Tuesday, March 31, 2020

It Seems to Be Getting Bad

I think the pandemic is starting to become real to a lot of people.  On a sad note, my aunt died today of the coronavirus.  She was quite old and quite ill with stage four cancer and went to the hospital yesterday with breathing difficulty then passed away this morning.  I usually caught up with her every week or two and it was actually on my "to do" list to call her today but I got a message from my cousin this morning saying that she went to the hospital yesterday and passed away today.  She had a huge family and will be greatly missed!

On another note, hubby is still cleaning at full speed--today he did some annual maintenance on our air conditioning system, cleaned out all of the bathroom exhaust fans, scrubbed the kitchen exhaust system, deep cleaned the vacuum cleaner (he does this periodically and it has kept the vacuum working like new for more than a decade!), and cleaned the fans we use during the summer.  Wow.  All of the very sad pandemic news, however, seems to be getting to him.  We got a message last night that one of his bowling league friends is in the hospital on a ventilator so it seems like the bad news just keeps coming.

Now as we watch the news this evening, even the reporters are in tears as they talk about the dismal situation at many hospitals.  I really hope this situation passes quickly and there are many fewer deaths than they are currently estimating will happen (anywhere from 200k to 1.2 million!).  Stay well blogging friends!

8 comments:

  1. Your house will be in great shape. I suppose he works to avoid being upset or depressed. Or because he is upset. It is good for a person to keep busy. I hope you both stay safe and well. Sorry to hear of your aunt's death.

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    1. I definitely agree with the keeping busy part. If we were not doing physical tasks every day, it would definitely give us more time to ruminate on the depressing pandemic news.

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  2. Starting to become real? I'm looking at 4 potential deaths. My sister's MIL died today from the virus and I think they are going to pull the plug on my brother this Sunday. There's no more hope. I have two more relatives on respirators. My nieces and nephews are going to lose one of their parents.
    I am so so sorry for the loss of your aunt. This is indeed going to be a tough time for all of us Americans (as is the world)
    Stay safe.

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    1. OMG I am sorry to hear about your family!!! Our state has had very few deaths so far so the situation doesn't seem as dire here as other places like New York and other hot spots, but the personal toll this will take on you and others in your situation is unimaginable. My condolences to you and your family.

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  3. I'm sorry for the loss of your aunt. Sadly too many see this not impacting them so have minimized the caution.

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    1. Thank you. Yep, we called the daughter who lives in Florida last Sunday and she was still going to church! I wish we had one national, comprehensive lock down so everyone would be on the same page.

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  4. I am sorry to hear about your Aunt, my condolences. Yes, we can only hope things don't get as bad as they say they might. One day at a time.

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    1. Thank you. And you are right, one day at a time.

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