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Isolation: How Do We Handle it?
As boundaries are being mandated in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, these boundaries are affecting every area of our lives. Many hospitals, assisted living facilities, places of worship, libraries, restaurants, community centers are being closed to visitors and public gatherings. For many of us, these keep us from our typical ways of connecting with others and engaging with a supportive community.
What are you doing to keep yourself connected?
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Hi @lioness, there is certainly some confusion about chloroquine and its potential to treat COVID-19. Chloroquine is one of the oldest and best-known anti-malarial drugs. It has not been approved for coronavirus. FDA is researching to see if chloroquine can be effective in the treatment of COVID-19.
Here's further information from the BBC and the FDA:
– Coronavirus and chloroquine: Has its use been approved in US? https://www.bbc.com/news/51980731
– Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Continues to Facilitate Development of Treatments https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-continues-facilitate-development-treatments
News is changing by the hour. It is always good to check only trustworthy sites and verify the validity of the information and the date it was published.
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4 Reactions@colleenyoung Thanks for the article it is interesting and I just saw recently that in Washington state there is a clinical trial going on whether it is the chloroquine or something else I don't remember . Some lady got the injection I,ll have to see if I can find any information on this
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1 ReactionNormally I am out and about, rather than a homebody so at first, this was so hard. Now I am organizing all my genealogy files, as well as just organizing my life. Phone contact is now seemingly the form of contact for many of my friends, I am amazed each time the phone rings. I use the Senior "happy hours" at the local supermarket and it is pleasant enough. The two human contacts, phone, and store or working out so far.
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4 ReactionsJennifer, If all would stop and read this thought provoking essay, there would be less fear and more harmony and unity among all people of our country. I've copied it to share with family and friends. Thank you for taking your time to post "That Time…We Needed Each Other".
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3 ReactionsI should have done this a couple of yeas ago, painting a bathroom an bedroom. People tell me I shouldn’t be doing this but, I take it slow! Have one wall to go… My world is looking so much brighter in there! What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.. Blessings, Celia
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5 ReactionsCecilias, I appreciate both your ambition and the happiness brighter looking rooms will give all who enter them!
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1 ReactionI am trying to make face masks out of tightly woven cotton fabric. I make them by hand.
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2 ReactionsGood for you, ihatediabetes. They may come in handy as time goes on. So many creative people among this diverse group!
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1 ReactionThere are some simple instructions on YouTube! A teenager in Japan made hundreds of face masks to give to elderly in homes and children in orphanges. She sanitize her hands before and put each one in a zip lock bag.
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3 Reactions@shortstop80, @gingerw– Well Happy Birthday Shortstop! I too am an OR resident in the Willamette Valley. You are correct, it's hard to find a drive that isn't scenic in this state. Not a big fan of being on I-5, so I advoid it when I can and take 99W north whenever I can. Beautiful scenery just about the whole trip! Jim@thankful
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