Living as an older individual with comorbidities

Nurses COVID

Published

I am a retired RN of 43 years experience. I have several comorbidities and have been isolated since this has started. With everything that has been said and all the research that has been done, there is still so much that is unknown about Covid-19. My wife has been the one who has gone out into the world to do the things that need to be done. She is always masked with an N95 and gloves and an overcoat. She strips down in the basement and showers down there before coming upstairs. I am afraid I will always be isolated for my own safety because it may not be possible to develop a vaccine. I never thought my life would take a turn like this in my retirement years. It is frightening to think about.

11 minutes ago, Hillbilly RN said:

I did what you said and got this message "You are only allowed to send 0 messages per day. Please try again later." I have no idea what that means.

Before you can start to use the PM function, you must have 15 "quality" (not one word answers to pad the count) posts under your belt. Create two more posts and you will be good to go.

5
Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in M/S and NICU Certified-Now Retired.
Just now, caliotter3 said:

Before you can start to use the PM function, you must have 15 "quality" (not one word answers to pad the count) posts under your belt. Create two more posts and you will be good to go.

Thank You. I appreciate the information. You are most kind.

1
Up Vote Up Vote ×

My brother moved from CA to TN and has been trying to get me to go there but I am not interested and know I would not be happy.

Just now, caliotter3 said:

My brother moved from CA to TN and has been trying to get me to go there but I am not interested and know I would not be happy.

OK! Respond and then you can send PMs!

2
Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in M/S and NICU Certified-Now Retired.

I will be honest. It is the difference between night and day. It is a major adjustment. Culture shock at it's most interesting. My town has 3 grocery stores. When I moved here, no store had a ream of paper for my printer. Largest town in Boone, NC and is 25 miles away. Biggest town and where a couple of my doctors are is Johnson City and it is 50 miles away. I was a sea lover but now I am a mountain lover. Any change takes getting used to but I know as long as I have my wife, Ivy, I could live in a large box and be happy.

6
Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
2 minutes ago, Hillbilly RN said:

I will be honest. It is the difference between night and day. It is a major adjustment. Culture shock at it's most interesting. My town has 3 grocery stores. When I moved here, no store had a ream of paper for my printer. Largest town in Boone, NC and is 25 miles away. Biggest town and where a couple of my doctors are is Johnson City and it is 50 miles away. I was a sea lover but now I am a mountain lover. Any change takes getting used to but I know as long as I have my wife, Ivy, I could live in a large box and be happy.

This is a recognizable adjustment. Similarly, we moved from the Detroit region to urban Alaska only to retire in rural interior Alaska. Mountains, moose and mosquitoes are the most encountered features. LOL

Yep. A tiny cabin, a couple dogs, good reading material, music and your best friend is about all anyone should need in life.

IMV

3
Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in M/S and NICU Certified-Now Retired.
7 minutes ago, toomuchbaloney said:

This is a recognizable adjustment. Similarly, we moved from the Detroit region to urban Alaska only to retire in rural interior Alaska. Mountains, moose and mosquitoes are the most encountered features. LOL

Yep. A tiny cabin, a couple dogs, good reading material, music and your best friend is about all anyone should need in life.

IMV

Could not agree more. I have been to Alaska. Absolutely loved it. Sun did not set until after midnight and was up again early. Summer is great and winters is a whole other story ? Retirement is a wonderful thing. Glad I survived to enjoy it.

4
Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
1 minute ago, Hillbilly RN said:

Could not agree more. I have been to Alaska. Absolutely loved it. Sun did not set until after midnight and was up again early. Summer is great and winters is a whole other story ? Retirement is a wonderful thing. Glad I survived to enjoy it.

Yes. We are thankful. We've survived cancer and hepatitis and diabetes and we are hunkering down until there is a vaccine avaliable for us peons.

4
Up Vote Up Vote ×

My husband always wanted to go on a hunting trip to Alaska but never was able to cross that off his bucket list.

2
Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in M/S and NICU Certified-Now Retired.
1 minute ago, toomuchbaloney said:

Yes. We are thankful. We've survived cancer and hepatitis and diabetes and we are hunkering down until there is a vaccine avaliable for us peons.

I will be honest. I will not take the vaccine immediately. Having treated a couple of people after the Swine Flu Vaccine debacle, I think I will wait to see that the vaccine does not harm those who take it. That is a worry also. I will stay in place a bit longer to be on the safe side.

5
Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
4 minutes ago, Hillbilly RN said:

I will be honest. I will not take the vaccine immediately. Having treated a couple of people after the Swine Flu Vaccine debacle, I think I will wait to see that the vaccine does not harm those who take it. That is a worry also. I will stay in place a bit longer to be on the safe side.

It's not likely that we would have the option for early vaccine anyway. Military and political leadership, health professionals and the well connected will likely get first inoculations.

Well maybe aside from the first doses in detention camps, prisons and such to make sure it doesn't potentiate disease. LOL

2
Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Critical care, tele, Medical-Surgical.
18 minutes ago, Hillbilly RN said:

I will be honest. I will not take the vaccine immediately. Having treated a couple of people after the Swine Flu Vaccine debacle, I think I will wait to see that the vaccine does not harm those who take it. That is a worry also. I will stay in place a bit longer to be on the safe side.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/long-shadow-1976-swine-flu-vaccine-fiasco-180961994/

2
Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Corrections, Dementia/Alzheimer's.
On 5/26/2020 at 7:22 PM, Hillbilly RN said:

I will be honest. I will not take the vaccine immediately. Having treated a couple of people after the Swine Flu Vaccine debacle, I think I will wait to see that the vaccine does not harm those who take it. That is a worry also. I will stay in place a bit longer to be on the safe side.

On 5/26/2020 at 7:36 PM, herring_RN said:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/long-shadow-1976-swine-flu-vaccine-fiasco-180961994/

WOW!, I'd never heard of this.

On 5/26/2020 at 6:59 PM, Hillbilly RN said:

Any change takes getting used to but I know as long as I have my wife, Ivy, I could live in a large box and be happy.

This is really cool. More people need to think like you these days, Hillbilly RN!

On 5/26/2020 at 7:26 PM, toomuchbaloney said:

Well maybe aside from the first doses in detention camps, prisons and such to make sure it doesn't potentiate disease. LOL

Forgive me for being naive toomuchbaloney, but do they really do this?

2
Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Add a Comment