I am so sorry, @dragonmom.
Two weeks or so ago, my BIL in Georgia was dx’d with it. He got progressively worse at home, couldn’t eat or even drink. He eventually had to go by ambulance to the hospital where he spent several days in ICU (fortunately not on a ventilator) then a few more days on the “COVID ward”. He is back home recovering; lost 20# in those couple of weeks. His wife was tested and it came back negative, which surprised us. Fast forward just a few more days and she was in the hospital with bilateral pneumonia and, they assume, COVID. So…a false negative test initially?? They are both home so fingers crossed that they will both make a full recovery.
I hadn’t visited this thread much, largely because I didn’t know anyone diagnosed with covid but also I was a apprehensive to read what I knew would be very sad stories. It’s been sobering to catch up and I’m sorry for everyone’s losses and challenges.
I have a sister who is severely handicapped, both mentally and physically. She lives in an apartment with another handicapped person, M (they met in a program at UCLA when they were 4 and they’re now 50). They each have attendants 24/7. One of M’s attendants flew to Chicago for vacation and came back to work right afterwards. She was notified that the cousin she visited tested positive. She was tested and it came back positive. My sister and M were both tested and they came back negative (I can’t even imagine how it was to test them). They were tested again a few days later and the results came back yesterday: my sister is negative but M is positive (asymptomatic).
M is on dialysis and, while my mother (final authority/decision-maker) was frustrated, agreed that my sister would move out. Crazy dash to try to find a possible option. In desperation, my mother rented a pricey airbnb and my sister’s caregivers and my sister will be there for at least 2 weeks. It’s questionable that the local regional center will pick up the tab. What was offered before my mom took the reins was to have my sister move to a hotel very far away (too far for her regular caregivers) and have her cared for by new people. That would be like dumping a 3 year old in an unfamiliar setting with strangers for a minimum of 2 weeks. To add, my sister is non verbal. No way.
Of course M and my sister’s health is most important but, after that, there are all kinds of logistical and financial matters to consider.
I’m so sorry your family is dealing with this, @collage1. Best wishes to your sister, and to the aide.
The gal in my office who does the billing is quite ill. Her brother went partying, and brought home the disease to my friend and her mother. She’s the first person I know personally to be so sick.
Professionally, this means I won’t be returning to my office for at least another month, yet I’ve been paying full rent. The 3 N.P.s have been going in, and think spraying surfaces is enough. I don’t know what to do. The office manager won’t return for months now, as she’s older and a health risk. I’d feel awful if anyone of my patients became ill.
Expat son found out he was exposed yesterday. Friend tested positive for antibodies, but was asymptomatic. He had a PCR done yesterday and should get results tomorrow. He’s not worried. I take of that instead.
Nick Cordero didn’t make it. Thy said he’d need a double lung transplant if he had any chance of survival. So very sad, and such a loss for the theater community.
So sorry, @collage1, @bookworm and @CountingDown .
Expat son was negative. Didn’t get the results til late enough on Saturday that he missed the big American picnic in his city. (I know he wanted to go, but I’m not sorry he missed it). The docs told him he didn’t need to repeat the test, but S agreed to touch base with his US primary to see if he recommends further follow up.
Glad to hear it, @CountingDown.
Four of my HS friends have had the virus and recovered. Mild cases. Friend’s dad passed away after six weeks in the hospital. He was a physician and exposed by a patent. Her mom thankfully is recovering but also had a long hospitalization.
We have a cottage in western Michigan. The lake was on national news for a sandbar party during which social distancing was absolutely not a thing. The lake’s FB group has a raging debate about it, and some comments are really nasty. I am happy that our part of the lake is far removed from the party, and we don’t take the boat out on holidays. This is all just so sad. I am baffled by my fellow humans.
My daughter is closing in on 4 months since she had Covid. Lungs continue to be sore. Last week she was pretty discouraged about it.
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has tested positive for Covid-19.
I saw her tweet about it. Disgusting comments followed. I think social media has pretty much destroyed my beliefs that most people are inherently good. There is a whole lot of ugliness inside of people. Give them a way to express the darkness in their hearts anonymously, and they go to town with it. Some no longer even feel the need to be anonymous. They are proud to be mean.
D1 just moved from CT to CA. (Her husband’s job is in LA county.) She’s an Emergency Medicine physician with extensive experience treating Covid-19. She just finished a 4 month contract as an attending at the most severely Covid-19 impacted hospital in CT. Yesterday, she accepted a job with a overflow field hospital operated by the CA National Guard.
Out of one fire and into another.
(I should also mention she’s 4 months into a high risk pregnancy, but she said it would be unethical of her to not to answer the call for help.)
Yikes @WayOutWestMom! I’m in awe of your daughter. She truly is a hero. But do tell her that she should include herself among those she takes care of!
My nephew has just been diagnosed with Covid and so far, just has flu-like symptoms. A friend’s brother just got diagnosed, and Dd’s friend (and friend’s baby) are now recovering. Baby was just sick for a day or two - parents were sicker. Yowser! It’s really spreading fast around here!
Do you mind saying where " around here" is?
So… the president of Brazil was finally seen wearing a mask… Kid’s BF read what some Brazilian websites had to say about it… the consensus is it is very likely he got C19 but it will not be made official.