WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2020

It's cancellation day on the news. Sounds like a Nationwide snow day. Or month. I wonder what the chances are that my flight to Tucson will be cancelled in two weeks. I just looked up the airline and they say I can rebook later this year. But the whole point was to get a dose of early spring sunshine. I better call the ranch and see what's up. So sad to cancel.

I am mentally exhausted, going to bed..

JRsLateInLifeMom wrote: »

Well JRs realizing I’m not allowing picky eating as much. This isn’t a time to decide mommy new cheese 🧀 (only one we found in the section was picked over) isn’t to his liking. He turned 3yrs old we all k ow how new rules come with that even more at 4yrs old

Hard to read this, but important. I already think when they quote the number of new cases I mutliply it by 10,deaths too. I think so much is under reported. Some deaths from flu might really be COVID-19. On the news tonight they said they have 8000 tests in California and 40 million people. It is more deadly than the flu.

I think it is important to know the symtoms so if you suspect you may have it STAY HOME! Here is U.S. there are not enough tests to find out for sure.

It can start like a cold...Then you get a sore throat with a cough. Then it gets and in lungs and the cough can get worse and you can get short of breath. Hopefully your body can fight it off. If not time to call doctor and you may need to go to the hospital.

What they are trying to do is keeping the number who get sick at the same time down so the medical system can handle the influx. You just have to look at Italy to see what happens if we do not all work together to slow this virus down.

I did read today that those cities that took extra measures by closing schools and eliminmating large gatherings faired better than those that did not during the Spanish Flu.

The Spanish Flu indirectly effected me in that my mom was born in India in 1918. She was taken care of by Iahs (not sure how to spell) She was told she had a number of them because many of them died from the flu. This also created the discord between the Indian population and the British Government because of how the British Government handled the Spanish Flu in India It was part of what lead to India working towards Independence. I never thought about this before in this light until I read this as I was reading about this flu.

I am slowly eliminating the teaching jobs I have scheduled. It is hard especially because some were requests , but I think it is for the best. They might close schools here too but I don't want to wait. DH has cancer and one kidney. Not worth the risk.

The times I go out I know exactly what I need to get I take a wet wipe with me and have started wearing safety glasses. I do not wear glasses. It might be time to get out my mask that I used when doing asbestos work at son's home. It is rated 100. It looks like a gas mask and at least has pink cartiages, so I could start a fashion trend. It is easier to breath through than a N-95 disposable mask. It is also can be worn more than once. It was quite a bit more expensive to buy at the time too!

Margaret

agbmom556 wrote: »

@Machka9 Congrats on finishing your course
What a beautiful beach.

Thank you!

And thank you to the rest of you too.

Karen in Virginia yes she can!

Her and daddy clowning around!💖

I have a suggestion ladies. I know we all want to be helpful, but let's decide to become self informed. Every area is different. Some more extreme, some not so, regarding the Contravirus. This is a place to become motivated, to find help in our weight loss journey. If we become stressed about this, we are not good for anyone, especially ourselves💖.
This thread written out of love.
💖Rebecca

Stress is not the right word for how I feel about all the info coming to me from this site about the Covid-19. It is graditude. I am grateful for all the info that others are sharing about this because it has helped me make good decisions for my health, for the health of my family, and for the health of our health care system.

I was so grateful that Amber posted those pictures from China becasue it gave me time to figure out how I was going to respond to this health threat. I apprecited knowing about the testing because now I know I have to do what I can to stay healthy, and it helps me make better decisions on how I will engage with the outside world. I am grateful to Macha for posting easy to find resources that make it easy to answer questions I might have.

Because of all you I feel I am prepared as best as I can be to be part of the solution to this threat and also how to best protect myself and my family. It also makes me feel I am part of somethig bigger than myself.

We are already in it together as far as this virus is concerned whether we want to be or not.

Already it is touching so many areas of our lives social, financial, health.

Rather than thinking of it adding stress to our lives we switch the paradime and think of it as another challenge we have faced together in this group. Deaths, divorces, major illnesses, loss of jobs, loss of relationships, mental illness...

We have faced these major challenges together and come out on the other side with love and stronger because of sharing on this site.

I said it once before yes one focus of this group is weight loss. I believe we have gone past that to to become a group that works on motivating us to become our healthiest self.

Yes and please keep sharing all the happy moments too grandchildren, dogs, art, flowers, scenery, dancing those feed the soul. We especially need those right now. So thankyou for sharing

Thank you to all of you here and a big Kindergarten hug to all.

Time to get those 7-8 hours of ZZZZZ.

Margaret