Living as an older individual with comorbidities

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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.

Specializes in M/S and NICU Certified-Now Retired.
1 hour ago, toomuchbaloney said:

We are living the inspiration for the next dystopian book series.

Boy if that ain't the truth !

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On 6/9/2020 at 12:29 PM, NurseBlaq said:

We are literally in the Twilight Zone, a mashup of all episodes!

OMG so true!! Maybe we have "shifted realities" as they talk about in quantum physics???

Either way, I will go with the poster above, I will go with the flow too.

Glad I am alive to experience this .Quite unbelievable times , all around.

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Specializes in M/S and NICU Certified-Now Retired.

Back in 2012, the Mayans predicted the end of us all and we thought nothing happened. Well we were wrong, we were shifted into a new reality in a parallel universe and that has been where we have been existing and thus all the chaos that is now happening. Can think of no other explanation.

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Specializes in ED, psych.
21 hours ago, Hillbilly RN said:

Back in 2012, the Mayans predicted the end of us all and we thought nothing happened. Well we were wrong, we were shifted into a new reality in a parallel universe and that has been where we have been existing and thus all the chaos that is now happening. Can think of no other explanation.

My son thinks Yellowstone erupting is the July event; I say if it goes, it’ll be the end of the year blow out.

Our black lab passed away unexpectedly last week. I adored that animal; she was a kind soul, a heart of gold. I really hate this year.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
40 minutes ago, pixierose said:

My son thinks Yellowstone erupting is the July event; I say if it goes, it’ll be the end of the year blow out.

Our black lab passed away unexpectedly last week. I adored that animal; she was a kind soul, a heart of gold. I really hate this year.

My best friend and nursing mentor died this year. It is a year of death and grief.

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Specializes in M/S and NICU Certified-Now Retired.
38 minutes ago, pixierose said:

My son thinks Yellowstone erupting is the July event; I say if it goes, it’ll be the end of the year blow out.

Our black lab passed away unexpectedly last week. I adored that animal; she was a kind soul, a heart of gold. I really hate this year.

I am really sorry for your loss. Lost my German Shorthaired Pointer 7 years ago and not a day goes bye that I do not think of him. I know someday we will be back together and that he is waiting for me. He had a very hard life here and had a disability, but he never complained. When I would come home at night, he was always at the top of the stairs waiting for me and no matter how bad my night was, when I saw him, it all went away. It is amazing how an animal can become such a part of us.

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Specializes in MICU.
On 5/26/2020 at 7:52 PM, 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.

I experienced this too. So what is considered to be "quality" response?

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