The Old Folks Home

[CapricornFarm]

A correction, turns out she had pneumonia and blood clots on her lungs but tests came back negative for covid-19. She is horse and buggy Mennonite and they put their faith in God, do not wear masks unless they absolutely have to. The funeral will be large with people coming from many states. I have 150 cousins on Dad's side of the family. I haven't been going to large gatherings and I wear a mask. My mask would protect them from me but what will protect me? I won't go to the funeral or viewing but my sister is traveling from Kentucky and wants me to join the family on Sunday. I have 8 brothers and sisters, don't know who all will be there. I don't expect anyone else to wear a mask. My sister is making a 2 day trip, the rest of the time she will be at her husbands side of the family. Another thing, the one room school houses are open and I haven't heard how they are faring with staying safe from the virus. There will be children at my family get together. I have crohns disease, kidney disease and bipolar. My medications affected my bone marrow and I couldn't make blood cells anymore. So I'm living on God's good Grace without meds for the past year. The Drs are doing what they can to keep me off meds. My husband has severe crohns disease.
Question, would you disappoint the family and stay home or would you go and meet them?

Sounds like a perfect place to spread disease. Don't go.

 

[lovesfarms]

I was a little bummed yesterday morning when my little cupcake didn't want to come to me, her one eye was shut,but not watering or pasted shut, and she hunched over with her head pulled into her shoulders. Couldn't get her to walk or eat all day. Not even corn or tomatoes. I sadly trimmed her fuzzy away from her good eye in hopes if she sees better she would eat. I love that fuzz!! In the evening we struggled-I to get water in her and she to keep it out. She wanted only to be sitting in a dark corner.I fished hubby's half eaten mushroom burger out of the trash(shhh don't tell) and she perked up! She didn't get much of it, news travels fast and I soon had a lap full of chickens begging for a bite. This morning she seems weak but was the first one out of the coop to eat clover from my hands. The sun seemed to hurt her eye but I think she's fine. I was soooo afraid she had some kind of disease! The pecking order is still getting established and I wonder if someone got a little rowdy with her.

 

[ronott1]

I was a little bummed yesterday morning when my little cupcake didn't want to come to me, her one eye was shut,but not watering or pasted shut, and she hunched over with her head pulled into her shoulders. Couldn't get her to walk or eat all day. Not even corn or tomatoes. I sadly trimmed her fuzzy away from her good eye in hopes if she sees better she would eat. I love that fuzz!! In the evening we struggled-I to get water in her and she to keep it out. She wanted only to be sitting in a dark corner.I fished hubby's half eaten mushroom burger out of the trash(shhh don't tell) and she perked up! She didn't get much of it, news travels fast and I soon had a lap full of chickens begging for a bite. This morning she seems weak but was the first one out of the coop to eat clover from my hands. The sun seemed to hurt her eye but I think she's fine. I was soooo afraid she had some kind of disease! The pecking order is still getting established and I wonder if someone got a little rowdy with her.

It was likely a pecking injury.

It is good to see here recovering well

 

[lovesfarms]

As we where driving the old road in to go the post office did see a group of folks at the old cementary here all where in masks but still no group activity here when it comes to us

In Lancaster County, Pa the Amish and Mennonites have been having Church, Weddings, funerals like normal. They wear masks if a store requires it. We have a stand at a local Farmers market where over half the people don't wear masks and you don't see social distancing, including both vendors and customers.We have an inside stand and hung clear plastic where we are stationed and also wear masks. A couple miles away we have a stand at a mall. Here the stores count the people allowed in at one time. Masks are required. In the bathroom only half the sinks are allowed to be in use. The two places are a difference between night and day. Some of my Mennonite friends were treated by Drs for covid-19 but never tested (the symptoms were enough for a diagnosis). They pay out of the pocket, no insurance to contest it. A friend at the market was really sick with what was suspected to be covid but they never missed a days work.We stayed closed longer then the other stands did by our own decision but are still required to pay back rent

 

[ronott1]

In Lancaster County, Pa the Amish and Mennonites have been having Church, Weddings, funerals like normal. They wear masks if a store requires it. We have a stand at a local Farmers market where over half the people don't wear masks and you don't see social distancing, including both vendors and customers.We have an inside stand and hung clear plastic where we are stationed and also wear masks. A couple miles away we have a stand at a mall. Here the stores count the people allowed in at one time. Masks are required. In the bathroom only half the sinks are allowed to be in use. The two places are a difference between night and day. Some of my Mennonite friends were treated by Drs for covid-19 but never tested (the symptoms were enough for a diagnosis). They pay out of the pocket, no insurance to contest it. A friend at the market was really sick with what was suspected to be covid but they never missed a days work.We stayed closed longer then the other stands did by our own decision but are still required to pay back rent

Did the Mennonite community do the same during the 1918 pandemic?

The virus is in every part of the US now.

 

[lovesfarms]

Did the Mennonite community do the same during the 1918 pandemic?

The virus is in every part of the US now.

They did not hold services or schools during the full shut down of covid-19. But they started holding Services before Pennsylvania opened up for everyone. But I knew of only a few that needed the hospital and I just know 2 who passed away from it. I heard more who were sick and went to the Dr for treatment.So the question is, do genes play a role in how sick people get?
As for the flu of 1918 my Grandmother talked about it too me. Funny she never mentioned social distancing, masks or anything in that line. She talked about how many nursing mother's passed away! And so a lot of mother's were caring for there own infants and a sister, neighbor or friends infant because they passed away. They didn't have formulas.My Grandma would have been a little girl so apparently seeing her own frail sickly mother 'mothering'2 infants was powerful to her. In her words the more vulnerable people were young mother's.
Also, nowadays the Amish and Mennonites have more outside jobs and are more in contact with the outside world then in 1918 when pretty much everyone was on farms. If you work on a farm all day, don't have radios and TV it's much easier to be oblivious of your surroundings, without actually meaning to disobey governor's rules. Even their schools, other Winters they sometimes close for a day or two during flu season if to many children are absent. Without a state telling them to close.

 

[ronott1]

They did not hold services or schools during the full shut down of covid-19. But they started holding Services before Pennsylvania opened up for everyone. But I knew of only a few that needed the hospital and I just know 2 who passed away from it. I heard more who were sick and went to the Dr for treatment.So the question is, do genes play a role in how sick people get?
As for the flu of 1918 my Grandmother talked about it too me. Funny she never mentioned social distancing, masks or anything in that line. She talked about how many nursing mother's passed away! And so a lot of mother's were caring for there own infants and a sister, neighbor or friends infant because they passed away. They didn't have formulas.My would have been a little girl so apparently seeing her own frail sickly mother 'mothering'2 infants was powerful to her. In her words the more vulnerable people were young mother's.
Also, nowadays the Amish and Mennonites have more outside jobs and are more in contact with the outside world then in 1918 when pretty much everyone was on farms. If you work on a farm all day, don't have radios and TV it's much easier to be oblivious of your surroundings, without actually meaning to disobey governor's rules. Even their schools, other Winters they sometimes close for a day or two during flu season if to many children are absent. Without a state telling them to close.

It is possible that there is more resistance if the group had been exposed to many similar corona viruses.

They could still spread covid though. I have seen pictures and read articles that showed mask use. That might have come during the second and third year of the 1918 pandemic though. Hopefully we will not get that far into the pandemic though with vaccines and rapid testing

 

[lovesfarms]

It is possible that there is more resistance if the group had been exposed to many similar corona viruses.

They could still spread covid though. I have seen pictures and read articles that showed mask use. That might have come during the second and third year of the 1918 pandemic though. Hopefully we will not get that far into the pandemic though with vaccines and rapid testing

I read that about mask use to, but she didn't talk about the Amish and Mennonites using them. And at her age that's probably what she would have mostly noticed.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I put masks on the 3 of us late February... We do have Mennonites, but not Amish out here That I know of. Most are down here in our end of the state but never see nor hear much of their life

 

[lovesfarms]

If Grandma were alive today I'm sure she would eagerly tell me more, Sadly those memories went to the grave. I sat with Grandma when she was bed ridden. My aunt's said she tells me more stories then she told them and they don't believe she has everything straight. I sat,listened,asked questions and she filled in all the details!