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<blockquote data-quote="Deni D" data-source="post: 757040" data-attributes="member: 22840"><p>Thank you RN, she passed in the early morning (middle of the night) of the 10th. I have faith she now knows why we were not there for her during her final days.</p><p></p><p>I did watch from my window and said goodbye to her as the people with masks, gloves and white jumpsuits from the coroners office brought her out in a body bag. It was something I was figuring would happen, eventually. But not something I could even imagine at that. It was the only way I could to say goodbye none the less.</p><p></p><p>Since then a couple of things have happened around the house that surprised me and caused me to smile and look up and say "I know that was you". I believe she's at peace now, with all who have passed before her. She had been given two months to live but now I think it wasn't two months we lost with her but rather two months of suffering she didn't have to go through. </p><p></p><p>Her nephew is doing okay. He's a healthy personal trainer. He sanitized the house as best he could. We are keeping an eye out for him.</p><p></p><p>200Meters, that's funny! I'd get to skip the line but it would be valid on the age thing for me, ha!</p><p></p><p>I'm home for the most part here. Lucky I have a couple of very good neighborhood friends who also do everything they can to keep to themselves. We talk from a distance, and one even comes over for delivered (and sanitized) dinner every Saturday.</p><p></p><p>Today I had to go out to pick up medicine for one of my cats. This time, just like last month, they don't let you in the vets. You pay with a credit card from the car, they come out and hand you the medicine. If someone is bringing a sick animal they go to the car, the person hands over the animal and waits in the car while the vet does whatever they have to do. Only difference is today I was wearing the now required face mask. A very nice one of cloth with Disney characters on it (we save the real ones for the health care workers) made for me by a local woman who's been churning them out by the hundreds these days.</p><p></p><p>Something pretty cool I noticed today was people are waving. Anyone I saw from my car smiled and waved, or waved from under a mask, I think they were smiling, and I waved back. I go camping a lot, the waving in campgrounds is typical, and something I really like. I'm feeling like my area is becoming like one big campground, without any actual contact with people though.</p><p></p><p>I needed that today. My county made the news, not sure how far but at least down the Eastern seaboard. There was a big problem with a large nursing home about 10 miles from my house. It had me reeling in general when I heard about it yesterday and at a more personal level remembering how we couldn't talk to my friend who just passed away when she was at the rehab/nursing home (a different one) and all of the concerns I had for her care. At least now in this area the state is now involved, and bringing in resources we have not had in the county until now. Now they are providing PPE, instead of just local people finding it wherever for the hospital and nursing homes. And now we even have testing in this county, which has been pathetically lacking until now. I know there's a good chance we will make the news again due to the many people told they were presumptive positive, told very emphatically that the hospital is not someplace they want to be, and to go home and come back if they can't breath at all. Even nurses working in this area have had this happen to them. So scary and so inappropriate. I hope they are now being contacted to see how they are doing. </p><p></p><p>It's a mixed bag up here in the hills. But most importantly many people reaching out and doing so much for others, no matter what they need, no matter what the problem. A very large tree fell down in a wind/rain storm the other day, took out three telephone poles and damaged a house on the street behind me. Neighbors jumped in with generators, wifi connections, and hot meals for the people affected. The town crew was out immediately, in the rain, to cut up the tree and remove it from the road. The electric company worked all through the middle of the night to put replacement telephone poles up and spent the entire next day running the wires and getting people back in service. I know if couldn't get out or couldn't afford groceries or had any other problem I couldn't deal with all I would have to do is to post something on a local facebook page and someone would be here in a hot second to help me. I'm seeing it happen over and over again. It also feels good to me to be able to offer the help I have to others. Something I've always done as is my nature but have wondered in the recent past with the trouble with my son if I was just being a patsy, an easy mark. Not now though, because is see it all over, it has given me more faith in humanity. I've always been very independent person but knowing I have a safety net just in case around here is a very good feeling. Feels much more small town here than it felt before. Something I think will be part of our "new normal" along with things we may not like of the "new normal".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deni D, post: 757040, member: 22840"] Thank you RN, she passed in the early morning (middle of the night) of the 10th. I have faith she now knows why we were not there for her during her final days. I did watch from my window and said goodbye to her as the people with masks, gloves and white jumpsuits from the coroners office brought her out in a body bag. It was something I was figuring would happen, eventually. But not something I could even imagine at that. It was the only way I could to say goodbye none the less. Since then a couple of things have happened around the house that surprised me and caused me to smile and look up and say "I know that was you". I believe she's at peace now, with all who have passed before her. She had been given two months to live but now I think it wasn't two months we lost with her but rather two months of suffering she didn't have to go through. Her nephew is doing okay. He's a healthy personal trainer. He sanitized the house as best he could. We are keeping an eye out for him. 200Meters, that's funny! I'd get to skip the line but it would be valid on the age thing for me, ha! I'm home for the most part here. Lucky I have a couple of very good neighborhood friends who also do everything they can to keep to themselves. We talk from a distance, and one even comes over for delivered (and sanitized) dinner every Saturday. Today I had to go out to pick up medicine for one of my cats. This time, just like last month, they don't let you in the vets. You pay with a credit card from the car, they come out and hand you the medicine. If someone is bringing a sick animal they go to the car, the person hands over the animal and waits in the car while the vet does whatever they have to do. Only difference is today I was wearing the now required face mask. A very nice one of cloth with Disney characters on it (we save the real ones for the health care workers) made for me by a local woman who's been churning them out by the hundreds these days. Something pretty cool I noticed today was people are waving. Anyone I saw from my car smiled and waved, or waved from under a mask, I think they were smiling, and I waved back. I go camping a lot, the waving in campgrounds is typical, and something I really like. I'm feeling like my area is becoming like one big campground, without any actual contact with people though. I needed that today. My county made the news, not sure how far but at least down the Eastern seaboard. There was a big problem with a large nursing home about 10 miles from my house. It had me reeling in general when I heard about it yesterday and at a more personal level remembering how we couldn't talk to my friend who just passed away when she was at the rehab/nursing home (a different one) and all of the concerns I had for her care. At least now in this area the state is now involved, and bringing in resources we have not had in the county until now. Now they are providing PPE, instead of just local people finding it wherever for the hospital and nursing homes. And now we even have testing in this county, which has been pathetically lacking until now. I know there's a good chance we will make the news again due to the many people told they were presumptive positive, told very emphatically that the hospital is not someplace they want to be, and to go home and come back if they can't breath at all. Even nurses working in this area have had this happen to them. So scary and so inappropriate. I hope they are now being contacted to see how they are doing. It's a mixed bag up here in the hills. But most importantly many people reaching out and doing so much for others, no matter what they need, no matter what the problem. A very large tree fell down in a wind/rain storm the other day, took out three telephone poles and damaged a house on the street behind me. Neighbors jumped in with generators, wifi connections, and hot meals for the people affected. The town crew was out immediately, in the rain, to cut up the tree and remove it from the road. The electric company worked all through the middle of the night to put replacement telephone poles up and spent the entire next day running the wires and getting people back in service. I know if couldn't get out or couldn't afford groceries or had any other problem I couldn't deal with all I would have to do is to post something on a local facebook page and someone would be here in a hot second to help me. I'm seeing it happen over and over again. It also feels good to me to be able to offer the help I have to others. Something I've always done as is my nature but have wondered in the recent past with the trouble with my son if I was just being a patsy, an easy mark. Not now though, because is see it all over, it has given me more faith in humanity. I've always been very independent person but knowing I have a safety net just in case around here is a very good feeling. Feels much more small town here than it felt before. Something I think will be part of our "new normal" along with things we may not like of the "new normal". [/QUOTE]
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