Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[Clrflowers]

We have 9 total cases. No TP anywhere ( luckily I'm not out yet)

 

[HenOnAJuneBug]

One of my favorite quotes is "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it." It is true. You can reason with a person. People no amount of reason will help.

Another quote like that: "Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one."

 

[Evelyn's Mom]

SChools shutting down for a 3 week minimum here in Indiana. Kids are stoked! Good thing we live in the country, a 3 week staycation isn't so daunting. Poor city kids, though... We're all healthy.. hope this flattens the curve! wash wash wash !! Soap is your BFF!

 

[Blooie]

Coronavirus has possibly hit Big Horn County. More to the point, they are investigating one or possible more students at Katie’s (my granddaughter) high school/middle school, and the rest of the athletic team are also being observed. Jenny (my daughter-in-law and Katie and Kendra‘s mom) also works there. The school is on high alert status for possible closure (hasn’t happened yet) and extracurricular activities aren‘t advised, although they haven’t officially cancelled them yet. I imagine that will change by the end of today’s school day. The memo below just came out yesterday.

The CDC has identified 10 pre-existing health conditions that put some people at much higher risk. Among those are people with heart disease or conditions, COPD, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, neurological disorders such as Spina Bifida, developmental delays, seizures, and autoimmune diseases. I have to confess that I really wasn’t taking this as seriously as I should have been until I realized that my immediate family encompasses all but the liver disease categories. I bought into the “just another strain of flu, just more highly contagious” line. Maybe I’m one of those people who have to be hit over the head before I stop the wisecracks and look harder. For those who think it’s some kind of conspiracy, think again. Italy has released medical information that should scare people here enough to quit worrying about where it came from and start worrying about how to stop it.

Okay, off my soapbox. Sorry.

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

Just keep in mind for your own peace of mind that there are reasons people cough that have nothing to do with contagious disease. I have asthma. My lungs constantly produce a sort fo slime. I have to cough -- and cough very hard sometimes -- but no one is ever going to catch asthma. There are also allergies and other respiratory issues which endanger the coughing folks but not anyone in their surroundings.

Yea don’t worry I know this. I have a family member with chronic asthma who has a continuous cough all year round, that doesn’t mean he’s contagious. Of course he’s more susceptible to chest infections etc which make it worse.

The majority of people that were coughing are most likely faking it with this virus going around. People are sad and like to get a reaction from strangers for some reason.

I’m just carrying on as normal, I have nothing to panic about

 

[nuthatched]

I understand the panic, this is serious, there's not a channel on tv with out something to say about it. BUT this is being blown far out of proportion and the panic is causing harm.
5 years ago it was Ebola, 10 years ago, is was Bird Flu (which is a type of corona), before that, whooping cough.
It is deadly IF your immune system is weak or compromised, IF not caught and treated.
50k people in the US die from pnemonia each year, which is also contagious, but you rarely hear of anyone getting panicked over it.
China has horrible sanitation, if you were visiting, trip, scrape your knee on a sidewalk, you'd need heavy antibiotics.
For me, I'm not going to panic, i'm concerned but I refuse to panic. if I get, I get it, if I don't, I don't.
Wash you hands, don't touch your face, get sun and fresh air. just be wise.

 

[Birdsong 82]

We got the first cases in our state this week and of course the first one was in the county I live in. The number of the people getting in the state grow faster than I thought but it's not as high as many states. I haven't noticed a decline in anything but our Adley products I can't buy. I'm usually stocked on soap because I can only use certain types I cannot use store-bought he and sanitizer I have chronic eczema in one dose of hand sanitizer and I'll be at the doctor needing steroid shots. And every doctors best advice for someone with eczema is to wash your hands as little as possible. Well right now that's probably not the best idea. I do however make my own hand wipes and cleaning products that have ingredients that are antifungal antibacterial. ( i've been having to do that for years and have put lots of research in ) I feel like A lot of this has been blown out of proportion. For someone older in age and maybe a week or immune system I can understand the concern but we have people my age (37 ) that are fairly healthy completely freaking out over all of this. If I feel super sick I'm actually more worried about getting tested not really because of myself but so I don't spread it to someone who is more susceptible to harm from it. I also found out the reason my daughter School had a "surprise student holiday quote was because of the recent cases in my state. Spring break is next week so it all rolled into each other pretty good while they figure out what they want to do

 

[Birdsong 82]

I've had to stop picking my nose.

Just don't get caught and make sure to wash your hands afterwards !

 

[Blooie]

I think what’s being missed is what I briefly referred to before - the reports from medical professionals in Italy. Yes, most people will become ill for a time and as long as they self-quarantine they think they’re helping. Yes, Italy isn’t the US. The problem is that it’s in people and they are spreading it BEFORE they realize they're sick. And yes, it can be treated by medical professionals. But if this virus becomes as widespread in cities here as it has become there, hospitals are quickly overloaded. Medical personnel in Italy are reporting that doctors and nursing staff, housekeeping and people in the kitchens are getting it. Supplies are running short. And hallways have become ICUs because ICU is full. Many seriously ill folks who survive it still have months of therapy. Lungs become scarred, and when your lungs don’t work well anyway you’re never really “over” this.

I’m not part of the “panic” group. I am part of the “elderly with cardiac issues, chronic kidney disease stage 4, COPD, seizures” group. Hubby is over 70 and has an autoimmune disease called Sarcoidosis. Son is insulin dependent diabetic. Daughter-in-law has epilepsy. Their youngest daughter, my granddaughter Kendra, has Spina Bifida, developmental delays, seizures, Autism, neurogenic bowel and bladder, and hydrocephalus. Their older daughter, my Katie, has mild Autism and Valproate Acid Syndrome. Every one of us fall into the high risk group. That’s every member of my immediate family living here in our tiny town. and myself. THE CDC released the 10 chronic health issues that put patients most at risk. The only one of those 10 my family doesn’t have is chronic liver disease, although hubby’s Sarcoidosis is in his liver as well as his lungs, spleen, parotid glands, eyelids, skin and joints so I imagine that could count as liver disease.

Am I worried? You bet your hiney I’m worried - now. My flippant attitude toward this virus yesterday has done a complete 180 today. I live in a community of 600 people and it looks like we may have it here. Can you just imagine how decimating it would be to a small town like ours, where we still have to go to the post office to pick up mail every day and where nearly every household is family to the other households? Our kids travel the length and breadth of the state to play basketball or whatever because our schools are so widespread, and they just finished tournaments. We only have a 15 bed hospital in the nearest town to us, and an 85 bed “nursing home” facility attached to that, which gives you some idea of the age demographics of our area. We have 3 doctors on staff and I think 5 PAs. They split their time between the clinic, the hospital, and the Care Center. The nearest major medical center is up in Billings, almost 2 hours away. The biggest employers here are the hospital/Care Facility/clinic (all in one building) and the school system. My daughter works at the Care Center and my daughter-in-law works 2 jobs....daytime at the school in the lunch room and afternoons and weekends in the dietary department at the hospital.

If you aren’t worried about yourself during this crisis - and regardless of how you feel personally it IS a crisis - then at least think of others. I don’t have it now, and I don’t want to get it. I don’t want to give it to your mother, your father, you or your children. You who have good health and youth on your side would probably survive it. I probably would not. My 8 and 14 year old granddaughters, my husband, my son and his wife might not. Washing your hands and coughing or sneezing into your elbow is not enough to protect others. Hand sanitizer is effective against bacteria, not viruses.

Yesterday I was in the mindset of making bad toilet paper jokes. Today none of this is very darned funny. We were in Sheridan over the weekend, staying in a hotel, going out for meals, and hubby was in meetings with people from all over the state from early morning until late evening, while we ladies served a lunch to everyone and socialized afterwards. We came home on Sunday. By Monday Sheridan had one confirmed case and by today there are 4. Sheridan has less than 18,000 people. It will spread quickly there, I guarantee it. And either Ken or me, or both of us, could be carrying it right now.

Panicked? Nope, not yet. Scared? Yeah. I admit it. And my being scared may well be what keeps others safe. So what if this turns out to be some vast conspiracy, which I never believed anyway? That doesn’t make it any less serious. We deal with treating the sick, preventing more from getting it, and deal with the rest of the theories later. If it turns out that we’ve done a good job of containing it and ends up being bad but not as bad as many fear, then that’s great! But it’s time to get real. The the real power to stop this comes from us, not officials, and we darned sure better start taking that responsibility more seriously.

 

[CraftyHen]

Coronavirus has possibly hit Big Horn County. More to the point, they are investigating one or possible more students at Katie’s (my granddaughter) high school/middle school, and the rest of the athletic team are also being observed. Jenny (my daughter-in-law and Katie and Kendra‘s mom) also works there. The school is on high alert status for possible closure (hasn’t happened yet) and extracurricular activities aren‘t advised, although they haven’t officially cancelled them yet. I imagine that will change by the end of today’s school day. The memo below just came out yesterday.View attachment 2050641

The CDC has identified 10 pre-existing health conditions that put some people at much higher risk. Among those are people with heart disease or conditions, COPD, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, neurological disorders such as Spina Bifida, developmental delays, seizures, and autoimmune diseases. I have to confess that I really wasn’t taking this as seriously as I should have been until I realized that my immediate family encompasses all but the liver disease categories. I bought into the “just another strain of flu, just more highly contagious” line. Maybe I’m one of those people who have to be hit over the head before I stop the wisecracks and look harder. For those who think it’s some kind of conspiracy, think again. Italy has released medical information that should scare people here enough to quit worrying about where it came from and start worrying about how to stop it.

Okay, off my soapbox. Sorry.

No need to say sorry. You're just saying it how it IS.