I am the primary caretaker for my mother who is in a private independent care facility--but she is hardly independent. I have a nurse in with her Monday through Friday, but on weekends and evenings either I'm with her most of the time or a member of my family when I'm sick. Yesterday when I went to see her I discovered the facility wouldn't let me in at all--only medical personnel. My mom just got out of the hospital due to congestive heart failure and she has advancing Alzheimer's. I can't believe I can't even get in to see her.
Yes, only take out food here too. No dining in.
Oh yes, the holy water that we use for blessings was removed from all churches.
Yes, initially awhile ago before our quarantine officially started, changes were incorporated such as, no sharing from the same cup of wine, so no wine for communion. Priests, deacons and lay people who dispense the hosts (bread) must sanitize hands before giving out the hosts.
No shaking of hands, no hugs or kisses during offering the ‘sign of peace’ to one another.
But now, there is no Mass. The archbishop has postponed all services in order to comply with the governor’s regulations.
We only have Mass online now or television. That’s it.
I am always told that I am too thin to donate. I get tired of being told that I need to gain weight.
Please donate blood when you are able to. There is a big shortage everywhere now.
The news just reported that Lambeth House (independent, ASL, MC facility) has over 20 cases of the virus at the facility. 5 have died at Lambeth. Sad. The older population is at a higher risk.
Plumbers are warning to stop flushing ‘flushable’ wipes down the toilet. Plumbing issues are being reported in our area.
The fishing along coastal Louisiana has increased! They fishermen are saying, “The only Corona on our boat is the good kind, the kind we have in our ice chest!”
Anyone getting emails enticing to buy online? Department stores are closed. Malls are closed. So, emails are flooding my mailbox with advertisements to shop online.
I haven’t looked at the ads. Just where am I going to wear these new clothes, shoes and purses? Hahaha We are quarantined!
MALARIA VACCINE already invented and may help in the coronavirus?
I don't know... but someone may know something...it's a vaccine, and may help.. and if you are thinking you may be vulnerable... ask your doctor for a shot.
I hate shots and got my first flu vaccine last year....
The only malaria vaccine left isn't even recommend by WHO for use as a vaccine for malaria because it doesn't work very well. There was another malaria vaccine a few years back but it was pulled because it made people crazy. Not crazy like funny for a while, but crazy as in insane.
There is no evidence that chloroquine works on corona. People all over are throwing any drug they can possibly think of at corona in the hopes that one of them works. Chloroquine is just the one that Trump has currently latched on to. He completely jumped the gun. It's nothing but hopes and prayers right now.
Chloroquine isn't without it's dangers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/19/coronavirus-chloroquine-can-have-deadly-side-effects/2882242001
The do not need to be exposed too long to anyone who steps outside that home..
I work, and I do step in the the grocery store if needed.
1: one ply tissue
2: wipe all dishes down into trash can before putting them into dishwasher
3: Hair drains.. especially with people who have hair.. t's a little plastic drain n holder.. IT'S A HAIR TRAP...( Not a Hare trap... that would be too weird)
4. Throw away /wipe away the trash... DO NOT THROW DOWN GARBAGE DISPOSALS.. Garbage disposals are for little things that my be accidentally stuck on your fork or spoon.. Not the stuffing from the turkey that was too dried out to eat...OLD HOMES HAVE OLD PIPES... THINK ABOUT IT....
BABY WIPES ARE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE TRAPS TO EASILY...Gosh 2 plys don't go down easily.. Use SEPTIC TANK SAFE TOILET PAPER... USUALLY 1 PLY, BUT YOU WON'T BE PAYING A PLUMBER too many times.. Think about it while you are on your throne.
Some people say to clean all your drains with bleach once a month..or was it once a week?
Plumbing? house plumbing.. yes, I know a smidgen of it... Too much can clog the drains... 1 ply works for us... The rest goes in trash... To keep it a bit fresher, put the wipes in your doggy bags that you use for your dog walks... Tie em up and toss em out...You have a dog, you know what to do.
I'm first in line every year to get my flu vaccine. I think I've gotten pretty much every vaccine you can get. I forgot I'd gotten the yellow fever vaccine so the second time, the doc asked me why I needed it again. Did it not work the first time? I left embarrassed.
Search Npr, CDC seeks controversial new quarantine powers..dated Feb 2, 2017
CDC is not a Fed agency
We have had deaths in Lambeth House, which is independent, AL and MC. It’s a lovely facility. Well, earlier today they showed on the news that an extraordinary opera singer stood outside in the street to serenade the elderly residents. Some stepped out into their balconies to listen to him. So sweet.
Our mayor recently made the tough decision to do a total lockdown until further notice. Stores will remain open to serve us. She asked people to stop hoarding and only buy for one or two weeks.
Death toll went up to 14 and she is trying to prevent as much as possible.
Good news, no cases of the virus has been found in Children’s Hospital. Hallelujah!
Tons of food has been donated to our food bank 😊.
Moreover, last night the Ring that I have on my front door to catch my brother; instead it cought some guy walking up my walk on to my front porch. He stood there looking around my front door then he walked away. This happened at 4 a.m.. The video is creepy! I just can't believe some guy was on my porch in the middle of the night! I hope he saw the Ring and won't come back!!
Is this the new world?
That is weird. Wonder who the hell that guy was and what he was doing.
You may have heard that also. I found this article on NPR that explains the origin of that story and that their is no proof beyond anecdotal that it is true.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/18/818026613/advice-from-france-to-avoid-ibuprofen-for-covid-19-leaves-experts-baffled
In TN, we have almost as many cases under 21 as over 70 with just over half of the confirmed cases aged between 21 and 40. Distancing seems to be working, at least so far, but it seems we older folks need to distance the most from the younger crowd members who don't seem to get it yet. Fortunately, we have have only a couple of first responders and health care workers infected.
Cases in Tennessee by age group
0-10: 3
11-20: 12
21-30: 72
31-40: 47
41-50: 35
51-60: 26
61-70: 16
71-80: 13
80+: 4
I'm baking bread again today since it cannot be found on grocery shelves and with 2 teens and 1 pre-teen boys eating 2-6 sandwiches each a day, we need it. I'm making a double batch of yeast rolls and just making each roll larger, basically sandwich sized.
They don't get it!
Our beaches in Florida are now closed as of 1-2 days ago. Restaurants only open for to go or delivery. Department stores other than Walmart, Walgreen's, Publix closed, EXCEPT for the furniture stores! Why in the world would anyone be out buying furniture right now?
I am at home with my 94 y.o. mother watching an awful lot of television. One of my daughters lives here and still going to work. So far we are all fine.
Saw next door neighbor yesterday as I went to check the mail. She was walking her dog around the neighborhood pond. She called out to me to stay back six feet as she has been sick all week and working out of home. She said yesterday was the first day she was feeling better.
I cannot believe people would be angry at kids playing outside especially in their own yard. That's awful.
Some ideas for kids:
1. If there is some sort of a park with trails nearby, go for a hike.
2. I think you said your backyard is dirt, maybe some mud wrestling and then a "hose fight" for cleaning off. Or maybe a mud obstacle course.
3. Interviewing mom about life in the "olden days" and write a story out of it.
4. Maybe having a tent in the back yard or build a "fort".
5. Are they allowed to ride bicycles? (given this current situation)
6. Maybe go for a ride in the country, or somewhere just to get out of the house, even if it's just to a drive-through restaurant.
Best wishes to you, Shell!
and I want to rant for a moment. My
mothers friend who is retired and has adult children, grandchildren and a great grandchild....none of whom live with her.....just posted a meme on Facebook of a health care worker crouched in a hallway and it says “please stop complaining about being home with your children while I’m praying I don’t bring this virus home to mine”. Sorry not sorry but if I want to complain, I gosh darn will. Some of us, who are under statewide order to stay home, are home with our children while our spouses are at work & at risk for bringing home the virus too. As I said below my husband, a first responder, has workers who are symptomatic but have been denied testing. So not only I am stuck at home with my kids but I am also praying my husband doesn’t bring the virus home too!!! The last thing parents need is to be told to stop complaining. I know people just want to put things in to perspective, but if you aren’t stuck at home with your kids, please don’t tell parents not to complain. If you feel you need to say something, say something supportive or offer up ideas to keep the kids entertained and the parents sane.
and the same people who are telling parents not to complain are the same ones complaining when they see kids playing outside! I am just beyond over it now. Everyone is allowed outside. We must practice social distancing and most people are. Yet people are losing their minds because people are still out walking their dogs and letting their kids play in the yard. Basically....you’re telling me I should keep my kids inside and NOT complain about them? Please, I beg you, please, just give me whatever it is you are smoking because I can’t keep my kids inside and NOT complain about them unless I’m high as a kite. Or drunker than 50 Indians.
and where are the memes telling the kids not to complain? Kids all over the world are complaining because they are bored and there’s nothing to eat and nothing to do.....I have yet to see a single meme addressed to the kids!
I don't know if this will help, but have you thought about art & crafts or you could do what my dad use to do, sign a book to each kid and have them write a book report about 500 to a 1000 words. I know a 1000 words seem like a lot, but I assure you it's not! Let the kids play in the back yard perhaps build a fort or something! Kids have so much energy that they just can't sit still...you so know this! I have a good stock of red wine that I use for cooking...to bad I can not send you a bottle! Lol!
I am sorry that you are stressed out and worried over your husband and his co-workers! I wish I had better ideas for you! We are on lockdown as well!
If the thieves attempt or manage to break in through the door, the chimes should alert me, as I'm a light sleeper. And if they get any farther, they'll either get a whack on the head with the cast iron pan I'm moving next to my bed, or they'll get a broken knee if I whack him/them/her with the cast iron pan. Hopefully they won't be armed, but I'll have both a knife and a pistol by the bed.
I suspect there will be some looting as well, especially at night at smaller stores that don't have lighting or security.
Your kids could make a project out of it, winding the morning glory vines in and out of the "stockade", creating patterns in between the sticks and eventually covering them as the vines reach up to 10' or more.
Or you could grow anything with vines, including peas and beans, and save some money on food. If the ground's not friable now, with vining plants you can get by with just loosening the soil in the area of the stems, before you plant. That's one of the great things about vines; there's so much more above the ground than there is in the ground.
Pumpkins are another option; the kids could grow their own Halloween pumpkins. That kind of children's garden helps them learn more about plants and gardening, as well as look forward to the time when they harvest the pumpkins for Halloween. And they may develop a gardener's habit of checking the plants every day to see how much they've grown.
You could also make a children's garden. Use the tree stakes to make a teepee, and wind beans or peas up over the stakes.
Now, if you tell me the soil's not good, I've got suggestions for that as well!
Will say a prayer for you. Please update us. 💗
I am worried for him. His Clinic has limited resources and the appropriate protective gear is at a premium.
People in our town are literally camping out in the grocery store parking lots the night before the trucks are due to arrive.
This is starting to feel like a freaking scifi movie!
Stay safe everyone.
God bless!
Hope you and your husband stay safe.
Praying for everyone. Please pray for us too.
I have asthma so I am not taking any unnecessary risk. My husband is a sweetheart and has been doing the shopping for us.
Here in R.I. We have 106 deaths as of today but lifespan is saying that’s not a true # because people can’t get tests. I don’t know how many are in self quarantine.
All non essential businesses are closed here. But people are hoarding like you wouldn’t believe and stores have run out of a lot of items.
This is so scary..........stay safe!
A few minutes ago, I saw comments from those working the suicide prevention and other hotlines. They're receiving so many calls of people wanting to kill themselves because they were laid off or just plain panicking... If you can't find strengths or encouragements from friends and family, at least you will find it here in AC.
Our national guard is active too. Brings back disturbing memories of Hurricane Katrina for me and many of our residents.
I am 64, my husband is 65. Our stores have special hours for residents over 60 to shop. I think that’s nice but I am not comfortable being out at this time.
I have been hospitalized with asthma attacks before and since this virus can attack the lungs I am being extra cautious and staying self quarantined.
My husband is home from his office so he is doing our shopping. He is sanitizing as much as possible when he returns and immediately washes his hands.
This virus situation feels like a bad dream to me. I know it’s real but it’s hard to believe at times that we are experiencing this.
I look forward to when it’s behind us. I am sad about the deaths. I want everyone to protect themselves and others. I wish everyone well. My thoughts are with all of you.