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Of coronavirus? Or other causes?KrissCanDoThis wrote: »Wow... I just read that a woman here just died at age 111!! That's sad and incredible at the same time
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She died on her own of just age.5
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KrissCanDoThis wrote: »Crazy, our premier told police to go easy at first but now... tickets, tickets, tickets
That's how it should be everywhere. If it's not hitting people where it hurts, they're not really going to care or take it seriously. What is a slap on the wrist to most people who care little enough as it is, to not listen to the safeguards in place?? People need to be serious and stay serious about all of this until this virus turns a serious corner and backs off. For the good of everybody.
Kriss, I've truly enjoyed reading your posts! I wish every 'home' equaled the care that is given at your place of employment.
And I completely agree with employees being changed around a little bit, in some way, to avoid burn-out, which is so high in care-giving fields. If employees are burned out they don't give as good of care as what's needed in such a high-demand field. Care giving is so draining, mentally and exhausting. I watch my sister take care of his dh who has Alzheimer's and I, honest to God, have no idea how she does it. And he's still mobile, able to do some things, and it's only 1 person to take care of.
Both of our parents spent some time in 2 different nursing homes, and neither were that great.
My sister's dh spent 3 months in a facility last summer and it was such a difference to see. The staff was so personable, likeable, approachable, they seemed to truly care about what they did.
If you have a loved one in a facility like that, you really need to be present a LOT to catch a glimpse of their treatment and interactions with the patients. I cannot image how many of them are operating during the 'no visitors allowed' times, not to mention what their families must be feeling.
You, and others who work in the field of care-giving, have my utmost respect, gratitude, and appreciation.
During this crisis, I've come to appreciate and respect, much much more, many different kinds of workers that seem to go undervalued and way under compensated for the jobs they do. We need to all show those workers how much they mean to us.
Where would we(or our families) be without people in our world, like this?? 5 -
Alzheimers/dementia is a hard disease.
I am fortunate that the place I work in now has residents that arent violent in nature due to it, at least not to a threatening degree, but in the previous place I worked, they had dedicated locked units for this, and working those units was hard both mentally and physically, I have had mugs and plates thrown at me, I've been slapped in the face, kicked, I've had wet floor signs thrown at me, I once had someone grab me and claw me down my face leaving me bleeding and swollen, my manager had to pry me free. There were times I watched my coworkers being chased down a hallway and had to lock themselves in a room to escape from a resident.
Things like that can definitely wear a person down, and for me, I made the decision to change jobs because while ccas are trained to handle combative residents, support service workers are not. There was often times i would be left alone because all 3 ccas would be in rooms trying to provide night care to residents who were probably fighting them the whole way, leaving me to watch and make sure that they didnt attack each other either.
It scared me because since i was not trained, what do I do if one of those 60 year old men, built like a brick house just decided to attack a little 80 year old lady? It caused me a lot of anxiety. It's a hard part to accept of the nature of the disease, for those who go into work to work in that situation every day, they definitely deserve a huge thank you for sure10 -
Another update from the Emerald Isle, Thursday afternoon we had an update from Taoiseach (Prime Minister) as our lockdown was previously meant to be until Easter Sunday, they've now extended the measures for a further 3 weeks and deferred school leaving exams until Jul/Aug.
We are still permitted to take exercise within a 2km radius of our homes and essential services remain open including public transport to a very limited degree.
I expect the measures may be extended again for a least a few weeks, as they are still struggling to get adequate testing/results in place to cope with the numbers. At present we've just over 10500 cases and 365 dead, doesn't seem much when you compare it to the likes of the USA/China/Italy/Spain but we have a population of less than 5 million in the Republic, so it's quite the impact.
PS I'd like to say thanks to @snowflake954 for the updates out of Italy, I took your advice and ordered a mask, with some filters (not surgical level, I'd prefer to leave them available for the professionals but better than nothing and I'd rather be safe than sorry) just in case we do follow suit, as expected, they'll take some time to get here but hopefully should have them in a couple of weeks.
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »Another update from the Emerald Isle, Thursday afternoon we had an update from Taoiseach (Prime Minister) as our lockdown was previously meant to be until Easter Sunday, they've now extended the measures for a further 3 weeks and deferred school leaving exams until Jul/Aug.
We are still permitted to take exercise within a 2km radius of our homes and essential services remain open including public transport to a very limited degree.
I expect the measures may be extended again for a least a few weeks, as they are still struggling to get adequate testing/results in place to cope with the numbers. At present we've just over 10500 cases and 365 dead, doesn't seem much when you compare it to the likes of the USA/China/Italy/Spain but we have a population of less than 5 million in the Republic, so it's quite the impact.
PS I'd like to say thanks to @snowflake954 for the updates out of Italy, I took your advice and ordered a mask, with some filters (not surgical level, I'd prefer to leave them available for the professionals but better than nothing and I'd rather be safe than sorry) just in case we do follow suit, as expected, they'll take some time to get here but hopefully should have them in a couple of weeks.
Thanks!! I love Ireland and am hoping to visit one day. The farm neighboring ours when I was growing up had Irish Americans, and loved their sense of humor. We played and rode horses with their kids.
In Italy, lots of dithering. We need to move into Phase 2, but there's argument on what to open and when. Masks are a big deal. Without them for everyone we can't go forward. The government has announced that there will be no vacations outside the country this summer. Schools won't open until September. Today, bookstores and children's shops were allowed to open.10 -
@rheddmobile, I'm sorry that that has been your local experience. It is inconsistent with mine.
My father lived for several years in a privately-owned private-pay assisted living facility (that was not dramatically more expensive, compared to local facilities that accepted Medicare - IIRC, perhaps 10-15% higher). Prior to that, after an accident that instantly blinded him (among other injuries) and required physical rehab, for several months he was in a nursing home that accepted Medicare (and Medicare was covering his care, at that time). There was nothing wrong with him cognitively (at least after a short period when he was recovering from the immediate trauma and shock); he was able to make quite canny observations about what went on with himself, roommates in the nursing home, and other residents at the assisted living facility.
The general demeanor of staff at both was kind, and caring, by my observation, and his reports. The nursing home staff were stretched thin, but I didn't observe what I would call negligence, if negligence can be seen as a matter of failure to diligently do what is within one's control. One roommate was a young man who was permanently immobilized, maybe 30-something years old, unable to communicate, but with some degree of sentience. They were conscientious about keeping that man fed (by hand), clean, properly dressed daily, moving him throughout the day, turning on the TV and putting it in his sightlines during daytime, and even paying attention to which kinds of programs appeared most to entertain him (based on his facial expressions and wordless sounds).
During my dad's several-year residence in the assisted living facility, we went through several cardiac crises that required hospitalization. The staff were prompt and attentive. Since this was a few years back, there was nothing like Covid to deal with, but there were certainly opportunities for them to be inattentive and negligent. They weren't.
I don't disbelieve your experience. Perhaps we had unusually good experiences. I have no way of knowing. But my experience led me to believe that here, at least, the staff are (mostly) doing the best they are able for the patients. The main differences I saw between the two facilities were that the private-pay assisted living was more personalized/home-y, the staff seemed a little less time-stressed, and there appeared to be lower turnover, compared to the Medicare nursing home.
My mom was a charge nurse in geriatrics. She quit one nursing home because it was private and the owner (a nursing school friend of hers, ironically) didn't want to have enough staff and resources. My mom was one of the good ones. She would regularly work extra hours and even spoon feed those that couldn't eat or give those that couldn't baths. As kids, we would get drug in, against our wishes most of the time, so that those that never got visitors could see kids and have a "visit". I remember one time she brought in an organ and had Christmas in July at one facility -- all on her spare time.
My mom retired from the county home in Ohio. It's because she could no longer stand how bad private nursing homes had gotten and how much they stretched their staffs. When she retired, they placed an ad that myself and my five siblings all kept. They advertised for a Charge Nurse and said "the one we had, you can't replace, so was that special...". The ad was a loving tribute to her. When she passed, people came out of the woodwork that we didn't know telling us stories about how she took care of their parent until they passed. It was amazing.
The lady who was her friend that she left that started a nursing home? Ended up being one of the largest nursing home owners in Southern Ohio -- huge. Private and pretty on the face, beautiful facilities. I wouldn't put a dog under her care.7 -
That's awesome!
We have a lot of people like that too, they come in on their own time and play music and sing for the residents, we have a young girl who comes in and plays piano, recreation books a lot of musical performances, in the summer time they book a petting zoo that sets up outside in the parking lot and a couple times a year they throw neighborhood block parties where they invite food trucks to set up and residents and people from the neighborhood and go outside and interact.
We also have a program where we have dog co-residency projects where dogs are brought in to visit with the residents, they're allowed to go wherever they wish and visit however they wish. Other places also bring in therapy dogs to visit, during halloween they allow children to come in, dressed up to go trick or treating where the residents are supplied with candy that they can give out. Every resident receives a christmas stocking with essentials on christmas, people can also purchase things on the donation tree, like stamps, bus tickets, etc for them if they wish to contribute, they also hold fancy dinners where residents and family can sit down to a full course meal, made for the event and spend time with them. We have a live in cat who is very friendly, she lives upstairs. There is volunteers brought in regularly, they sit with residents and do puzzles, color, use an iPad to watch sports with them if they have a favorite team, or play music that they would enjoy, the day care is also sometimes brought in to visit with people.
There is resident bbqs held every summer where hamburgers and hotdogs are done, they have soda, chips, potato salad and macaroni salad and all the fixings, I know that one unit, I'm not sure how they do.it, but they somehow collect money, perhaps from saving cans and bottles from the unit? But when there is enough they ask the residents what they would like to order in, be it chinese, KFC, etc and they do that and have a big dinner.
They take the residents out to restaurants, shopping and events.
I'm sure there is lots more that goes on that I probably miss lol6 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »Another update from the Emerald Isle, Thursday afternoon we had an update from Taoiseach (Prime Minister) as our lockdown was previously meant to be until Easter Sunday, they've now extended the measures for a further 3 weeks and deferred school leaving exams until Jul/Aug.
We are still permitted to take exercise within a 2km radius of our homes and essential services remain open including public transport to a very limited degree.
I expect the measures may be extended again for a least a few weeks, as they are still struggling to get adequate testing/results in place to cope with the numbers. At present we've just over 10500 cases and 365 dead, doesn't seem much when you compare it to the likes of the USA/China/Italy/Spain but we have a population of less than 5 million in the Republic, so it's quite the impact.
PS I'd like to say thanks to @snowflake954 for the updates out of Italy, I took your advice and ordered a mask, with some filters (not surgical level, I'd prefer to leave them available for the professionals but better than nothing and I'd rather be safe than sorry) just in case we do follow suit, as expected, they'll take some time to get here but hopefully should have them in a couple of weeks.
That is quite the impact. My US state, Wisconsin, has a similar population although we are twice the size in area. As of yesterday, 3428 cases and 154 deaths. Our governor is taking it seriously (although you may have heard the legislators are not, refusing to allow our election day to be moved).
Is the virus taking a similar path? Our two largest metropolitan areas have the highest numbers (as a percentage of population) and the rural areas have low numbers, some counties not having any confirmed cases.3 -
My post saying I'm struggling with realizing I plan to move across the country to live with my mother when she is unable to live alone was not intended to be a criticism of assisted living and nursing home employees. From followup posts on the topic by others I feel like my post was misunderstood. Those facilities have been very hard hit by this virus and as there's one especially hard hit one a block from me that I walk past every day, it's on my mind a lot. There are some good and some bad employees working there. Many of them have gotten the virus. I think it is for good reason they can't have visitors there right now. I just don't want my mother to be in one, and she doesn't want to be in one. And I'm struggling with the realization that I need to move my career and my life across the country so she doesn't have to be. The post was about me, not a criticism of any employees of those facilities.10
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It's looking good for us so far (although I suspect we may have a spike later because an individual with the virus broke home quarantine and decided to go to work), but they're saying life might go back to normal by the end of May if no new hidden pockets emerge. They've already started a very slow gradual transition to normal
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »Another update from the Emerald Isle, Thursday afternoon we had an update from Taoiseach (Prime Minister) as our lockdown was previously meant to be until Easter Sunday, they've now extended the measures for a further 3 weeks and deferred school leaving exams until Jul/Aug.
We are still permitted to take exercise within a 2km radius of our homes and essential services remain open including public transport to a very limited degree.
I expect the measures may be extended again for a least a few weeks, as they are still struggling to get adequate testing/results in place to cope with the numbers. At present we've just over 10500 cases and 365 dead, doesn't seem much when you compare it to the likes of the USA/China/Italy/Spain but we have a population of less than 5 million in the Republic, so it's quite the impact.
PS I'd like to say thanks to @snowflake954 for the updates out of Italy, I took your advice and ordered a mask, with some filters (not surgical level, I'd prefer to leave them available for the professionals but better than nothing and I'd rather be safe than sorry) just in case we do follow suit, as expected, they'll take some time to get here but hopefully should have them in a couple of weeks.
That is quite the impact. My US state, Wisconsin, has a similar population although we are twice the size in area. As of yesterday, 3428 cases and 154 deaths. Our governor is taking it seriously (although you may have heard the legislators are not, refusing to allow our election day to be moved).
Is the virus taking a similar path? Our two largest metropolitan areas have the highest numbers (as a percentage of population) and the rural areas have low numbers, some counties not having any confirmed cases.
The 5 million number caught my attention too, as Cook County, IL (containing Chicago) also has a population of just a bit over 5 million, and we have 15,384 known cases, and 543 deaths so far. I think density is one big reason, as well as being a travel hub.3 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »It's looking good for us so far (although I suspect we may have a spike later because an individual with the virus broke home quarantine and decided to go to work), but they're saying life might go back to normal by the end of May if no new hidden pockets emerge. They've already started a very slow gradual transition to normal
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WhoamI- Grandmas in her 90’s lives with my Uncle Barry she chooses to not live in one either I feel it’s in individual decision. My MIL y FIL y my Dad also don’t want to be in one so allowing them to live in their own homes with help when needed from medical to groceries. Even got Dad (dementia y brain injury) a new iPad he loves it a lot my Aunt y Uncle in their 70’s y 80’s live with him so they stay active together. Everyone’s different tho some choose to live in a assisted living center to nursing home thrive there depends on the person.
Lynn -she did have a babysitter but not someone in the home that’s why she returned home baby wasn’t there while she changes clothes y showers.Baby not home alone obviously wasn’t watched by a family member... Looked like same babysitter as before the Pandemic which even tho she’s taking precautions is the babysitter??? Assuming Dads not an essential worker or sure she could have argued that his was just as dangerous. Sure judge had more facts than we got to see. Still would like to think my Dr. non-biological Daughter I raised couldn’t have such a thing happen to her but sure it can to anyone just depends on the judge. She seemed to think what some do that this pandemic will not end in a month but could last months to a year didnt like the thought of no physical contact that long. Hopefully Skype can be used the father kind enough hopefully to allow phone time. Hopefully no one uses her case to argue their own.
No martial law here in Texas either.
They stopped the one drug their trying cloro something said too many heart ❤️ issues with it. If this is true hopefully they’ll find another quickly1 -
By what I’m hearing some break quarantine go grocery shopping .Heard a few here on this site say it being their own son or daughter sure they know. Sounded like sick nursing home workers still work even at some places but not all.0
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Redordeadhead wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »It's looking good for us so far (although I suspect we may have a spike later because an individual with the virus broke home quarantine and decided to go to work), but they're saying life might go back to normal by the end of May if no new hidden pockets emerge. They've already started a very slow gradual transition to normal
Where is this?
Jordan, population a little over 10 million.1 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »Another update from the Emerald Isle, Thursday afternoon we had an update from Taoiseach (Prime Minister) as our lockdown was previously meant to be until Easter Sunday, they've now extended the measures for a further 3 weeks and deferred school leaving exams until Jul/Aug.
We are still permitted to take exercise within a 2km radius of our homes and essential services remain open including public transport to a very limited degree.
I expect the measures may be extended again for a least a few weeks, as they are still struggling to get adequate testing/results in place to cope with the numbers. At present we've just over 10500 cases and 365 dead, doesn't seem much when you compare it to the likes of the USA/China/Italy/Spain but we have a population of less than 5 million in the Republic, so it's quite the impact.
PS I'd like to say thanks to @snowflake954 for the updates out of Italy, I took your advice and ordered a mask, with some filters (not surgical level, I'd prefer to leave them available for the professionals but better than nothing and I'd rather be safe than sorry) just in case we do follow suit, as expected, they'll take some time to get here but hopefully should have them in a couple of weeks.
That is quite the impact. My US state, Wisconsin, has a similar population although we are twice the size in area. As of yesterday, 3428 cases and 154 deaths. Our governor is taking it seriously (although you may have heard the legislators are not, refusing to allow our election day to be moved).
Is the virus taking a similar path? Our two largest metropolitan areas have the highest numbers (as a percentage of population) and the rural areas have low numbers, some counties not having any confirmed cases.
The 5 million number caught my attention too, as Cook County, IL (containing Chicago) also has a population of just a bit over 5 million, and we have 15,384 known cases, and 543 deaths so far. I think density is one big reason, as well as being a travel hub.
I don't think I ever realized before that Cook County has a similar population to the entire state of Wisconsin (5.8 million in 2019). Yes, population density has a lot to do with it but the travel hub is significant. I wonder how Atlanta is doing compared to other larger cities since it is also a travel hub.2 -
JRsLateInLifeMom wrote: »WhoamI- Grandmas in her 90’s lives with my Uncle Barry she chooses to not live in one either I feel it’s in individual decision. My MIL y FIL y my Dad also don’t want to be in one so allowing them to live in their own homes with help when needed from medical to groceries. Even got Dad (dementia y brain injury) a new iPad he loves it a lot my Aunt y Uncle in their 70’s y 80’s live with him so they stay active together. Everyone’s different tho some choose to live in a assisted living center to nursing home thrive there depends on the person.
Lynn -she did have a babysitter but not someone in the home that’s why she returned home baby wasn’t there while she changes clothes y showers.Baby not home alone obviously wasn’t watched by a family member... Looked like same babysitter as before the Pandemic which even tho she’s taking precautions is the babysitter??? Assuming Dads not an essential worker or sure she could have argued that his was just as dangerous. Sure judge had more facts than we got to see. Still would like to think my Dr. non-biological Daughter I raised couldn’t have such a thing happen to her but sure it can to anyone just depends on the judge. She seemed to think what some do that this pandemic will not end in a month but could last months to a year didnt like the thought of no physical contact that long. Hopefully Skype can be used the father kind enough hopefully to allow phone time. Hopefully no one uses her case to argue their own.
No martial law here in Texas either.
They stopped the one drug their trying cloro something said too many heart ❤️ issues with it. If this is true hopefully they’ll find another quickly
Hydroxycholorequine? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/322052042 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »Another update from the Emerald Isle, Thursday afternoon we had an update from Taoiseach (Prime Minister) as our lockdown was previously meant to be until Easter Sunday, they've now extended the measures for a further 3 weeks and deferred school leaving exams until Jul/Aug.
We are still permitted to take exercise within a 2km radius of our homes and essential services remain open including public transport to a very limited degree.
I expect the measures may be extended again for a least a few weeks, as they are still struggling to get adequate testing/results in place to cope with the numbers. At present we've just over 10500 cases and 365 dead, doesn't seem much when you compare it to the likes of the USA/China/Italy/Spain but we have a population of less than 5 million in the Republic, so it's quite the impact.
PS I'd like to say thanks to @snowflake954 for the updates out of Italy, I took your advice and ordered a mask, with some filters (not surgical level, I'd prefer to leave them available for the professionals but better than nothing and I'd rather be safe than sorry) just in case we do follow suit, as expected, they'll take some time to get here but hopefully should have them in a couple of weeks.
That is quite the impact. My US state, Wisconsin, has a similar population although we are twice the size in area. As of yesterday, 3428 cases and 154 deaths. Our governor is taking it seriously (although you may have heard the legislators are not, refusing to allow our election day to be moved).
Is the virus taking a similar path? Our two largest metropolitan areas have the highest numbers (as a percentage of population) and the rural areas have low numbers, some counties not having any confirmed cases.
We're seeing the same thing in Central VA. The clusters and vast majority of the deaths are in the cities or in nursing facilities in more rural areas. There have still only been 4 deaths in our Health Dept District, and hospitalizations are still at a manageable number.
But that distinction is starting to make some locals restless, and I'm concerned they'll start pressuring local govt and businesses to get back to normal too soon.4 -
Here in the State of Oaxaca in southern Mexico we've been very fortunate so far. The Health Ministry posts number about every other day and the chart below is from the day before last. Since then, there is one more confirmed case. But the total number of confirmed cases, 44, is very low.
3 deaths so far. 2 in the Central Valley where the City of Oaxaca is located and one on the coast. The state government has been very proactive and the streets of Oaxaca City are mostly empty. The pace of new cases reported is very slow.
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There was a drive by shooting last night a couple of blocks from us. Same area where there have been several shootings in the past (one just last year). Someone was airlifted to the hospital with a head wound. I know it has to do with just a few houses on that block but I'm still shaken.
Then I get on Next Door to see what happened, and 5G lady is going on about towers going up secretly overnight without notification and it's very concerning. According to some conspiracy site she posted "the towers transmit waves that cause flu-like symptoms that worsen (just like coronavirus) even to the extent of death".
Meanwhile my husband and I stopped by a friend's house to drop off a bike wheel that's been in the trunk of his car since he got furloughed. We talked face to face while she sat on the lawn and we sat in the car, and I was so pathetically happy to have an actual in person conversation.
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There was a drive by shooting last night a couple of blocks from us. Same area where there have been several shootings in the past (one just last year). Someone was airlifted to the hospital with a head wound. I know it has to do with just a few houses on that block but I'm still shaken.
Then I get on Next Door to see what happened, and 5G lady is going on about towers going up secretly overnight without notification and it's very concerning. According to some conspiracy site she posted "the towers transmit waves that cause flu-like symptoms that worsen (just like coronavirus) even to the extent of death".
Meanwhile my husband and I stopped by a friend's house to drop off a bike wheel that's been in the trunk of his car since he got furloughed. We talked face to face while she sat on the lawn and we sat in the car, and I was so pathetically happy to have an actual in person conversation.
The conspiracy theories are fascinating, until you start to wonder what it would be like to live in that person's head. Then they are just sad and scary.
I haven't needed to go shopping for weeks now, and so today I donned my gloves and a mask I got from my doc back in January when I had pneumonia, and I braved Costco with my $100 cash card. Of course, I spent way more than that, and I now have enough food for a decade. Plenty of TP and paper towel (didn't need either, was just curious), no hand sanitizer (could have used, but can survive without), and about 50% of people were wearing masks. Only noticed a few people picking stuff up and putting it back down, but most were pretty good overall.7 -
There was a drive by shooting last night a couple of blocks from us. Same area where there have been several shootings in the past (one just last year). Someone was airlifted to the hospital with a head wound. I know it has to do with just a few houses on that block but I'm still shaken.
Then I get on Next Door to see what happened, and 5G lady is going on about towers going up secretly overnight without notification and it's very concerning. According to some conspiracy site she posted "the towers transmit waves that cause flu-like symptoms that worsen (just like coronavirus) even to the extent of death".
Meanwhile my husband and I stopped by a friend's house to drop off a bike wheel that's been in the trunk of his car since he got furloughed. We talked face to face while she sat on the lawn and we sat in the car, and I was so pathetically happy to have an actual in person conversation.
This is a strange conspiracy theory that has been thoroughly debunked.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-coronavirus-5g-idUSKBN2133TI
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LzardQueen- not sure the news mentioned it hubby said I was surprised cause I thought it was working good enough for now. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/health/chloroquine-coronavirus-trump.html
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JustSomeEm wrote: »There was a drive by shooting last night a couple of blocks from us. Same area where there have been several shootings in the past (one just last year). Someone was airlifted to the hospital with a head wound. I know it has to do with just a few houses on that block but I'm still shaken.
Then I get on Next Door to see what happened, and 5G lady is going on about towers going up secretly overnight without notification and it's very concerning. According to some conspiracy site she posted "the towers transmit waves that cause flu-like symptoms that worsen (just like coronavirus) even to the extent of death".
Meanwhile my husband and I stopped by a friend's house to drop off a bike wheel that's been in the trunk of his car since he got furloughed. We talked face to face while she sat on the lawn and we sat in the car, and I was so pathetically happy to have an actual in person conversation.
This is a strange conspiracy theory that has been thoroughly debunked.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-coronavirus-5g-idUSKBN2133TI
Oh yeah, plenty of reliable sites debunking the insanity, that's a good one. This same person believes that 5G is a conspiracy by the government to monitor the activities of every one in th US (they need the internet capacity to do it). And the government will DELETE the post because they don't want anyone to know what they're doing. All I can say is
1. Mobile providers can already trace the movements of anyone with an active cell phone. I think it's the CDC that's using the technology to track COVID-19 exposure and infection vectors. They don't need 5G to do that.
2. What on earth is the government (or any agency) going to do with billions of reports of people going to work, the store, school, whatever most of us do on a daily basis? Who's going to pick through all that data to pinpoint Random Person who who attended last night's rally of people who suspect the government is tracking their every move?10 -
Yes, hydroxychloroquine has been associated with heart conditions
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2017/009768s037s045s047lbl.pdf
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Also, drug interactions (page 5) people with diabetes or heart conditions would have to be watched in case there are effects on drugs they're already taking.
We need to consider that the population at risk of serious COVID-19 illness already includes people with heart conditions and/or diabetes, so would hydroxychloroquine make them sicker?
Other things to consider:
How long had patients been taking the drug before heart problems came up? how long would COVID-19 patients need to take the drug?
What dose were they taking? what dose would be needed for COVID-19?6 -
Yes, hydroxychloroquine has been associated with heart conditions
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2017/009768s037s045s047lbl.pdf
Scroll to page 4
Also, drug interactions (page 5) people with diabetes or heart conditions would have to be watched in case there are effects on drugs they're already taking.
We need to consider that the population at risk of serious COVID-19 illness already includes people with heart conditions and/or diabetes, so would hydroxychloroquine make them sicker?
Other things to consider:
How long had patients been taking the drug before heart problems came up? how long would COVID-19 patients need to take the drug?
What dose were they taking? what dose would be needed for COVID-19?
Here's another article on the topic
https://www.sciencealert.com/clinical-trial-for-high-dose-of-chloroquine-stopped-early-due-to-safety-concerns
There are some other drug trials going on at the moment, hopefully one or more will be successful for treating the virus.2 -
It's amazing how much even useless stupid information is shared that people just read and share with absolutely no validation..
I mean.. someone could easily tell me or share a fb post that lightbulbs have been inserted with spy cameras and microphones and it's been used to monitor my everyday life to keep better control on us as a mass group.
And all it took was one facebook post shared by someone on your friends list.
All it would need to be is a youtube video someone created themselves magically pulling out those devices from a lightbulb and that's it. Its shared millions of times and people go to work and have chats with their co workers about this crazy video they saw and people who hadn't seen it go.. omg, are you serious? And make some joke about going home and checking all their lightbulbs, even tho, most people dont actually.. but sometimes that stuff just hits those random few people..
I've had two people I know personally who have forwarded me things about covid that are absolutely false, and I have sent them links in return, showing them that this is unfortunately not at all true, but they dont share that, they dont even acknowledge I sent it sometimes.. and how many people did they send it to? I mean one thing that was forwarded to me was about how taking sips of warm water every 10 min would wash covid down into your stomach leaving the acid to kill the virus.. how many people are probably sipping that warm water now, believing that they're protected.
What makes someone just believe a message forwarded to them without taking the time to fact check it first? I wonder how the theory of 5g towers was started..
You know... I have a co worker who believes that Chapman's ice cream is responsible for a power outage in his home that cause a power surge and fried his tv and video games and what have you.. so he refuses to bring chapmans ice cream into the house..
Did a tower go up and someone just get sick and they just somehow decided there was a link? I mean I'm sure if my co worker tried hard enough to the right people that chapmans ice cream was really to blame rather then it being a series of unfortunate events, there would be people out there who would believe it.
And while he believes chapmans is a bad omen, he doesnt believe the earth is flat or the moon landing was fake, so I wonder what is it, about certain stories that cause one person to another to either believe or not believe..
The human mind is so complex lol
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As of yesterday we're officially homeschooling with google classroom. It's pretty sucky. When the teachers were initially talking to us about this it sounded like it would be a couple of hours per day, but they've rolled out entire daily assignments as if they were back in the classroom. Very difficult to keep up as both my wife and are are working from home most of the time and we still have to work and meet our deadlines, etc. We're doing the best we can, but there's no way we can keep up with what is actually being sent out while working full time.17
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Things just got stricter at the nursing home..
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