COVID-19

[Scofflaw]

The covid19 deaths already surpassed 1 million. I really hope a vaccine will be developed sooner. For now I will just buy Fluke 87V https://bestmultimeterreviews.org/fluke-87v-review/ and other materials for my auto shop.

Edited October 13, 2020 by Scofflaw

[AK260]

The covid19 deaths already surpassed 1 million. I really hope a vaccine will be developed sooner.

And the good news is Trump has committed to making sure everyone gets it for free!!! [emoji848]

[AK260]

 

I am sharing to raise awareness of how careful we all need to be.

 

My father, strong as an Ox, a regular mountain hiker, no preexisting issues, contracted Covid19 14 days ago. He went to a pharmacy in a hurry, not wearing a mask and didn’t disinfect his hands either when he came out. That was his only contact with the outside world beyond getting into his car.

 

He was admitted to one of the best private hospitals 6 days after his symptoms took hold. Being a typical stoic man of his generation, he cared for everyone but never wanted anyone to fuss over him, so he resisted calls for him to go to hospital straight away. They put him on Oxygen + some of the same drugs as Trump (so they tell me).

 

On the second day in hospital, he went into a coma. His lungs were struggling to absorb oxygen and his O2 levels progressively dropped from his usual 98 to below 60 (often down to 20). His blood pressure dropped to 40. Ironically his entire adult life he had high blood pressure.

 

For the last 36 years of our 4000 miles separation, I have spent every day wondering if I am getting “that” phone call - and it came yesterday. He passed away from what was effectively oxygen starvation and the subsequent brain damage.

 

I am sad for me but happy and grateful for him - that having lived a long, healthy and rich life, he has ascended without any real suffering or pain.

 

My dad would likely have still been here if he hadn’t been uncharacteristically careless on this single occasion - or characteristically of a strong man, resisted going to hospital in the first few days.

 

I am told early treatment in the first few days is critical to your chances of survival.

 

I have highly intelligent friends that in the past have said, so what if it kills a few, people get hit by a bus all the time. Fortuitously, getting hit by a bus doesn’t kill the last 25 people you came close to that day. What if one of those was their loved one?

 

Please look after yourselves and your families and stay safe. Take nothing for granted! This is not a time to be complacent in anyway or for He-Man antics. We’re all vulnerable no matter what our state of health or age.

 

If this story makes anyone think twice on each occasion they forget their mask or don’t disinfect their hands, then it’s purpose is fulfilled.

 

 

[Captain Obvious]

So sorry for your loss.

[siteunseen]

So sad. I am sorry for your families loss also.

[AK260]

Thanks gents. Appreciate it.

[Yarb]

Thoughts and Prayers for you and your family

[conedodger]

Before this is over, all of us will know someone. I’m sorry for your loss... 

[Zed Head]

Thanks for sharing this AK.  Sorry that your father, and your family, have been caught up in this mess.  Better days are ahead, I hope.  The work to find solutions is continuing despite all of the chaos.

[w3wilkes]

This is so sad and very sorry for your loss. What kills me are the groups that say being required to wear a mask infringes their freedom. We have a bunch here in Utah around the BYU area which is in Utah County (luckily almost 100 miles south of me). It's turned out to be about the biggest hotspot in our state and the people are still resisting masks. Hopefully we'll get a vaccine sooner rather than later. 

[Derek]

6 hours ago, w3wilkes said:

Hopefully we'll get a vaccine sooner rather than later. 

Vaccine for Covid or selfish stupidity? 

[madkaw]

On 10/19/2020 at 12:05 PM, conedodger said:

Before this is over, all of us will know someone. I’m sorry for your loss... 

When numbers get to 1/2 million deaths the circle will get closer . Maybe then people will understand? 
Watched a great documentary on the Spanish Flu. The similarities are striking . Another time when politics got in the way of saving lives . If this strain was as bad as that one , we would be in worse shape yet. 
I feel for the kids that grow up in this generation and have to put up with our selfishness . 
If we were in an actual Cold War with China or Russia and we knew they started this virus , would we still be insistent to protect our rights to choose to wear a mask ? If the government said it was our best defense against the war , would we help our brothers out ? Makes me wonder .