The Covid-19 Thread: News, Preparation Tips, Etc

Reinventing21 · May 10, 2020

This pandemic highlights and reflects everything that is wrong and weak in our educational system and society in general. (U.S.)

Most teachers are not trying to throw 'trash' at their students. Many teachers have worked hard all school year and are desperate to not see all that progress go down the drain. Many principals are encouraging teachers to provide enrichment opportunities vs assignments to take the stress off the parents, students and teachers. Everyone was caught off guard, so @dancinstallion is right in that no new material will likely be presented.

Don't forget that many teachers have children of their own. Using these unexpected platforms and communicating with parents is already extremely time consuming, without having to homeschool their own kids as well.

The fall school issue is a nightmare. @dancinstallion pointed out the inequities minority children face and how these inequities will further leave them behind. However, @dancinstallion also pointed out how many in the community are out partying and just do not care. So what about the teachers and staff of the students whose parents don't care? Is it fair to ask teachers to risk their health and the health of their own families by exposing themselves to people with high risk behaviors?

What about the students who are used to being blatantly disrespectful/threatening to teachers? Imagine what could happen if a student got mad at a teacher.

What about teachers who work with emotionally disturbed children who can be unpredictable? Teachers couldn't even rely on parents to make sure their kids tooks their meds on a daily basis before the pandemic. What about those with extreme special needs who require more assistance/close contact?

What about the security guards who have to break up fights?

None of these issues have ever been fair to the students who are ready and willing to learn.

There is no easy or fair solution to this mess other than Covid 19 disappearing.

The only positive I can see is that society will finally demand changes to fix these problems.

Regarding other countries: I don 't think those kids are innately more compliant, but education is highly valued and teachers are highly respected. The consequence for disrepecting your teacher...well, you are highly motivated to not want to.

MzRhonda · May 10, 2020

Reinventing21 said:
This pandemic highlights and reflects everything that is wrong and weak in our educational system and society in general. (U.S.)

Most teachers are not trying to throw 'trash' at their students. Many teachers have worked hard all school year and are desperate to not see all that progress go down the drain. Many principals are encouraging teachers to provide enrichment opportunities vs assignments to take the stress off the parents, students and teachers. Everyone was caught off guard, so @dancinstallion is right in that no new material will likely be presented.

Don't forget that many teachers have children of their own. Using these unexpected platforms and communicating with parents is already extremely time consuming, without having to homeschool their own kids as well.

The fall school issue is a nightmare. @dancinstallion pointed out the inequities minority children face and how these inequities will further leave them behind. However, @dancinstallion also pointed out how many in the community are out partying and just do not care. So what about the teachers and staff of the students whose parents don't care? Is it fair to ask teachers to risk their health and the health of their own families by exposing themselves to people with high risk behaviors?

What about the students who are used to being blatantly disrespectful/threatening to teachers? Imagine what could happen if a student got mad at a teacher.

What about teachers who work with emotionally disturbed children who can be unpredictable? Teachers couldn't even rely on parents to make sure their kids tooks their meds on a daily basis before the pandemic. What about those with extreme special needs who require more assistance/close contact?

What about the security guards who have to break up fights?

None of these issues have ever been fair to the students who are ready and willing to learn.

There is no easy or fair solution to this mess other than Covid 19 disappearing.

The only positive I can see is that society will finally demand changes to fix these problems.

Regarding other countries: I don 't think those kids are innately more compliant, but education is highly valued and teachers are highly respected. The consequence for disrepecting your teacher...well, you are highly motivated to not want to.

Well said!
Hopefully this will change how people feel about public education and we get more funding to provide what is needed for ALL students.

There is just so much that goes on in a school building that the public doesn’t hear about.

Already immune compromised students, medicated students, violent students towards staff and each other, students with mental issues, students refusing to obey any adult, students coming to school sick and some with fevers, parents not coming to school to pick them up and so on. I don’t see where any type of school in buildings can safely happen in the fall without some serious changes in the mindset of parents and students.

Online learning does not really take up as much of a students time as it would if in the classroom. Students can work at their convenience just as long as work is completed and turned in by the due date. In some cases those students who need to work can do so during the day and do their class work at night.

If you suspend those students who fail to follow instructions you still need to provide them with work and in my experience rarely do they do it.

It is not just black students and I hate that it is always framed as if we are the only ones affected, we’re not

Black Ambrosia · May 10, 2020

vevster said:
Can you share when you got it? I may want one!!!! We must do what ever is necessary to stay out of a hospital.

I bought mine second hand maybe 4 years ago. It's called a molecular enhancer and I found it on Craigslist in Colorado. This is the inventor's website. Dan Dial Tech

naturalgyrl5199 · May 10, 2020

shelli4018 said:
I think this happened during the Obama years. Just left them seething and full of grievances. They were so angry they gave us Trump. And they will continue being angry because their lives really are getting worse thanks to stagnant wages, shorten end lifespan and the disappearing middle class.

Yep.
And that's why mantra as a parent, professional is for black to SURVIVE and THRIVE these next 10-20 years. We MUST set our children up because I think we will see things get slowly worse politically and society-wise before they get better. Setting our children and family members up with whatever tools they need to play the game is key: Free to cheap education where they have to take little to no loans, skills on how to create multiple streams of income, build businesses, Skills that Robert Kiyosaki wrote about in his book, teach them to be humble, yet strong, and assertive, racism in this country, History of where they come from (we are Geechees, thus West African blood), and instill a sense of pride in themselves, their people, and where we come from, where we've been even the last 150 years, and languages. I plan to encourage them to learn other languages.

naturalgyrl5199 · May 10, 2020

Evolving78 said:
Yes! When he was campaigning, they were knocking on yt folks doors’ and and sitting at their kitchen tables.
I know yt folks were going to start getting reckless when the media and surgeon general started pushing the agenda of POC dying in large numbers from the virus, due to our poor health and living conditions.

let it have been overwhelming images of little white boys and girls and white men dying at crazy rates. They would have pushed that man to shut the city down and shoot people if they defy the orders.

vevster · May 10, 2020

madamdot said:
My pediatric holistic MD also mentioned pumping up on vitamin D. She asked me how much I take and I told her 10,000 ius. She was surprised I was already taking it and even more that I take this much. A few days later I read a British article that suggests that vitamin D could help fight off the virus.

BTW the reason I take this much is about 12 years ago I got super sick and a found a doctor who told me my Vit D levels were the lowest he’d ever seen. He found a lot of other issues too but this one stuck out because I was living in FL at the time and was surprised but he pointed out that in the US we mostly just go from one enclosed space to another. It’s also bad for the black population because it takes longer for us to absorb it from the sun.

After that I got my level regularly tested and apparently my body has issues absorbing it. It plummets if I go down to even 5000.

For black people it is so important. I know I keep going on and on about it, but it is one of the reasons we are dropping like flies from COVID19.

naturalgyrl5199 · May 10, 2020

shelli4018 said:
Taking supplements: Vitamin D, ginger, turmeric
Staying hydrated.
Started a Victory Garden.
Moderate exercise/yoga.
Experimenting with recipes that don’t require much meat (if any)
Being mindful of the “news” I consume.
Managing long term food storage/staples

I do think it’s a good idea to have at least a two week (or more) supply of food on hand for emergencies. No one wants to be stuck in long lines if there’s a run on supplies. We still have to get through hurricane season.

Same. Hurricane season starts in 3 weeks. Predictions say it will be active enough.

Layluh · May 10, 2020

naturalgyrl5199 said:
let it have been overwhelming images of little white boys and girls and white men dying at crazy rates. They would have pushed that man to shut the city down and shoot people if they defy the orders.

Thats why i cringed when all those articles came out of black folks wanting to know our covid numbers. I was like fool, no you dont. And now here we are.
Sigh.

naturalgyrl5199 · May 10, 2020

awhyley said:
Had to look this up. It's a great idea.

Don't remind me.

Aside from Covid, I think we're more fearful of this right now than anything else.

People laugh at Florida, but I'm not surprised that we have not had a shortage of ventilators as I initially expected and the like because we DO fairly well when told to stay home. We are still reeling from Hurricane Irma and Michael and Hermine (2016-2018) when the state shut down so people did relatively good staying home even before DeSantis shut it down. I have to give it to local Mayors and local authority because they made recommendations sooner than later, implemented local curfews and the local police and Sherriffs got involved. Floridians are already planning for June but have been getting restless lately because this is the time they are ready to hit the beaches and plan vacays. But we definitely know how to hunker down collectively. Most people who are hardheaded are not people who have lived here for a very long time (even recent transplants like 2018-now) or are very young and don't remember how their parents handled hurricanes. I will say collectively---we know better.
On the flip side its given people in my area (very rural, more Georgia than Fl---so ya'll know where I'm going) this false sense of security that Florida "is not like the rest..." They don't have vision, or an understanding of the long game. Dewhites here are often poverty level and are very aggravated they are now having to look for support. They want to get their kids back in school, and get the state opened up. They live in rural areas with limited access to WIFI and depend on hot spots on buses and they line up at food banks...... DeSantis is taking a slow cautious approach (against Trump's wishes) and that's great. We have a lot of kids with IEPs and the poverty here is significant in the non-POC population in many areas so they are suffering in a different way...being aggy about it for sure.

naturalgyrl5199 · May 10, 2020

dancinstallion said:
No they shouldn't go straight online. Too many black kids are behind already and they are and will be even further behind due to online schooling. Online school is not for everyone even college students have a hard time doing classes online. I routinely homeschool and make my kids take classes online throughout the years and even I am struggling with staying on top of all the courses and daily teacher emails. Every parent cant homeschool. It would be a disaster for black kids. I would pull my kids out of school if they had to go fully online.

Everyone should wear a mask and something needs to be done now so every student will have a mask.

There is a middle ground. Online access needs to be improved and believe it or not it has to be legislated locally. Many people (even with money) have no access to wifi because the companies don't want to put fiber down if there is only 1-2 customers there. There is a rich neighborhood who just got wifi in the whole subdivision after a 5-7 year fight bc they didn't think it was enough customers there, and that's based on their business model. They put fibers in urban areas. Period. So there is an inequity with access for all levels of society. Thus, I agree going 100% online isn't favorable for that reason alone. College ids have had this issue as well since many are from rich but rural areas. They cant do live chats or zooms with professors because their wifi is very slow. Advocates have been yelling this for years. Only now, people are paying attention. Right now....there is no political will to tell these companies how to run their businesses...
Concerning blacks, low income who are in urban areas....again. No..no..no. For professionals...I'd have to quit my job or pay for someone I can trust who will ensure my kids get instruction online while I work. Plus not be a sicko. Defeating the purpose of a free public education. Its like hiring a full time teacher...? My kids are 6 and 2. For me...I don't like Homeschooling. Its a nice idea though. It works for who it works for. If forced, I could do it I suppose. It would be a huge learning curve, and I cant see having personal goals for myself in the short term. Like writing my books, expanding my career, starting back in school for myself or starting a business. I've already put that off and this is the year I was to start....and I am. I want my babies back in school when its safer. I'm extremely nervous about August.

naturalgyrl5199 · May 10, 2020

MzRhonda said:
Well said!
Hopefully this will change how people feel about public education and we get more funding to provide what is needed for ALL students.

There is just so much that goes on in a school building that the public doesn’t hear about.

Already immune compromised students, medicated students, violent students towards staff and each other, students with mental issues, students refusing to obey any adult, students coming to school sick and some with fevers, parents not coming to school to pick them up and so on. I don’t see where any type of school in buildings can safely happen in the fall without some serious changes in the mindset of parents and students.

Online learning does not really take up as much of a students time as it would if in the classroom. Students can work at their convenience just as long as work is completed and turned in by the due date. In some cases those students who need to work can do so during the day and do their class work at night.

If you suspend those students who fail to follow instructions you still need to provide them with work and in my experience rarely do they do it.

It is not just black students and I hate that it is always framed as if we are the only ones affected, we’re not

I think you will see schools slowly go the way of schools in China and Taiwan but there will be winners and losers.
It will be good for schools and day cares to be more strict about allowing sick kids to come to school. Parents have bragged about doping their kids up to force their sick kids' temp down because they have bosses who suck. Or just needed the kids out the house. That will change because while my baby's day care have been OCD since day 1 and always screened sick kids, many do not and even a sick kid in the school for 1/2 the day until the parent is forced to come, can make the entire class sick. So better screening is a win. Parents will have to adjust and work policies need to improve. Penalizing mothers for having sick kids has been an ongoing societal problem.

losers will be kids who continue to perform poorly in school behavior-wise. Hopefully, we can see better legislation for expanded funds for IEPs, school aides, etc...but for kids where this isn't feasible, you will see them fall behind in school and their safety nets will disappear. Schools will become more draconian about this. It will make schools safer but the kids who need help to address the violence---if they have parents with access via insurance, money to help with therapies, etc, will NOT fall through the cracks. Poor kids or overworked low income parents with lack of access can suffer greatly.
And that's a subtle yet significant way of how you widen the poverty gap. Education remains an important tool for upward mobility in Society. And the outcry and protests and pushback from both sides will be as loud as the abortion debate. That's why I ignore anyone who says diplomas and degrees don't matter. The way things are looking, it will become the difference between poverty and wealth of all levels. They have been looking to water it down and reduce access anyways through privatization...so we must stay diligent.

naturalgyrl5199 · May 10, 2020

^^for the above, I meant they wont be tolerating kids with behavior and performance problems much anymore without legislative action to provide more funding for support.

Black Ambrosia · May 10, 2020

madamdot said:
My pediatric holistic MD also mentioned pumping up on vitamin D. She asked me how much I take and I told her 10,000 ius. She was surprised I was already taking it and even more that I take this much. A few days later I read a British article that suggests that vitamin D could help fight off the virus.

BTW the reason I take this much is about 12 years ago I got super sick and a found a doctor who told me my Vit D levels were the lowest he’d ever seen. He found a lot of other issues too but this one stuck out because I was living in FL at the time and was surprised but he pointed out that in the US we mostly just go from one enclosed space to another. It’s also bad for the black population because it takes longer for us to absorb it from the sun.

After that I got my level regularly tested and apparently my body has issues absorbing it. It plummets if I go down to even 5000.

Can you provide links to the article? I've heard/read this before but I'm looking for data and research to back it up.

TrulyBlessed · May 10, 2020

dancinstallion · May 10, 2020

Reinventing21 said:
This pandemic highlights and reflects everything that is wrong and weak in our educational system and society in general. (U.S.)

Most teachers are not trying to throw 'trash' at their students. Many teachers have worked hard all school year and are desperate to not see all that progress go down the drain. Many principals are encouraging teachers to provide enrichment opportunities vs assignments to take the stress off the parents, students and teachers. Everyone was caught off guard, so @dancinstallion is right in that no new material will likely be presented.

Don't forget that many teachers have children of their own. Using these unexpected platforms and communicating with parents is already extremely time consuming, without having to homeschool their own kids as well.

The fall school issue is a nightmare. @dancinstallion pointed out the inequities minority children face and how these inequities will further leave them behind. However, @dancinstallion also pointed out how many in the community are out partying and just do not care. So what about the teachers and staff of the students whose parents don't care? Is it fair to ask teachers to risk their health and the health of their own families by exposing themselves to people with high risk behaviors?

What about the students who are used to being blatantly disrespectful/threatening to teachers? Imagine what could happen if a student got mad at a teacher.

What about teachers who work with emotionally disturbed children who can be unpredictable? Teachers couldn't even rely on parents to make sure their kids tooks their meds on a daily basis before the pandemic. What about those with extreme special needs who require more assistance/close contact?

What about the security guards who have to break up fights?

None of these issues have ever been fair to the students who are ready and willing to learn.

There is no easy or fair solution to this mess other than Covid 19 disappearing.

The only positive I can see is that society will finally demand changes to fix these problems.

Regarding other countries: I don 't think those kids are innately more compliant, but education is highly valued and teachers are highly respected. The consequence for disrepecting your teacher...well, you are highly motivated to not want to.

MzRhonda said:
Well said!
Hopefully this will change how people feel about public education and we get more funding to provide what is needed for ALL students.

There is just so much that goes on in a school building that the public doesn’t hear about.

Already immune compromised students, medicated students, violent students towards staff and each other, students with mental issues, students refusing to obey any adult, students coming to school sick and some with fevers, parents not coming to school to pick them up and so on. I don’t see where any type of school in buildings can safely happen in the fall without some serious changes in the mindset of parents and students.

Online learning does not really take up as much of a students time as it would if in the classroom. Students can work at their convenience just as long as work is completed and turned in by the due date. In some cases those students who need to work can do so during the day and do their class work at night.

If you suspend those students who fail to follow instructions you still need to provide them with work and in my experience rarely do they do it.

It is not just black students and I hate that it is always framed as if we are the only ones affected, we’re not

I agree with everything the both of you have said.

@MzRhonda
I say black students because in the Houston and its suburbs the black students have the lowest test scores and they take less college classes in high school. Even at the top/best schools the black students have lower test scores and Hispanics have now passed blacks. I am a firm believer in education and this is scary to me but no one else seems to be alarmed at the low performance rates of black students compared to their peers.

MzRhonda · May 10, 2020

dancinstallion said:
I agree with everything the both of you have said.

@MzRhonda
I say black students because in the Houston and its suburbs the black students have the lowest test scores and they take less college classes in high school. Even at the top/best schools the black students have lower test scores and Hispanics have now passed blacks. I am a firm believer in education and this is scary to me but no one else seems to be alarmed at the low performance rates of black students compared to their peers.

My issues with problems with black students is not enough of us in the schools for our kids. Maybe that should be a separate position counselor like but not a counselor know what I mean?

vevster · May 11, 2020

Black Ambrosia said:
Can you provide links to the article? I've heard/read this before but I'm looking for data and research to back it up.

Have you heard of PubMed? A lot of practitioners use this as a research tool.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

ThirdEyeBeauty · May 11, 2020

Please ladies get your vitamin D level checked. Malnutrition should be the focus in illnesses such as C19 and similar ones. Get those vitamin D levels up.

discodumpling · May 11, 2020

vevster said:
No cameras. Our packages usually are waiting for us IN the lobby. These were left in the foyer. Someone decided to have a field day.

No cameras in NYC? Girl yall living recklessly! Please message me if interested in a commercial security system set up! Seriously.

discodumpling · May 11, 2020

There is a 50/50 chance that NYC schools will remain online beyond September. I'm not sending my kids back without many changes. What will the new school look like? That is a question we are positing to our DOE and community leaders. Clearly we cant go back to what we were. Bringing the school system up to whatever new safety codes will be implemented in the largest school community in the country will be a logistical nightmare. My eyes roll back in my head thinking about transportation, school arrivals, lunchtimes, reduced class sizes, disinfecting, cleaning and safety practices for staff and students, hiring more teachers, school dismissals and parent pick ups! Overwhelming to say the least.
...and that's just school.

discodumpling · May 11, 2020

MzRhonda said:
Would never work here their students are very well mannered and rule followers they sit nicely with hands folded on desk. Ours aren’t.
We use paper dividers during major testing.

...but it COULD! This is learned behaviour. Teach the babies and work your way forward.

vevster · May 11, 2020

discodumpling said:
No cameras in NYC? Girl yall living recklessly! Please message me if interested in a commercial security system set up! Seriously.

It isn't my building! I have a UPS store box too, so most of my stuff will go there unless it is a tiny package that can fit in my mail box......

vevster · May 11, 2020

How RATS are faring in this PANDEMIC.....

Even rats are waging a bloody battle to survive the coronavirus pandemic.

A feeding-ground lockdown is driving New York City’s infamously resilient rodents to acts of war.

“It’s just like we’ve seen in the history of mankind, where people try to take over lands . . . and fight to the death, literally, for who’s going to conquer that land,” Bobby Corrigan, a rodentologist who specializes in urban vermin, told NBC News. “A new ‘army’ of rats comes in, and whichever army has the strongest rats is going to conquer that area. When you’re really, really hungry, you’re not going to act the same — you’re going to act very bad, usually.”

More than 525,500 Americans have tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in some 20,000 casualties, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 have forced the closure of 1 in 4 small businesses across the country, the US Chamber of Commerce reported last week, with another 40 percent planning to shut down within the next two weeks.

https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/starv...-cannibalism-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown/

meka72 · May 11, 2020

I thought that I’d share how C19 progressed in my uncle and his wife. I’ve heard a number of news stories about people getting to the hospital after their symptoms had worsened, which often led to poor outcomes. It seems like that happened to my uncle. I’m not sure how long that I’ll leave this up.
——
During the last week of April in 2020, HUSBAND grew ill of what he believed was a cold or small virus. He took over the counter medicines such as cough syrup to try and fight what he had. Unfortunately, with WIFE being around HUSBAND she caught the same illness. As days went on, their symptoms continued to get worse. They both had no appetite, headaches, extreme fatigue, fever and cough. It was then they decided to go the the doctor to see what exactly they had.

On April 30, the HUSBAND AND WIFE went to their primary care physician to get tested for the Flu. When the test came back, the results showed they had tested negative. The doctor let them know that they have a virus, but it is not the flu. He insisted that they get tested the next day for Covid 19.

The morning of May 1, 2020 both HUSBAND AND WIFE got tested for Coronavirus. While WIFE was getting tested, her vitals weren't up to standard. The virus had caused her oxygen levels to lower and she was admitted in the hospital for further monitoring. HUSBAND was tested, and his vitals were fine, so he was sent home and was told to quarantine for 14 days as he waited for the results.

On the night of May 1st, when WIFE was in the hospital, her oxygen levels were getting worse. Then, later on that night the doctors let WIFE know that she tested positive for Covid-19. Over the next three days, her health continued to decline especially her oxygen and she had a consistent fever. Doctors let her know that if her oxygen did not improve, it was a good possibility she would be moved to ICU and be put on a ventilator. Unfortunately, the night of Monday, May 4, WIFE was moved into ICU.

HUSBAND was still in quarantined at his residence but was not feeling well. The virus was really affecting his appetite and breathing. On the morning of May 5th, HUSBAND FaceTimed SON who lived in Atlanta to chat with him and his grandson. During the call, SON noticed immediately that his father could barely talk and was breathing heavily. HUSBAND let SON know that he didn't sleep the previous night because of shortness of breath. SON immediately called the ambulance for his father, and HUSBAND was taken to the hospital. HUSBAND required immediate attention for his oxygen issues.

HUSBAND also was admitted into the ICU.

So on May 5th, both HUSBAND and WIFE were both officially in the ICU for Covid-19. WIFE continued to hang on and was making improvements throughout the day, but sadly, HUSBAND condition continued to decline. Doctors notified SON that HUSBAND would require a ventilator for breathing. At midnight, of May 6th HUSBAND was put on a ventilator in hopes to improve his oxygen levels. Unfortunately, a short period after being on the ventilator, HUSBAND suffered an heart attack. Doctors were able to keep him alive on life support throughout the day after the heart attack. Sadly that night doctors notified SON that they have all they could do for HUSBAND and he had very little time left. So, on the morning of May 7th at 3:20 am, HUSBAND passed away from the effects of Covid 19.

MomofThreeBoys · May 11, 2020

meka72 said:
I thought that I’d share how C19 progressed in my uncle and his wife. I’ve heard a number of news stories about people getting to the hospital after their symptoms had worsened, which often led to poor outcomes. It seems like that happened to my uncle. I’m not sure how long that I’ll leave this up.
——
During the last week of April in 2020, HUSBAND grew ill of what he believed was a cold or small virus. He took over the counter medicines such as cough syrup to try and fight what he had. Unfortunately, with WIFE being around HUSBAND she caught the same illness. As days went on, their symptoms continued to get worse. They both had no appetite, headaches, extreme fatigue, fever and cough. It was then they decided to go the the doctor to see what exactly they had.

On April 30, the HUSBAND AND WIFE went to their primary care physician to get tested for the Flu. When the test came back, the results showed they had tested negative. The doctor let them know that they have a virus, but it is not the flu. He insisted that they get tested the next day for Covid 19.

The morning of May 1, 2020 both HUSBAND AND WIFE got tested for Coronavirus. While WIFE was getting tested, her vitals weren't up to standard. The virus had caused her oxygen levels to lower and she was admitted in the hospital for further monitoring. HUSBAND was tested, and his vitals were fine, so he was sent home and was told to quarantine for 14 days as he waited for the results.

On the night of May 1st, when WIFE was in the hospital, her oxygen levels were getting worse. Then, later on that night the doctors let WIFE know that she tested positive for Covid-19. Over the next three days, her health continued to decline especially her oxygen and she had a consistent fever. Doctors let her know that if her oxygen did not improve, it was a good possibility she would be moved to ICU and be put on a ventilator. Unfortunately, the night of Monday, May 4, WIFE was moved into ICU.

HUSBAND was still in quarantined at his residence but was not feeling well. The virus was really affecting his appetite and breathing. On the morning of May 5th, HUSBAND FaceTimed SON who lived in Atlanta to chat with him and his grandson. During the call, SON noticed immediately that his father could barely talk and was breathing heavily. HUSBAND let SON know that he didn't sleep the previous night because of shortness of breath. SON immediately called the ambulance for his father, and HUSBAND was taken to the hospital. HUSBAND required immediate attention for his oxygen issues.

HUSBAND also was admitted into the ICU.

So on May 5th, both HUSBAND and WIFE were both officially in the ICU for Covid-19. WIFE continued to hang on and was making improvements throughout the day, but sadly, HUSBAND condition continued to decline. Doctors notified SON that HUSBAND would require a ventilator for breathing. At midnight, of May 6th HUSBAND was put on a ventilator in hopes to improve his oxygen levels. Unfortunately, a short period after being on the ventilator, HUSBAND suffered an heart attack. Doctors were able to keep him alive on life support throughout the day after the heart attack. Sadly that night doctors notified SON that they have all they could do for HUSBAND and he had very little time left. So, on the morning of May 7th at 3:20 am, HUSBAND passed away from the effects of Covid 19.

How old are your uncle and aunt?
Were they in relatively good health? Was your aunt in better health / shape than your uncle?

Sorry for your loss Meka.

yamilee21 · May 11, 2020

@meka72 Thank you for sharing these details. I am sorry for your family’s loss.

Alta Angel · May 11, 2020

Most teachers, including myself, didn't "throw together" anything. We have redesigned lesson plans, activities, and learning platforms to provide the best education possible under the circumstances. People are too cavalier about what we do and the skill required to effectively teach and facilitate learning. People are also very cavalier about the risks that teachers will face going back to school in closed spaces with hundreds of children each day. Some form of digital learning is here to stay...so we all better get used to it. And yes, Black children will be affected by this the most.

dancinstallion said:
I know that. I know what was thrown together is totally trash and the students havent learned anything new in months so that will be 6 months including the summer of not learning. Black kids are going to be behind.

I am an advocate of online courses/school. I just think it will not work in favor of the majority of students especially average and below average black kids.

Exactly. Our students arent well mannered enough in the class room, imagine them at home having to do that same work online while mama and daddy are working and nobody home to watch them and tell them to put their phones down.. it will be a disaster for black kids. Other students will thrive online.

Alta Angel · May 11, 2020

@meka72 My condolences to your family during this difficult time.

Ganjababy · May 11, 2020

How is everyone doing? Sorry for all the losses.

awhyley · May 11, 2020

vevster said:
How RATS are faring in this PANDEMIC.....

Even rats are waging a bloody battle to survive the coronavirus pandemic.

A feeding-ground lockdown is driving New York City’s infamously resilient rodents to acts of war.

“It’s just like we’ve seen in the history of mankind, where people try to take over lands . . . and fight to the death, literally, for who’s going to conquer that land,” Bobby Corrigan, a rodentologist who specializes in urban vermin, told NBC News. “A new ‘army’ of rats comes in, and whichever army has the strongest rats is going to conquer that area. When you’re really, really hungry, you’re not going to act the same — you’re going to act very bad, usually.”

It's real in these streets. Sadly, only the strong survive.

Hopefully, there'll be less rats to deal with as the focus on cleanliness will be ramped up, but now the city will have to deal with the biggest, baddest rats that survived the pandemic.

The Covid-19 Thread: News, Preparation Tips, Etc

Spreading my wings

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Attachments

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Similar threads