pearl Harbor and firmly stressed that the only chance that Japan had to win this war was to destroy the American aircraft carriers at this base. But the delays in the transmission of a lengthy message from Tokyo prevented the Japanese representatives in Washington D.C. from formerly presenting a declaring war to Secretary of State Cordell Hull who was speaking with these figures at the start of this attack. Hull’s meeting was interrupted for him to be told about the deadly swarms of Japanese fighter planes that bombed and strafed American ships, planes and troops that were struggling to survive. Never did the U.S. government and military leaders ever estimate that the Japanese had this capability to push their own carriers some 5,000 miles undetected towards the coast of Hawaii. When the smoke cleared, there were over 2,400 members of the armed forces that were killed; 1,000 wounded, 20 ships and 300 planes that were destroyed. This enemy also disabled General Douglas MacArthur’s fighter planes and bombers that sat on the ground in the Philippines. Other American territories were targeted in the Pacific, and those military forces were also caught off-guard against this ferocious onslaught that was well planned by the Japanese military. Before this attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall, firmly believed that it was only a

matter of time before this country was pushed into the conflicts in Europe and possibly the Pacific. Now America was at war, and it was totally unprepared for the modern warfare that was waged by the Germans and Japanese. During the 1930s, the Japanese military fought a brutal war against the Chinese and expanded into French Indo-China before Pearl Harbor. And for two years, the German forces were a hardened force that “Blitzkrieg” much of Europe through a tenacious war that easily defeated most of the Europeans, except the British and Soviets that barely held onto their own survival. Immediately after the noted “Day of Infamy” speech of Roosevelt, the process quickly began to put this country on a war time footing. Americans were drafted into every branch of the armed forces, women quickly became known as “Rosie the Riveter” for their industrial positions, and “Victory Gardens” were planted from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Eighty years ago, this week, Americans from all walks of life entered the service to defend the survival of this country. By 1942, the Department of War established the future American military leaders that ran the war over-seas to gain victory. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of the finest staff officers in the army and he quickly rose from the rank of colonel to lieutenant general. Eisenhower had no combat experience during World War I, but he continually impressed Marshall through his problem-solving ability to handle complicated situations through a commonsense approach. This general was a popular officer, that worked well with others, and he was sent by Marshall to England to discuss the earliest military operations with our British allies. A longtime friend to both Marshall and Eisenhower was General George S. Patton. He was a talented, but a controversial figure, that was highly decorated leading the first tanks during World War I. He led the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Benning and later the Indio/Mojave Desert Tank Training Center in California to train our forces to oppose Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s Africa Korps in Tunisia. Marshall always stated that if he was in a major position of authority, that he would rely on the strength of Patton to push soldiers against a foreign enemy. In the Philippines, MacArthur was ordered out of Corregidor as the Bataan Campaign was defeated by the Japanese. Through the aid of a PT boat, MacArthur, his wife and son, and aides escaped across the Pacific Ocean to set up his new operations in Australia. Now thousands of miles away from Japan, MacArthur scraped together enough forces to begin training for the Guadalcanal invasion that was planned for early August 1942. Roosevelt was determined to attack the expansionist drive of the Japanese and Germans. While Colonel Jimmy Doolittle in April 1942,

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led the first bombers to hit the Japanese mainland, this limited assault had done little to hurt the war effort of this enemy. The President demanded that his military leaders successfully wage war against both enemies in the European and Pacific Theaters of Operations. Within an extremely brief period, Marshall and his chief subordinates in Eisenhower and MacArthur quickly planned to halt the progress of the enemies that they would incessantly fight for the next three years. But the United States still did not have enough trained soldiers, nor did the military have enough combat officers to oppose the strength of these powerful nations. From 1942-43, Roosevelt wanted action from his military, but the primary goal was to slow down the advances of the Japanese and the Germans, and land forces against the vulnerable areas of their empires. While both Marshall and Eisenhower sought the invasion of France, as the quickest way to win the war in Europe, England was totally opposed to this idea. British leaders that were in their third year of the war, believed that the United States was not yet battle tested, lacked men, materials and knowledge of the Germany army. If an attack failed in France, and if the Allies were pushed back into the English Channel, it would take too long to dislodge Hitler’s forces from Europe. The British stated that the best course of action was to assault the “Soft UnderBelly” of the German forces in the Mediterranean. While Marshall and Eisenhower were opposed to these plans, the British were correct that America was not yet prepared to wage war and that invading North Africa was a more realistic approach for an army that was being drafted into service. Eisenhower was named the overall commander of “Operation Torch” the invasion of North Africa. While he was respected, Eisenhower was a novice in leading such a complicated plan, and his key subordinates were British. There was an early belief that Eisenhower was often swayed by the opinions of the British that had a tremendous amount of influence on this Supreme Commander. In the Pacific, the Japanese tried to choke off

the American supply lines to Australia and New Zealand by building airfields in Guadalcanal. Few Americans ever heard of this small island that was located within the Solomon Islands. If the Japanese completed these airfields, they would constantly harass the numerous supplies that were needed to help rebuild MacArthur’s forces that expected to carry out the start of its “Island Hopping” campaign. At this point in 1942, Japan had one of the largest empires ever taken over by a nation during a time of war and conquest. Never in the history of this country did the United States ever prepare for war against forces that were thousands of miles away, and in an opposite global direction. Americans from places like Miller Place, Mount Sinai, Port Jefferson, Rocky Point and Sound Beach, trained in military bases, to be quickly deployed over-seas to fight the enemy. Always a source of positive feelings, Roosevelt was the architect of one of the most power armed forces that ever-waged war. Starting in August 1942, for several months, the United States fought the Japanese at Guadalcanal. The American forces had two difficult enemies, first was the Japanese soldier that was well dug in, that presented a stubborn resistance. Secondly, the American soldier had to battle the jungles of an unfamiliar territory that was ripe with malaria and dangerous creatures and insects. While it took almost five months to defeat the Japanese, they fully understood that the United States Marine Corps that spearhead the landings on South Pacific this island, would not be pushed back, and were only determined to gain victory. During the early days of November 1942, Eisenhower was stationed at the Rock of Gibraltar, where he waited for the reports of the North African landings. Over 100,000 American and British soldiers landed on the beaches on Morocco, Oran, and Algeria. The problem for the Allies was that the French Vichy that collaborated with Hitler, militarily oversaw their colonial lands. While General Mark W. Clark attempted Continued on A7

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Rocky Point wins against Miller Place BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Rocky Point Eagles never trailed in their non-league road game against Miller Place Dec. 2, but the Panthers did tie the score at 27 all with 4:21 remaining in the contest. Some late game fouls saw the Eagles cash in at the free throw line to hold the Panthers at bay, to hang on for the 36-29 victory. Leading the way for the Eagles was senior forward Victoria Curreri with 15 points,

McKenzie Moeller banked 8 with Sarah May and Leela Smith netted 6 apiece. Kathryn Doherty the junior scored 9 points for the Panthers and senior Andrea Mott sank 8. Rocky Point retakes the court on Dec. 6 against Mt. Sinai before opening their league season against Islip on the road Dec. 9. Game time is 5 p.m. Miller Place has three more non-league matchups before league play begins Dec. 13. Tip-off is also at 5 o’clock. — All

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Continued from A5 to negotiate an agreement for the French to not oppose these landings, there were no guarantees that resistance would be halted. On the evening of “Operation Torch” when American citizens learned about the start of the war in North Africa, Marshall was at a Washington Redskins football game with his wife, Katherine. The public announcer told the crowd about these landings, and she asked her husband, if this was the reason why he was quiet, due to his worrying about this opening start of the American war effort. In less than a year, the United States went from the terror of the disastrous Pearl Harbor losses to quickly utilizing the strength and spirit of our citizens

to thwart the strength of these totalitarian powers. Although this 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor is at an incredibly divided political time in American history, no friend or foe alike, should ever doubt the resolve of our people to overcome every type of obstacle. Thank you to our members of the Greatest Generation, and to the current citizens of the armed forces that continue to make the United States proud of their efforts to protect this country. Author Rich Acritelli is a social studies teacher at Rocky Point High School and an adjunct professor of American history at Suffolk County Community College. Rocky Point High School students Sean Hamilton, Zachary Gentile, Caroline Settapani, Madelynn Zarzycki and Quentin Palifka helped with this article.

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A plan for reform

Last week, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) announced the county’s comprehensive police reform and reinvention plan, which was approved by the Legislature back in March. According to Bellone, the reform plan seeks cultural change in the Suffolk County Police Department, with enhanced civilian oversight, increased accountability and transparency through the use of body cameras, and an expanded mental health crisis response among many other initiatives and policy changes. The plan focuses on seven major points for reform: training and continuing education, recruitment and staffing, community policing, traffic stops, arrests and warrants, mental health response and police systems, accountability and body cameras. The body camera program has been a topic of debate not just locally, but nationally. While some believe that officers should not have to wear them, many think that it would be beneficial to not only those in uniform, but also to the county — it could save us money in terms of potential lawsuits or settlements. Right now, the county has a pilot program where a limited number of SCPD officers wear body cameras. In an effort to increase transparency and accountability, the police reform and reinvention plan proposed that body worn cameras be deployed as standard police worn equipment for all county police officers who engage with the public in the course of their professional duties. According to Bellone, starting in 2022, body-worn cameras will be deployed for approximately 1,600 SCPD officers with an incentive of $3,000 additional pay over the course of two years to wear them. Suffolk County has included, in its capital budget, $24 million over a five-year period for the purchase of the cameras, implementation of the program and maintenance of the body-worn cameras and data systems. Nassau County has implemented a similar program while other jurisdictions in the U.S. have already begun giving officers bonus pay, negotiated by the police unions, for wearing cameras. While the financial incentive might seem unfair to some, it’s not the worst thing. If an officer gets a boost for wearing something that could help accountability and trust within the local police departments, then so be it. It would then create a domino effect, resulting in other officers jumping on board until each one is armed with a camera. If all SCPD officers eventually sport a body cam, the bad apples will be weeded out and trust could come back to those who risk their lives on the job.

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Parents should be encouraged to get more involved in their child’s education, not less

BY U.S. REP. LEE ZELDIN

Education officials are pushing the adoption of a racist, hateful curriculum, which only serves to indoctrinate our children, sow racial resentment, promote radical ideas that aim to redefine gender and teach non-age-appropriate sex education lessons to young students, and pit students against one another. Parents across the United States have good reason to be outraged about the quality of education their children are receiving, and the notion that parents should be discouraged from pushing back is ludicrous. The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced it was launching an investigation to “address the rise in criminal conduct directed toward school personnel” by parents increasingly and rightfully worried about their kids’ education. We learned from Attorney General Merrick Garland’s recent testimony before the House Judiciary Committee that the basis for this investigation was a letter from the National School Boards Association, not actual crime data or evidence from any law enforcement agency. The NSBA’s letter likened parents’ participation in school board meetings to domestic terrorism. Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request by Parents Defending Education, emails were obtained revealing that the NSBA coordinated with

White House officials when developing the letter. The NSBA has since apologized for the language it used in the letter, but the fact that language was used after consultation with the White House provides frightening insights into the Biden administration’s disregard for America’s parents wanting to improve the quality of their kids’ education. Let me be clear: Concerned parents absolutely have the right to hold their elected officials and school board members accountable and make their voices heard in a nonviolent manner. Parents know their children better than anyone, are their biggest and most persistent advocates, and have their best interests at heart. Certain politicians, at the local, state and federal levels, are peddling the idea that concern over curriculum is just a rightwing conspiracy theory and that parents having a say in the curriculum their children are taught is a threat to our schools and quality of education. That notion is patently absurd. In one particularly alarming instance, first grade students at a New York school were being taught sex education lessons without the knowledge of the children’s parents. When parents caught wind of what was being taught, school administrators wrongly assured the parents they had simply misinterpreted the lessons. This dismissal of parents is unacceptable and is an alarming sign of how some educators view their role

versus the role of their students’ parents. The real threats here are the erosion of the curriculum, the weaponization of the justice system and attempts to turn students against other students, not the parents who are courageously speaking out and pushing back on dangerous ideologies being taught in the classroom. One of the best ways to improve education in schools is for parents to be more actively involved, not less. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [R] recently said, “We teach the good and we teach the bad of history. But what we don’t do is make 7- and 10-year-olds feel that they are somehow bad people because of the color of their skin. We’ve been through that and we don’t need to do that again.” I couldn’t agree more. When children go to school, they need to be learning essential skills and information that will help them become productive members of society and shape their successful futures. Pitting students against one another based on their races and genders will not help them achieve any of these goals and will cause severe damage to the learning environments in classrooms across the country. I am proud to stand with our nation’s parents in the effort to improve classrooms everywhere. Rep. Lee Zeldin represents New York’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives and is the presumptive Republican candidate for New York governor for the 2022 election.

DiNapoli’s review, the MTA has $2.6 billion worth of projects still in construction. This includes $1,964 million NYC Transit, $145 million LIRR and $399 million MetroNorth Railroad ongoing capital projects in construction. The MTA also has $1,575 million worth of projects that are not yet under way. This includes $1,209 million NYC Transit, $307 million LIRR and $44 million Metro-North Railroad. How do you make the case for Washington to increase the amount of federal funding when you can’t spend billions that you already have to complete capital projects? The LIRR has only completed 20% of its $569 million program with 54% not yet under way. Projects still waiting to be started include $179 million for restoration of the East River Tunnels and $128 million for shops and yards. This includes resiliency measures in the West Side Yard and portals including the Long Island City Yard and the

East River Tunnels Queens entrances. Why wasn’t this work completed prior to the impacts of COVID-19 starting in March 2020? Why weren’t contracts awarded for all those projects not underway prior to COVID-19? Commuters, taxpayers, transportation advocates, transit reporters and local elected officials deserve a detailed explanation from the MTA on how these billions of dollars are being spent. Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office. This included the development, review, approval and oversight for billions in capital projects and programs for the MTA, NYC Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road, MTA Bus, Suffolk County Transit, Town of Huntington HART Bus, New Jersey Transit along with 30 other transit agencies in NY & NJ.

Problems with MTA capital program

BY LARRY PENNER State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s [D] “A Review of Capital Needs and Resilience at the MTA” (Report 14-2022 December 2021) is very informative if you want a better understanding for the current state of affairs when it comes to the MTA capital program. After Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the Federal Transit Administration provided several billion dollars in recovery and resiliency grants to the MTA. Most of the funding was approved in grants between 2012 and 2016. It would be reasonable to assume that these critical projects would have been completed several years ago. Hurricane Sandy took place in 2012. Why nine years after Sandy is construction work still under way today for many projects? Why nine years after Sandy have some projects yet to start? As of September 2021, according to

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Opinion SB’s Coach Langford discusses women’s basketball’s strong start

efore each game, the Stony Brook University women’s basketball team meditates. The pre-game ritual, among other changes and additions first-year Coach Ashley Langford instituted, has worked, as the team has a 7-1 record and sits first in the America East division. Meditating “calms us and helps us visualize what we want to see in a game,” said India Pagan, a starter for Stony Brook and D. None a graduate student of the above with an extra year of BY DANIEL DUNAIEF eligibility because of the COVID pandemic. A standout guard for Tulane University who finished her college career first in assists, Langford appreciates how hard the team has

worked and how well they’ve come together. “Our chemistry has been really good early on, to the point where, sometimes, [I wonder] is it November or is it March?” she said. With five players averaging double digits in scoring, Stony Brook becomes harder to guard. “On any given night, we’re moving and sharing the ball,” Langford said. “They are selfless. They don’t care who has the most points.” While earning a spot in March Madness this year for just the second time in the program’s history would be rewarding, Langford focuses on each game. “I’m a person that stays in the moment,” Langford said. “As long as we’re getting better, that puts us in a position to win the next game. To that end, Langford would like the team to continue to improve in its transition defense. She would like to see the team, which includes starters Earlette Scott, Gigi Gonzalez, Leighah-Amori Wool, Anastasia Warren and Pagan, continue to collect more offensive rebounds. Langford’s assistant coaches, which includes

recruiting coordinator Shireyll Moore, have been searching for players who might join the program as student-athletes. “We’re in the position we are today because we have pretty good players,” Langford said. “My staff does a lot of this. They are more actively involved in the recruiting” each day. Stony Brook has signed three current high school seniors and is focusing on juniors. Before each game, Langford’s assistant coaches watch film of their opponents. They give her a cheat sheet before she watches film as well. While Langford plans to stick to the team’s strengths, she will add a few wrinkles depending on the insights she gains about her opponents. In the team’s first loss, Pagan and Warren were unavailable to play for medical reasons. The team could have gone to Fordham feeling defeated, but the players fought to the end in a game they lost, 71-59. “They don’t like losing, we don’t like losing,” Langford said. “They have responded

well this week.” The start of a season as head coach has taught Langford several lessons, including pacing herself and, in particular, protecting her voice. She drinks tea all day long and tells her staff to remind her not to yell in practice, because she shouts over the band at games. In practice, Langford grabs a ball periodically to demonstrate what she’d like to see from her players. As for her activity during the game, Langford sits only for about the first 30 seconds and then works the sidelines. Pagan appreciates the work Langford puts in and the way her new coach has improved her game. While she used to get three or four rebounds a game, she’s often snagging 10 or more. Pagan also sees herself hustling more, particularly after Langford created a drill where the players dive for loose balls. “Before, I wouldn’t think of diving for a ball. Now, it’s ingrained into my head,” Pagan said. “The hustle doesn’t stop until the whistle blows. You play until you can’t play any more.”

still trying to figure out where the hole in our defenses lies. As nearly as we can conclude, a negative test does not check for viruses in low numbers that are just beginning their infection in the nose, for example, and are still too few to register. With no symptoms, there is no way to detect their presence. It typically takes at least three days before the alarm goes off. So even weekly testing, which is so often done by institutions and employers, is not foolproof, especially if the patient is asymptomatic. Fortunately, because my grandson was doubly vaccinated, the illness was of short duration, although he did lose his sense of taste and smell for a bit. The rest of the family members are fine. But what does that mean for all of us? The potential for infection is there, still with us despite how much we would like to leave it behind and despite all precautions. Gatherings of almost any size carry some risk, especially when we remove our masks to eat together, and we cannot be mindless of the threat. There may be some good news, however. Omicron, the latest variant to be identified,

seems to cause a milder version of the disease, at least so the early evidence indicates. And there are now two different pills that appear to hold back the most harmful effects of the virus if taken within five days of onset. One is from Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, called molnupiravir, that reduces the risk of hospitalization and death by 30%. It should be receiving FDA approval soon, even though it can cause serious side effects. The other is Paxlovid from Pfizer and so far appears to be 85% effective, perhaps to be authorized by year’s end. Made of a different formulation, it probably would not cause the same side effects as Merck’s but could cause others. Both pills could turn out to be a stop gap if the vaccines prove ineffective against new variants. And both may be more powerful if given together, as research against the virus that caused AIDS proved at that time. According to Dr. Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, who oversaw combination therapy for HIV years ago, such a clinical trial could be quickly done.

COVID-19 came to dinner

mong the many preparations we made for our family Thanksgiving gathering this year, was carefully considering how to prevent any intrusion by COVID-19, a most unwelcome guest. The children and grandchildren were coming from six different states, so the potential exposure was widespread. We agreed that everyone would have the appropriate vaccinations, two and a booster if possible. Each member also Between bought an Abbott you and me BinaxNOW antigen BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF self test result that they took before starting out on their trips. Everyone tested negative, so we were full steam ahead. Thanksgiving Day was filled with hugs,

laughter and love. We had not been all together in almost two years, and much conversation resulted, including how the youngest one had grown. After the traditional sumptuous dinner, we went around the table and spoke about what we were most grateful for in the past year. This is of special value to me, in addition to the lovely feelings of gratitude evoked, because it gives me a chance to catch up on their various activities. The next day, Friday, we talked, walked, played games and ate some more. I almost didn’t register when one of my grandsons came to the dinner table a little late because he was feeling “achy.” But when he asked for an Advil the next morning, I got out the At-Home rapid test, and in 15 minutes we knew he was positive. Thinking it might be a false positive, we drove him to Stony Brook Hospital, where he was given a PCR test, the gold standard, and in four hours we had the result. Somehow, in spite of our careful efforts, the pathogen had found us. We then went to the next step and self-quarantined, but we are

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