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Hopalong:
Wow, that'll be interesting, Tupp, to find out if you have antibodies. Nice!
I'm not certain, but believe it'll be the two-dose one.
Of late it's wearing on me more than it had before, I'm sure because of the combo of bad news + isolation. But I think spring and warmth will fix the latter and meanwhile, I'm lucky to be safe, warm, and with people I can call if I can't stand it any more.
Hanging in and hope you are too.
hugs
Hops
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: Hopalong on January 16, 2021, 09:59:17 AM ---Wow, that'll be interesting, Tupp, to find out if you have antibodies. Nice!
I'm not certain, but believe it'll be the two-dose one.
Of late it's wearing on me more than it had before, I'm sure because of the combo of bad news + isolation. But I think spring and warmth will fix the latter and meanwhile, I'm lucky to be safe, warm, and with people I can call if I can't stand it any more.
Hanging in and hope you are too.
hugs
Hops
--- End quote ---
It will be interesting, I'm just curious about that sort of thing - not that I think there's much chance I've had it as we were staying in before we were told to and we've really been careful so less chance to catch it plus no symptoms seems unlikely to me, but interesting non the less!
I have found it more wearing just lately as well, Hopsie, and I think you're right - lack of daylight and warm sunshine, further restricted social activities and all sorts of things going on in all sorts of places as well. But - there are videos of dolphins surfing on YouTube :) So that makes me smile. I will be glad to see the sunshine again and to be able to go out without having to calculate the risk and decide whether or not it's worth it. Keep on hanging on in there xx xx xx
Twoapenny:
Just had word from my sister that my aunty has died from Covid. It seems that she was unwell for a mercifully short period of time so I'm hoping that it wasn't horribly painful - as far as I'm aware she was at home and heavily sedated so I'm hoping she just went to sleep and didn't know any more about it. This is the first time someone I know really well has been affected - friends have lost relatives and/or work colleagues and so on but this is the first in my immediate circle. My sister said it really brought home to her how dangerous it could be for our mum. I feel like I was aware of that, which is why I've reached out to her a couple of times since this started. She's not responded so I think best for me to leave well alone - I'll send condolences to my cousins and check in on my other aunty (the other sister) but I'll leave mum be. I do think it's so sad that as a family we can't even comfort one another during difficult times but there we are. That's an aunt, and uncle and a cousin all gone in the last year. It's very sobering. Anyway, sorry to be posting negative news. I really can't wait for a time when this is all over.
Hopalong:
I'm really sorry about your aunty, Tupp.
One thing I think about is that dying from Covid-19 is essentially dying from pneumonia, which used to be called "the old man's friend" as a gentle way to go. I wonder if the medical "fights" with multiple drugs plus mechanicals makes it tougher than it needs to be. That's maybe partly our medical model--death must be defeated. Hmmm.
I don't know, but I wonder if being in the ICU with all those medical interventions plus the trauma of intubation isn't a way worse way to go (and only 65% of those intubated survive anyway). If at-home morphine and sedation and supplemental oxygen (without intubation) can make the discomfort bearable, I'd opt for that too.
All I can compare it to is my Ngent I worked for -- the night before he died we visited and talked and he was gone of pneumonia in the morning.
I hope it was gentle and unaware for her, in peace at home.
(Wise call about your Nmum, too. She'll find her own peace when her time comes.)
hugs
Hops
Twoapenny:
Thanks, Hops. As I understand it there was no intervention, she was made comfortable at home and I'm hoping that does mean it was relatively peaceful. She lost her husband a few years ago and I know she missed him very much so hopefully they're together again now. I think those 'what happens after we die' threads can be comforting even when none of us know for sure. I do feel bad for people not being able to have funerals. I think the limit here at the moment is ten people which will only allow for her children and grandchildren to attend. Very hard for other loved ones not to be able to say goodbye in person (although I understand the need for restrictions). And yes, I'll leave mum to it - she knows where I am (as she's fond of making sure I know when she sends my son stuff each time we move) so she can reach out if she wants to.
In (hopefully) slightly better news, case numbers have started to drop. They're still very high but they are going down. Doctors are still swamped and awful pictures are emerging of ambulances queuing outside hospitals and Covid patients being treated in corridors but it seems admissions have stabilised so although the death rate will still climb for a while hopefully that will start to drop soon as well. As always I am very grateful to have all of you here during this mad and crazy time xx
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