COVID-19 and MAC: What are you doing differently to protect yourself?

Posted by kathyhg @kathyhg, Feb 27, 2020

Is anyone doing anything differently to protect themselves now that we are facing the reality of covid-19?

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@auntnanny

windwalker I decided to try to make contact with someone from this forum. For some unknown reason, I have not received any notifications from any members' writings in several weeks. I was worried that somehow it was no longer working. If you can learn why I quit receiving notes I would appreciate knowing what I need to do to be on the receiving end again. Thank you

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For some unknown reason, the majority of these forums ar now being posted in my junk file and I found them there when I discovered most everything was disappearing.

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@macjane

Just heard Arizona has been issued state-wide orders to stay indoors? Am I wrong? Jane

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Yes, Arizona is on stay indoors starting this evening at 5 pm. We can go out to walk if we stay at least 6 ft from others. I didn't go to Whole Foods this morning because I wanted to be in solidarity with their employees' sick-in. I went to another grocery store instead, and hope that it's the last time for at least a couple of weeks, or more, if we give up fresh food. The U of Wash model https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections suggests that our peak in AZ will be around April 26. (I believe that projection was before Gov Ducey called for everyone to stay at home.) The same model projects the Michigan peak to be around April 10. Stay safe!

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Thanks for all your info! At least you are probably seeing an orange thing in the sky. I think they call it the sun.

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@macjane

Thanks for all your info! At least you are probably seeing an orange thing in the sky. I think they call it the sun.

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Yes, a positive (for the moment) is that the weather here is much better than in MI during March and April. But, thereafter it'll be brutally hot here. The sun may come out on Thursday for you. (Let's hope!!!) Lori

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@auntnanny

windwalker I decided to try to make contact with someone from this forum. For some unknown reason, I have not received any notifications from any members' writings in several weeks. I was worried that somehow it was no longer working. If you can learn why I quit receiving notes I would appreciate knowing what I need to do to be on the receiving end again. Thank you

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@auntnanny Check your Spam folder. That happened to me once also. Sometime when a new thread is started by someone new, my email doesn’t recognize it and it goes straight to Junk Mail. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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@macjane

Thanks for all your info! At least you are probably seeing an orange thing in the sky. I think they call it the sun.

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I think that’s what it’s called. LOL. We haven’t seen it here in NYC for a few days

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I never get a normal cold (7-10 days) mine always go into sinus infections &then sometimes bronchitis. At the end of 2018 I had one followed by two others in early 2019 with sinus infections that required antibiotics. This was very concerning to me now at age 73. So I finally started taking Vitamin D. Years ago a doctor prescribed it for me because I am low in this as are many Americans. I haven't been sick since. I keep a hand sanitizer in my car & use it after every shopping trip & gas fill-up. When I get my groceries home I put the bags on the floor which I had previously washed with Lysol. Then remove each product one at a time & spray it with a Lysol spray & put it on my table to dry. I also spray my mail & mailbox handle. Lately reports have told us to make sure we have a will. I haven't gotten that far but I have been going through all my very old documents which are now defunct & shredding them since I never had the time to do it until now. I watch the news at noon, the governor's update @ 2:30 & the 5:00-7:00 news reports. Today our governor (Holcolm) said they would be going to twice daily briefing's soon. We are an emerging hot- spot. Our numbers of dead double every 3 days based on my own record keeping. I keep a journal but now it is mainly about the Corona virus Pandemic. My YMCA is closed so I work out at home to exercise DVD's. I stay positive knowing that the Chinese have survived this.

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@migizii

For some unknown reason, the majority of these forums ar now being posted in my junk file and I found them there when I discovered most everything was disappearing.

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Mine mostly go into the spam file also, dont know why.

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@windwalker

@kathyhg, Hi. I am in the same boat as you are with spousal behavoir. My guy is always busy, busy. He is terrible about remembering to wash his hands. I carry a pack of antibacterial wipes in my purse. Now, with the covid19 going around; if he pumps gas, I hand him a wipe. if he returns from the store, I send him to the sink to wash his hands.I plan to wipe down all common touch surfaces with alcohol as well as we have a third person living with us. I hate to be such a germaphobe, but I feel like if I get that c-19 virus; that would be the end of me.

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There are more male deaths from Corona virus than female. Keep after him!!!

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