Conavirus......

[Yppej]

Just curious if anyone here personally knows someone who has had or has the virus? The closest I have come is a neighbor who had to quarantine after her boss came down with some mild symptoms and tested positive. I remain very confused by all the varying reports but find it interesting that the day after George Floyd is buried, the headlines go right back to reporting scary virus surges.

I know two people whose elderly parents, nursing home residents with underlying conditions, died of it. I also know one person whose father did not die of it, but because he was in a nursing home the state forced the medical examiner to change the cause of death to covid. The statistics are inflated.

All these people accepted their parents' deaths after a long life as somewhat natural, because they were so infirm they were likely to die of some opportunistic infection. There are other people though (stereotypical boomers?) who feel entitled to live forever no matter their state of health and the lifestyle that may have contributed to it.

I know 2 people in their 60's who recovered. They were on oxygen but not ventilators.

[jp1]

Someone’s channeling their inner Dan Patrick again.

[JaneV2.0]

I vaguely heard of the murder hornets but that is all, I spent no time worrying about them, like I said I have no extra psychic capacity to. Just as well.

Easy for you to be cavalier--the murder hornets made their debut up here in Washington, similar to COVID19. I'm rethinking some life choices...

[ApatheticNoMore]

Every day I check the local deaths, there is breakdown by age, and preexisting conditions by age, every day someone in the 41-65 group without preexisting conditions dies of it. I mean maybe they have type A blood and that is why, I'm glad I don't. A local manager at a supermarket makes the news of dying from it, I mean of course, position that interacts with a lot of people, it's bound to happen. I know doubt probably saw that manager at one point (not during the pandemic but before all that).

[Teacher Terry]

Y, people don’t take care of their parents at homes because they have jobs and kids. Are you going to take care of your parents? Stereotypical boomers -ugh!!! Sorry I unblocked you.

[iris lilies]

I think the idea of taking care of elderly at home is a valid point. I’m not saying it should be done, I’m not saying people are slacking for not doing it, I’m saying none of those things.

I’m just saying that Japan may not have the ghettos of elderly that we have here and that societal difference might have a measurable impact on the Covid19 death rate.

[bae]

https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...e-protein.html

Good luck out there.

[Teacher Terry]

It’s usually the women baring the brunt of caring for elderly parents even if it’s not their parents.

[frugal-one]

https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...e-protein.html

Good luck out there.

Too technical for me.

[frugal-one]

I think the idea of taking care of elderly at home is a valid point. I’m not saying it should be done, I’m not saying people are slacking for not doing it, I’m saying none of those things.

I’m just saying that Japan may not have the ghettos of elderly that we have here and that societal difference might have a measurable impact on the Covid19 death rate.

It is really difficult to be on call 24/7 for an elderly person that cannot do daily cares. I did this for a few weeks for my MIL and told my husband to find a place for her. I am not giving up my life for her. That is what needs to be done. You can never get away from it. Thankfully, we have a 2 story house and she could not do stairs and I am a small person and was difficult for me to help her bath or shower. She was too heavy for me.