Latest Coronavirus - Yikes

[Franklin Pierce]

Just lost my mom to Alzheimer's last week. My dad who is in relatively good health except for pulmonary fibrosis at 81is my worry. Be hard pill to swallow to lose him now. What precautions do you recommend to reduce his risk?

Lost my mother to pulmonary fibrosis ten years ago. Someone told me that a lung doctor told him that there are now much better drugs for the disease.

 

[lawgator1]

Lost my mother to pulmonary fibrosis ten years ago. Someone told me that a lung doctor told him that there are now much better drugs for the disease.

My father is 90 and has COPD. He probably could not survive the virus.

 

[Septic]

I remember being in the place at Redstone that serves as mini mart, gas station, and liqueur store, saw Havana Club on the shelf, and thought WTH.

That was the class 6 over by the PX. I still have my Redstone Federal Credit Union credit card, my first loan ever came from RFCU. A $500 signature loan at 18, I bought a guys Technics rack stereo system across the way in the barracks, you know the old ones with the glass doors with the magnet clicker in the corner? I rocked Metallica's Kill 'Em All CD until the MP's came, no one could outplay my air guitar solo to Seek and Destroy.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Yep, my first one. All of the others have been the sail cats.

I'm thinking about doing the power cat out of the Bahamas. The wife and I are thinking of purchasing one to cruise in the winter time during our retirement.

 

[Coug]

That type of spread would be completely expected with a novel respiratory virus during this season. The risk to the public is very low, but the virus does warrant close monitoring and infection precautions.

Unfortunately it's not receiving "close monitoring". States don't even have the tests and even if they did the CDC isn't testing people who present with respiratory symptoms unless that person has had DIRECT exposure to another person who has been positively tested for Covid-19. Those are ridiculous and careless testing standards.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Im sorry for your loss. Your father will appreciate your company.

Thanks. We are keeping him busy.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

My father is 90 and has COPD. He probably could not survive the virus.

Let's pray that it doesn't reach him.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Lost my mother to pulmonary fibrosis ten years ago. Someone told me that a lung doctor told him that there are now much better drugs for the disease.

He's on ofev. Very expensive drug from a German pharmaceutical.

 

[InVOLuntary]

My father is 90 and has COPD. He probably could not survive the virus.

Does he still live at home?

 

[Franklin Pierce]

He's on ofev. Very expensive drug from a German pharmaceutical.

Does Medicare pay for it?

 

[lawgator1]

Does he still live at home?

Yup. Southeast fla. Drove to the grocery today. Calls me to complain about the Gators every few days.

 

[joevol33]

Governor just called a press conference out of the blue for 10:00 tonight. I’m not liking the way this feels.

Saw that on Facebook earlier, worried me.

 

[Septic]

I'm thinking about doing the power cat out of the Bahamas. The wife and I are thinking of purchasing one to cruise in the winter time during our retirement.

I'd love to retire to the BVI and sail. Its weird because I live where people come to vacation but never go to the beach but stepping off the ferry in Tortola or drinking rum on the beach on Jost Van Dyke.... Man, that's where I feel alive. I hope you can make that dream come true, nothing like a downwind run in the sir francis drake channel.

 

[GAVol]

CDC confirms 2 cases in GA. Same household. Both just returned from Italy.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Governor Brian Kemp calls late-evening press conference, multiple agencies to attend

 

[1972 Grad]

I'd love to retire to the BVI and sail. Its weird because I live where people come to vacation but never go to the beach but stepping off the ferry in Tortola or drinking rum on the beach on Jost Van Dyke.... Man, that's where I feel alive. I hope you can make that dream come true, nothing like a downwind run in the sir francis drake channel.

Enjoy it while you can. One never knows what the future holds.

 

[joevol33]

CDC confirms 2 cases in GA. Same household. Both just returned from Italy.

I missed it, they say where they are?

 

[GAVol]

I missed it, they say where they are?

No specifics on that.

 

[Septic]

Enjoy it while you can. One never knows what the future holds.

Yeah, I figure I've got two more summers with my boys (they're 16). I'd like to take them to the Galapagos and Machu Picchu before they leave for college.

 

[GAVol]

Saying that as soon as symptoms appeared, the patient immediately suspected Coronavirus because of where they’d been and contacted their physician about what to do.

 

[joevol33]

Yeah, I figure I've got two more summers with my boys (they're 16). I'd like to take them to the Galapagos and Machu Picchu before they leave for college.

Twins?

 

[GAVol]

I missed it, they say where they are?

Just said Fulton County.

 

[allvol123]

CDC confirms 2 cases in GA. Same household. Both just returned from Italy.

And walked all over Hartsfield probably on the way home.

 

[GAVol]

And walked all over Hartsfield probably on the way home.

Exactly what I thought of. I’ve got 3 flights in the next month; one to Mexico. I may just put myself in a zip lock bag and mail myself.

 

[volfanhill]

Just said Fulton County.

Oh good my neck of the woods.