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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@mayofeb2020

@ginak.. We are all in the same boat. I always say there's no expiration date for being a parents. Your boys are in jobs that are doing great service to many. I see Amazon deliver persons all the time, they are carrying quite a load now everyone is buying things online. Your other son is helping businesses sanitized. I hope they get all the necessary protective gears. My friend's daughter right now works in the ICU in one of the busiest hospitals in NYC. It's not easy for parents these days. We have to pray that they will be healthy. Take care.

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I keep pressing everyone I know to take this very seriously. My daughter, an ER nurse, has been in quarantine for Covid-19 for 3 weeks as of today. Late last week she was improving, but this weekend fever and cough returned. She will be talking to her docs today. My other daughter, a school nurse with 2 toddlers, is now quarantined with her family with all 4 showing symptoms after she spent 2 days in late March exposed to hundreds of kids and parents as they came to retrieve belongings, computers and meds when the schools closed. Docs will decide in the next few days which of her family to test. My best friend has a daughter professionally caring for fragile handicapped children in New York - she, other staff and a number of the children are ill and have tested positive - 2 are hospitalized and critical. We are all in South Texas, trying to stay safe and worrying about them so far away.
So it is our job to stay home & stay safe here, so they don't have to have one more worry...us!

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@ginak

@mayofeb2020 Your friend must be worried constantly over her daughter. Big thanks to all the medical staff working tirelessly right now. All we can do is pray it's over soon.

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@ginak..yes, he's very worried, not only is his daughter working directly with covid 19 patients, she has to take the subway to work, an hour each way, and social distancing is impossible in the train. Health care workers need our prayers now more than ever.

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@sueinmn

I keep pressing everyone I know to take this very seriously. My daughter, an ER nurse, has been in quarantine for Covid-19 for 3 weeks as of today. Late last week she was improving, but this weekend fever and cough returned. She will be talking to her docs today. My other daughter, a school nurse with 2 toddlers, is now quarantined with her family with all 4 showing symptoms after she spent 2 days in late March exposed to hundreds of kids and parents as they came to retrieve belongings, computers and meds when the schools closed. Docs will decide in the next few days which of her family to test. My best friend has a daughter professionally caring for fragile handicapped children in New York - she, other staff and a number of the children are ill and have tested positive - 2 are hospitalized and critical. We are all in South Texas, trying to stay safe and worrying about them so far away.
So it is our job to stay home & stay safe here, so they don't have to have one more worry...us!

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@sueinmn So sorry to hear that. Yes we do need to take this very seriously and stay home to save lives. When I hear of people on the packed trains I feel sick, such a breeding ground. A big thank you to all health staff and I hope you, your and your best friends familys come through this ok, it is all so sad 🙁 Take care

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@mayofeb2020

@ginak..yes, he's very worried, not only is his daughter working directly with covid 19 patients, she has to take the subway to work, an hour each way, and social distancing is impossible in the train. Health care workers need our prayers now more than ever.

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@mayofeb2020 How terrifying for them. This is just a scary state of afairs.

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@migizii

That is wonderful news❤️ I don’t know where you live but here in the USA, we cannot seem to, as a nation, do what we need to flatten the curve.....we need to do what your country has been doing in a sincere manner.

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@migizii We seem to have a lot of hardheaded people here in the U.S. I don't think the people in my town will understand this fully until people start dropping like flies here.

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@sueinmn

I keep pressing everyone I know to take this very seriously. My daughter, an ER nurse, has been in quarantine for Covid-19 for 3 weeks as of today. Late last week she was improving, but this weekend fever and cough returned. She will be talking to her docs today. My other daughter, a school nurse with 2 toddlers, is now quarantined with her family with all 4 showing symptoms after she spent 2 days in late March exposed to hundreds of kids and parents as they came to retrieve belongings, computers and meds when the schools closed. Docs will decide in the next few days which of her family to test. My best friend has a daughter professionally caring for fragile handicapped children in New York - she, other staff and a number of the children are ill and have tested positive - 2 are hospitalized and critical. We are all in South Texas, trying to stay safe and worrying about them so far away.
So it is our job to stay home & stay safe here, so they don't have to have one more worry...us!

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So regret to hear your news, Sue. My daughter and family are out-ot-state and my sil, a surgeon, is volunteering as an ER doc at local hospital. As more of us become personally affected by this spreading crisis, your last sentence becomes ever more critical for each of us. And it is the One thing each of us can Do. Sending my fervent prayers for you and yours and all being directly impacted at this pivotal time in our history. "So it is our job to stay home & stay safe here, so they don't have to have one more worry...us!"

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@windwalker

@migizii We seem to have a lot of hardheaded people here in the U.S. I don't think the people in my town will understand this fully until people start dropping like flies here.

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That is so sad! There seems to be a number of people who continue to downplay what is happening in their world....perhaps, denial, but unfortunately it may have high costs (regarding life/death) to so many unintended people.....including people they know and love😔

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@sueinmn

I keep pressing everyone I know to take this very seriously. My daughter, an ER nurse, has been in quarantine for Covid-19 for 3 weeks as of today. Late last week she was improving, but this weekend fever and cough returned. She will be talking to her docs today. My other daughter, a school nurse with 2 toddlers, is now quarantined with her family with all 4 showing symptoms after she spent 2 days in late March exposed to hundreds of kids and parents as they came to retrieve belongings, computers and meds when the schools closed. Docs will decide in the next few days which of her family to test. My best friend has a daughter professionally caring for fragile handicapped children in New York - she, other staff and a number of the children are ill and have tested positive - 2 are hospitalized and critical. We are all in South Texas, trying to stay safe and worrying about them so far away.
So it is our job to stay home & stay safe here, so they don't have to have one more worry...us!

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@sueinmn I am so sorry to hear that this virus is hitting so close to home for your family. The worry must be constant. I am sending prayers for your loved ones.

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@sueinmn

I keep pressing everyone I know to take this very seriously. My daughter, an ER nurse, has been in quarantine for Covid-19 for 3 weeks as of today. Late last week she was improving, but this weekend fever and cough returned. She will be talking to her docs today. My other daughter, a school nurse with 2 toddlers, is now quarantined with her family with all 4 showing symptoms after she spent 2 days in late March exposed to hundreds of kids and parents as they came to retrieve belongings, computers and meds when the schools closed. Docs will decide in the next few days which of her family to test. My best friend has a daughter professionally caring for fragile handicapped children in New York - she, other staff and a number of the children are ill and have tested positive - 2 are hospitalized and critical. We are all in South Texas, trying to stay safe and worrying about them so far away.
So it is our job to stay home & stay safe here, so they don't have to have one more worry...us!

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@sueinmn I too keep pressing everyone I know to stay home. My husband and I are living separately because he won't stay home. I have a roommate who is 32 yrs old. She is still not taking this as seriously as she should. She still goes to work and goes to the store. She went and spent 8 hrs at a friend's house this past Sunday. She does not watch the news and is pretty clueless. I tell her what I hear from the news on a daily basis. It is hard for her to grasp as our Governor only today April 7, has declared a 'Stay at home order". So, her seeing folks going about life as usual in this area; makes it hard to fathom. Our Town is now a rapidly growing hotspot as posted on the CDC website. I see my neighbors throwing mini parties in their yards. I guess we have the advantage of being keenly aware of unseen microbes that can make us very sick. We know that there are unseen enemies out there.

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@windwalker

@sueinmn I too keep pressing everyone I know to stay home. My husband and I are living separately because he won't stay home. I have a roommate who is 32 yrs old. She is still not taking this as seriously as she should. She still goes to work and goes to the store. She went and spent 8 hrs at a friend's house this past Sunday. She does not watch the news and is pretty clueless. I tell her what I hear from the news on a daily basis. It is hard for her to grasp as our Governor only today April 7, has declared a 'Stay at home order". So, her seeing folks going about life as usual in this area; makes it hard to fathom. Our Town is now a rapidly growing hotspot as posted on the CDC website. I see my neighbors throwing mini parties in their yards. I guess we have the advantage of being keenly aware of unseen microbes that can make us very sick. We know that there are unseen enemies out there.

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It makes me mad to hear that people are taking this virus lightly. Your roommate is endangering those around her, and that includes you!! You must be constantly sanitizing everything she touches. Does she stay in her room? I just watched a press conference from our Mayor, she is requiring masks for all grocery and pharmacy workers. The Chinese community here has donated 8000 masks for those workers and health care workers. The trails and parks are open still with social distancing for those who use them, but basketball and tennis courts are closed. We can't take this more seriously.

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