Why does this surprise anyone? It was to be expected. It didn’t need to be so steep of an incline just following procedures recommended.
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Same here -- my mom's got shut down early March. I got to see her for the first time yesterday.
I'm not a crier, but I burst into tears when I saw her.
Great, Laura! I hope you were able to express your love to her. Our 'kids' just don't seem to be able to say it enough. And it feels good.- for all of us.Same here -- my mom's got shut down early March. I got to see her for the first time yesterday.
Oh my gosh. I sure did -- I think she knew how I felt when I started to cry. It surprised her because I'm not that type. She immediately said "what's wrong honey"? My mom has dementia but she's very high functioning still. She has been watching the news so she understands what's going on societally but has been "locked up" so doesn't understand the implications with every day living. She used to be the school board president. When I was filling her in on what's going on with the challenges of school reopening she said "oh, thank god I never had to deal with THAT!".
I think not enough was known. It was a pause for a reset. Life has to go on.
Fabulous news, so happy both of you got to see each other.Same here -- my mom's got shut down early March. I got to see her for the first time yesterday.
I hope you can get to NYC soon, too, to see your own mom. It's been too long for so many.
Our state numbers are so high I am afraid I will bring it to mom and now she doesn’t want me traveling by plane or train, keeps saying I am ok.
Containment predictably did not work. I would add the 4th result, increase in public debt. I will let others calculate for the US but if you add the 2020 federal and provincial deficit per capita in Ontario, Canada for example, it is 11,000 CAD for every woman, man and child. For a family of 4, that is 44,000 Canadian dollars. Corporations pay taxes too but you get the idea especially since a lot of families with lower income pay little to no income so the burden will actually be higher on the rest.
So glad that you could see your mother. I don't know how the facility where she is manages things, but for comparison, one of the facilities where I live has set up an outdoor area where people can meet. Only two people can meet the resident at once, social distancing has to be respected, and all parties have to be wearing face masks. Not ideal to say the least, but at least the residents can meet with their relatives or close friends.Same here -- my mom's got shut down early March. I got to see her for the first time yesterday.
Yes and no-problem was NYC was hit so hard it induced a panic driven shutdown EVERYWHERE even when it made no sense-so some places are seeing the surge all at once NOW vs having surgical shutdowns as cases started rising. For example-would Texas and Arizona be so resistant to shutting down for a period of time NOW if they weren't already very fatigued and tired of being shut up? Interestingly enough if you follow trends/curves nearly every country that is doing better now has followed a seasonal flu pattern and curve-except USA...but those countries had cohesive messaging and leadership. Yes even Sweden. Sweden will have kids back in school this fall and no crippling fear of the virus.
Yes now that we know more about who is MOST vulnerable it helps. However we also have to take into account mental health and well being. sooner or later covid will come into nearly every care facility anyway-just hoping by then we have treatment options.
Sooooo glad you got to see her!!!! Bet it did her just as much good as you!Same here -- my mom's got shut down early March. I got to see her for the first time yesterday.
Which we now know indoor transmission is much higher risk than outdoors. Biggest mistake (in hindsight but made common sense anyway) was shutting parks/trails/beaches etc. Sure enforce distancing and encouraging disinfecting, along with mask wearing if distancing not an option. But outdoors is STILL much less risk than indoors. I really think part of the reason we have so many disregarding recommendations now is the being told to sit down, shut up, and stay inside and the virtue signaling/shaming that occurred if you didn't listen to the shills. South Dakota didn't have the hard lockdown and SIP orders-the tribes isolated themselves and rightly so as they are vulnerable-and their numbers haven't spiked nor are bad. There is also now the distrust of any "expert" due to media soundbites not giving the nuanced answers the pros were saying. Dr Fauci did himself a HUGE disservice lying about masks not needed vs saying please leave the surgical/N95 masks for professionals who are definitely working around our sickest population, but please feel free and to make your own mask and encourage everyone to do so and diligently wear it- in other words being upfront and honest. He may be giving sound advice but remember there is a reason he has survived so many administrations!
Yes -- a tremendous amount of "rules & regs". It's ok - we will take what we can get. The biggest challenge is that my mom can only have 1 visit per week. She has 5 kids and a brother that want to visit her so that's a family issue. Also, my daughter is 17 and only visitors 18+ are allowed in . That's a big bummer.
