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Post by fullmahina on Dec 24, 2020 13:19:53 GMT
I know we can repeat this until we are blue in the face and those who have convinced themselves that their "bubbles of delusion" will keep them safe will never be swayed but here I go again. At the risk of drifting into a tirade after hearing about all the "safe" family gatherings that have been planned (including ones in my own family) I'll let the article speak for itself. “For the purposes of this pandemic, the only safe people to be in close proximity with inside our homes are the people we actually live with. People you trust, who are close to you, like your immediate family, can be carriers -- with or without symptoms.” "But the worst, most heartbreaking experience for us is what happened to my father. When he started to really struggle to breathe, the ambulance took him to the hospital where he was admitted. He was intubated in the emergency room and was on a ventilator for a week. After he made it off the ventilator, his decline continued. He passed away 26 days after his first symptoms. For us, there’s no point in placing blame. There were plenty of adults involved in making the decisions we did about gathering in each other’s homes. I’ve gone over and over it, but at this point, there’s nothing I can do to change it for us. The virus has already ravaged our family. But I am speaking out because there’s still time for you to assess the decisions you’re making to best protect those you love." blogs.webmd.com/my-experience/20201222/covid-spread-through-my-family-and-took-my-dad-dont-make-our-mistakes?
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Post by fullmahina on Dec 24, 2020 14:45:25 GMT
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Post by Jennifer on Dec 24, 2020 17:02:15 GMT
No parties for us this year, I am trying to enjoy the down time. Usually I am beat to death trying to get everything done.
We will see our 2 sons Christmas morning for breakfast and opening gifts, but that's it. No Christmas eve party with my husband's family, no Christmas day dinner with my brother and his family.
It's for now, it's not for ever. <3
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Post by DotRen on Dec 24, 2020 17:11:53 GMT
So true. My "wanting to enjoy my Holidays" does not rise above my NOT wanting to get or spread covid.
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Post by luanne on Dec 24, 2020 17:35:27 GMT
There was an article in today's paper about how people are rationalizing their "need" to travel. Rationalizing is exactly what they are doing. And there were several comments about how God will protect them and they won't get Covid.
Now, a truly disgusting story. One of my friends lost her father in law to Covid early on. His widow, friend's mother in law, was in a store recently. This is in the Boston area. She encountered two women who were not wearing masks. She asked them to mask up and they refused saying it was a conspiracy. Friend's mother in law lost it. Used the F word and told them her husband had died of Covid, it was no conspiracy. They then told her the reason he got Covid, and died, was because he had bought into the conspiracy. People are truly insane.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Dec 24, 2020 17:56:28 GMT
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Post by lani on Dec 24, 2020 18:05:07 GMT
I saw on network news that 80 million are planning to travel for Christmas. It's been 9 months or so, and you can't last another few months? I am so grateful that DH and I have been able to stay home for the most part, other than food, prescriptions and medical appointments.
It's one thing if your circumstances necessitate your going out to work every day. Voluntary travel is a while other thing.
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Post by DotRen on Dec 24, 2020 18:13:26 GMT
Sadly, people are being told from the "highest office in the land" that it's not a big deal. Some seem to believe anything, even proven lies, if it's from the mouth of that person(not getting political, just stating facts).
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Post by lani on Dec 24, 2020 18:20:28 GMT
DotRen, I'd say it's impossible to take the political out of the Covid at this point.
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Post by fullmahina on Dec 25, 2020 13:33:50 GMT
Happy Holidays to all...
My social media feeds are full of maskless people enjoying their festivities.
One friend posted 36 pics of he and a group of five others frolicking in Manhattan, sitting on each other's laps, lots of group hugs, fun-filled poses in front of holiday decorations. NONE of those people are from the same household. One of them remarked about how GOOD it felt, "like there wasn't a pandemic!".
A nephew's in-laws posted pics of a family get-together in Georgia, apparently a big sleep-over judging by the pajamas, and I counted seventeen people in the group photo. Age range from infants to folks in their 80's.
My sister in Texas has rationalized going to her SO's family celebration for Christmas Eve and having non-household members over for Christmas Day. The Christmas Day dinner will include someone whose workplace (a supermarket) has had COVID cases in the double digits since the beginning of December.
I have decided not to go near social media for a while. My snark gene is working overtime but at least right now I'm just talking to myself. I have a bottle of wine ready to go so it's best if I shut off the laptop and set up a Netflix schedule for today. Perhaps a nap later.
Christmas will be just DH and me, the dogs, and the chickens. A little dinner and that's it.
Have a peaceful healthy SANE day, everyone.
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Post by lani on Dec 25, 2020 18:09:13 GMT
It sounds cold, but this is like Darwinism on fast-forward.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Dec 25, 2020 18:28:13 GMT
It sounds cold, but this is like Darwinism on fast-forward. This is not the first Darwin related comment I've heard about people's behavior during the pandemic. fullmahina, Enjoy staying away from social media and your wine. The best we can do is take care of ourselves.
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Post by Jennifer on Dec 25, 2020 22:55:59 GMT
I watch Dr V's youtube videos on the virus. Last night he showed an equation that I can't get out of my head.
85 million travelers + more transmissable covid + Christmas gatherings = disaster mid January.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Dec 25, 2020 22:59:57 GMT
Jennifer, Yes it is time to realize this will get worse before it will get better.
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Post by DotRen on Dec 26, 2020 13:24:14 GMT
I've seen so many facebook posts like "there's a vaccine now, what's the problem with getting back to normal" - people are intentionally stupid. Even when it's explained to them that less than .5% of Americans have been vaccinated, they still don't "get it".
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