dianeseattle
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I don't mind telling you I am terrified about this virus. I had SARS in 2002 and lived alone with no help, not that I would have asked anyone to come into my sickroom. Living in Seattle with the Space Needle and especially the Monorail from the Seattle Center to downtown, and the Pike Place Market just a few blocks from there, we are a central locus for disease of all kinds from other countries. I live less than a mile from the edge of the bay where all ships dock and sail west to east and west again. When I had SARS I was commuting on the Monorail and I feel certain it was there I came in contact with it. I remember wishing I would die, it was so awful, and being unable to get back into my bed after falling out and dragging myself to the bathroom.
I had another flu some years later where I was so sick, I was in some kind of dissociative state, naked from the waist down, dragging myself to the door thinking I'd called an ambulance, ready to roll down a flight of stairs when the ambulance did arrive and took me to the hospital with kidney failure. I'm a strong person but completely respect the power of influenza. I just saw a show on PBS a few weeks ago that featured visionaries who'd been around a long time, including Stewart Brand of the Whole Earth Catalog & his contemporaries. They have all been on the edge of warning us to take care of our earth for 50 years, and have been mocked and scorned by the government and big corporate polluters. I try to be as much like them as I can be and have watched my world deteriorate, just like they cautioned us it might.
Anyway, what defense do any of us have against this thing? Why won't it stop? On that program, one of them said that we wouldn't manage to kill the earth or die by nuclear fire, but that the population of the world would eventually be wiped out by influenza. I'm afraid to go to the grocery store or to answer my door or pick up my mail. I'm not going to my Al-Anon meeting today because I'm afraid to leave the house. In Seattle, we just suddenly had 6 deaths, as of yesterday, mostly in rehab facilities where our elderly ones live. But that means a lot of healthcare workers have been exposed, so the last thing I'd do is go see a doctor right now.
If you're newly post-op, be especially careful. You don't have the defenses you'd have if you were fully healed. Don't screw around. Make sure your meals are well balanced and take those vitamins. This flu attacks the weakened immune system, so take as many water-soluble vitamins as you can hold. Vitamin C is the one people most associate with that, and you can't take too much. What you don't use, you just pee away. But watch out for the fat-soluble vites that live in your organs. Take the right amounts, no more. And adjust your diets to avoid as much processed food that's been handled by people and lean toward vegetables and well-cooked proteins. This would be a good time to depend on dried beans for protein, reconstituted with something cured and stable like bacon or ham-bones.
Avoid junk and DO NOT EAT FAST FOOD! YOU don't have a clue what's been handled by whom!
Here's the official word about it, followed by a funny/not funny video:
There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. However, as a reminder, CDC always recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including:
For information specific to healthcare, see CDC’s Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
These are everyday habits that can help prevent the spread of several viruses. CDC does have specific guidance for travelers.
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A friend in Iran sent me a little movie I'll try to link here. The outbreak in his country is getting more serious by the minute. click on the image & you should be taken to an ironic little 10-second video.
Really, be safe, everyone. The best way to avoid a pandemic is to avoid getting the virus.
I had another flu some years later where I was so sick, I was in some kind of dissociative state, naked from the waist down, dragging myself to the door thinking I'd called an ambulance, ready to roll down a flight of stairs when the ambulance did arrive and took me to the hospital with kidney failure. I'm a strong person but completely respect the power of influenza. I just saw a show on PBS a few weeks ago that featured visionaries who'd been around a long time, including Stewart Brand of the Whole Earth Catalog & his contemporaries. They have all been on the edge of warning us to take care of our earth for 50 years, and have been mocked and scorned by the government and big corporate polluters. I try to be as much like them as I can be and have watched my world deteriorate, just like they cautioned us it might.
Anyway, what defense do any of us have against this thing? Why won't it stop? On that program, one of them said that we wouldn't manage to kill the earth or die by nuclear fire, but that the population of the world would eventually be wiped out by influenza. I'm afraid to go to the grocery store or to answer my door or pick up my mail. I'm not going to my Al-Anon meeting today because I'm afraid to leave the house. In Seattle, we just suddenly had 6 deaths, as of yesterday, mostly in rehab facilities where our elderly ones live. But that means a lot of healthcare workers have been exposed, so the last thing I'd do is go see a doctor right now.
If you're newly post-op, be especially careful. You don't have the defenses you'd have if you were fully healed. Don't screw around. Make sure your meals are well balanced and take those vitamins. This flu attacks the weakened immune system, so take as many water-soluble vitamins as you can hold. Vitamin C is the one people most associate with that, and you can't take too much. What you don't use, you just pee away. But watch out for the fat-soluble vites that live in your organs. Take the right amounts, no more. And adjust your diets to avoid as much processed food that's been handled by people and lean toward vegetables and well-cooked proteins. This would be a good time to depend on dried beans for protein, reconstituted with something cured and stable like bacon or ham-bones.
Avoid junk and DO NOT EAT FAST FOOD! YOU don't have a clue what's been handled by whom!
Here's the official word about it, followed by a funny/not funny video:
There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. However, as a reminder, CDC always recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including:
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
- Follow CDC’s recommendations for using a facemask.
- CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19.
- Facemasks should be used by people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the disease to others. The use of facemasks is also crucial for health workers and people who are taking care of someone in close settings (at home or in a health care facility).
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
- If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.
For information specific to healthcare, see CDC’s Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
These are everyday habits that can help prevent the spread of several viruses. CDC does have specific guidance for travelers.
=============================
A friend in Iran sent me a little movie I'll try to link here. The outbreak in his country is getting more serious by the minute. click on the image & you should be taken to an ironic little 10-second video.
Really, be safe, everyone. The best way to avoid a pandemic is to avoid getting the virus.
