Quote Originally Posted by happystuff View Post
Thank Goodness! My mother sees the surgeon on Tuesday for what has been determined to be a cancerous lump on her breast. 88 yo. I'm scared for her for the cancer and for simply being in a medical environment with the virus!

Okay... getting personal here and posting more than I normally do on a public forum... But am I really the only one on the forums that this is hitting so close to home? I'm definitely glad! as I would hate anyone to go through having someone close, or even semi-close to them, die during these times. No viewings; only 10 people graveside or - most cases - cremation.

Three people I have hugged in real life have died in the span of 2 weeks - two from virus. (2 extended family) and now this with my mom. This is all hitting WAY too close to home for me!

Sorry... I'm rambling and I'm angry and I should probably take a hiatus before I put in writing something I will regret later.

Hugs to all. Stay safe and pray for EVERYONE!
You are NOT the only one that is angry about the way this has played out, specifically with how it is affecting care for the elderly, both medical and the more human aspects of human contact. As in my 92 and 93 year old parents seem to have been put in a solitary confinement, in what is possibly a life time sentence. I am furious and frightened and sick about it.

I think it is terrible that your mother has had to wait to have a cancerous tumor removed. I hope all goes well this week, and I am glad she is finally able to see someone.

So you are not alone in your feelings, at all.