Covid-19 Discussion, Support, Etc.

This is a great idea! I've been advising people to check in on older family, friends and neighbors, through this crisis. I've been calling my Dad at least once a day, as he's staying home for the most part!

It also pays for Cancer patients (past or present) to watch their immune systems, and take extra precautions.

We will get through this time, if we do some self-isolation, and help each other!

I wish all of you the best, during this trying time,

mg

wbcgaruss said:

Now That You Mention It motorcycleguy About Extra Precautions

I accompanied my wife to the dentist earlier this week and they know what I have been through with my cancer situation and he told my wife I should not even be out running around. I trust his opinion as he has plenty of experience and keeps up on things. We have been staying at home as much as possible. Also, his folks in the office were wiping things down and all the magazines were removed from the rack so as folks were not reading and re picking them up and having a chance of spreading anything. He also said he was seriously considering shutting down his office for awhile. He is taking it very seriously.

Precautions are the only way to flatten the curve.  It only takes that one infectious contact...t's just too risky for folks who've been through so much already....especially the "chronologicaly advanced,"  The baby boomers have lots of good company now, as we've always had with each other.  Having a place to get and give support at this time is a fabulous idea.  Thanks, Russ...this too shall pass!

Social distancing is not much of a stretch for me, especially this time of year, so no problem there.  I go to the grocery store every few days or as needed, workout in my basement, walk my dog and that's about it.  Oh, and I gave myself a haircut today! I keep in contact with friends and family regularly and everyone is complying with the rules set forth.

Anyone going through chemo right now please take extra precautions.  That is when you are most susceptable.

Since nobody has added to this thread for some six days...

65 now, and living odd hours, going to the big stores during "Senior hour" is not a problem. My 98+ year-old Dad lives in an apartment building w/99 units, though, and relies on me for pretty much everything. Trying to be careful, of course, but figure it's only a matter of time until someone in his building gets it by the way the Media talks.

Nearly all Illinois' 2,538 cases are in Chicago land, but news just broke today about a Nurse in a Nursing Home in Rock Island on the other side of Illinois, which my City shares a border with. She went to a "group event" in the community a couple weeks ago on a Sunday. Couple days later she felt sick, got worse, and now is the 4th Positive in the County. Has not worked since she felt ill, but with this other news is a sign it is definitely in the Quad Cities: across the Mississippi River in Scott County Iowa 4 Positives reported today- doubling the number, there, with the Wuhan Whammy in one day. Did the Nurse get it from someone at the group event, or elsewhere? And if so, how many others got it...

One can look at this from a perspective of we are living/witnessing History, which is how I do. Thing is, standing in front of HyVee grocery store in the minutes before it opened yesterday morning, it's almost surreal like a movie: a man around 60 coughed a couple times, everybody looked at him when he did, and several people took a couple steps further away from him. Everyone was doing the social distancing, but the looks that man got when he coughed...

Just thought I'd try to get this thread going again. I stay home except for the shopping I have to do for Dad, and getting purified water for me (being feeding tube dependent), and wear thin plastic gloves on shopping carts, etc. I figure, for myself- come what may. But I have to be extra careful because of my Dad. Keeping busy at home on the computer, writing, talking to people on the phone, and watching TV. Also have gone for short walks on the Condo's drive, and I've just gone out for a drive and not stopped anywhere a couple times. That's me. How about you?

I live in a very small town in cold country.  People here for the most part support each other and help out where they can.  My wife and I are older, but active.  I still work part time from home, so that is good.  We will in a "closed down" state.  We do get take out from our local restaurants a day or so a week more to help the local businesses than anything else.  We live in a tourist land which has been economically hard hit.  People here have come together.  Wash our hands a lot and keep distances and don't hang out in stores.  Do worry about weakened immune system and if I would have to get any sort of treatment then what?  I sometimes think that stress is almost as bad as the disease.  I know it is not, but it sure takes it toll.

I so dislike how some of people have become so quick to temper and quick to be critical.  I guess for those of us who have been though cancer treatment or are facing it, kindness seems a much better approach than any other.  The cancer support group here is canceled, which makes sense.  My heart goes out to those who are getting treatment now, waiting for results, to those who are alone.  Be safe and be well

I've been wearing disposable plastic gloves at the stores when I get things for Dad, and another glove when I get to his building- but have been handling what I get him with my hands/fingers. Thing is- if the Virus gets on the plastic gloves where I touch his grocery boxes, cans, etc., then...Dang. The one Walmart has a gal at the entrance spraying all the cart handles, but the other one doesn't- though I do use the wipes on them. The only potential peril for me would be the flavored & purified water I have to get. Or so I thought: now they're saying people should not even bring their shoes into the house!

Saying 10-12 cases in our Metro vicinity, now, but the one was a gal who thinks she got it at a group event in the one community. Thinks...she's a Nurse at a Nursing Home, and the locals are keeping a close eye on all the residents there. So far so good.

Anyone point to anything concrete on how dangerous it is for canccer survivors to be out and about? I finished treatment almost 3 years ago. But I read a report where current cancer patients and survivors were at high risk for infection. I'd like to know more about that. I feel I have fully recovered from treatment.

Thanks for the info.