How are you supporting someone who has COVID-19?

Posted by Don Higgins, Volunteer Mentor @dsh33782, Mar 18, 2020

Do you know someone personally who has the COVID-19 virus or suspects they may have the virus and are in self-quarantine? How are you supporting them?

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Terri Martin, Volunteer Mentor | @windwalker | Mar 18, 2020

Just wondering, do any of you know personally anybody sick with any kind of flu? How about the covid-19 flu?

Chris Trout, Volunteer Mentor | @artscaping | Mar 18, 2020

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@windwalker, Good afternoon. Yes I do know someone. My granddaughter and her boyfriend both were in the ER for flu even though they both had flu shots. She was told it was the flu, not the covid-19 flu. Please explain. I talked to her last night and she is home but afraid of cov-19. Still coughing.
What’s next? How can I help? Chris

Don Higgins, Volunteer Mentor | @dsh33782 | Mar 18, 2020

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It's getting closer by the day. My wife's college roommate took test yesterday after being at conference last week with someone who tested positive. No result yet.

Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Mar 18, 2020

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Absolutely and we're worried. Our daughter, an ER nurse was tested this am and sent home to self-quarantine. She is negative for Flu A & B, strep & RSV. Awaiting Covid-19 results.
She is only 40 but high risk. Her sister is looking after her needs from outside her condo as she is at home with 2 toddlers. We're 1500 miles away and couldn't do anything directly if home as we are both very high risk. So wait and pray.
It takes 5 days for Covid-19 results right now despite any political assurances otherwise. Also, at least in Minnesota and Texas, testing is restricted to health care workers, hospitalized and ltc patients due to a shortage of test components. That means even if she is positive her close contacts, if ill, will not be tested. So, we have no idea how many in the US are infected. Please be careful!
Sue

Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Mar 18, 2020

In reply to @sueinmn "Absolutely and we're worried. Our daughter, an ER nurse was tested this am and sent home..." + (show)

@sueinmn - Hi Sue. This must be extremely frustrating for you. But you can help. You can order groceries, flowers, anything on-line. Or call a grocery near her and fill up her refrigerator. You could order lessons for something new that she's wanted to do, movies, etc. Does this sound doable?

mayofeb2020 | @mayofeb2020 | Mar 18, 2020

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We are sending you and your daughter good positive thoughts. Can you do a video chat with her? It must be very frustrating, keep the faith.

Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Mar 19, 2020

In reply to @merpreb "@sueinmn - Hi Sue. This must be extremely frustrating for you. But you can help. You..." + (show)

@merpreb Thanks Merry - Her refrigerator and cupboard are full of easy, healthy food because as an ER nurse, she was afraid she might get sick. We're keeping in touch via group text so her sister, Dad & I all get stay informed with the least strain on her. In addition, my sister (local to her) is keeping in touch. I also have contact info for some of her close friends and instructions how to access her condo in case we think she needs a welfare check. Now we just wait for test results and pray she is strong enough to weather this (she already had Influenza A this year, in spite of the best vaccines.)
Today she says she feels about the same as yesterday, headache, sore throat, fever and cough, but not a bad as Influenza A. She actually hopes it is Covid-19 and that she recovers easliy so she can get back to work without fear and help with this crisis. Much of her clientele is poor, homeless or nearly so, and she has great compassion for them and expects them to be hard-hit due to poor nutrition and health/mental health issues.
Thank you all for being so caring. May you all stay well through these trying days.
Sue

Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Mar 19, 2020

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Oh Sue, big hugs

Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Mar 20, 2020

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@sueinmn Hi Sue,

I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. She sounds like an exceptional nurse and person. She really cares about others! You raised her well. I'll certainly pray for her that she recovers quickly from whatever is causing her symptoms. As she said, she is needed!

Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Mar 20, 2020

Thank you all - we are very hopeful.
As of 3:30am (we are a 24/7 family) she was doing well enough to have done homework (she's also a FT on-line student) and bathed and was headed to bed. Her symptoms seem about the same as 48 hours ago, which according to her is a very good sign.
I just keep praying and encouraging people take this seriously but not panic. One of my repeated pleas to friends, family & acquaintances is: "Please get your information from the CDC and State Department of Health, not Facebook and Twitter." Another is "Regardless of your politics, we're all in this together and fighting and sarcastic posts do not help."
Sue