I am always a little intrigued when times change. Usually, I am not a big fan of change especially when it comes to my health and the ability to stay healthy. This year was a big change for the majority of the world and the economic changes have rocked how we all live. We are now for the first time in the United States seeing supply chains break and shortages happening for the first time in my lifetime. I have seen ostomy supplies become scarce in some locations and that means that those individuals who didn't have enough stock to last, ended up reusing old gear and it was scary.
This is why I think you should have some extra stock, stashed away for a bad time. We have seen the majority of our gear actually comes from China. I don't find China to be a problem nor do I have an issue with my gear not being made in America, but when it is not available, to me that is a problem. So I think that in order to make sure you are safe that you need to have more on hand than normal.
We have seen entire cities shut down and parts of United States Cities succeed from rule of law. People died from this and countless atrocities took place. This meant that the local stores where you could walk and get your ostomy supplies from were burned down. No one was shipping and people were stuck between a rock and a hard place.
So what do I suggest, well I think that since round two of the pandemic is here its time to stock up again. Seeing cities shutdown and supply chains stop to some areas, means that it could happen anywhere and it is better to be safe than sorry. Now I don't think everyone should go out and buy an extra month supplies of everything right now. That would actually shut the system down.
We live in a just in time society, but every shipment get a little extra in and store up the gear you need and the sanitary things to be safe. It does matter and if you are able to help others that are close to you if this happens in your area then now you will have the ability to help. I find that, being prepared is not selfish, especially when you can help others who didn't or were unable to do so themselves.
