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Originally Posted by 78F350
I really have mixed feelings about this. I'm healthy and not quite 60 yet, so I expect that if I do catch it, it won't be that bad. On the other hand I have followed along with the account of someone who has just gone through it and there were several times that he was not sure that he'd make it through the next 48 hours -and seemed willing to accept that end rather than continue. I have witnessed people in severe respiratory distress, struggling for one more breath, then the next, and still not getting the life they need from the air they fought to push. Not what I want to see or experience. Then there's the though of unknowingly having it and passing it to a loved one who does not do as well.
I work in close quarters with emergency medical personnel and am frequently exposed to sick people. I suppose it's inevitable, but I do not look forward to it and will continue to try to prevent it.
Here's the CDC page for anyone interested. Probably better info than you get from people trying to sensationalize and politicize it in the news:
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html? |
I live in Southern Spain, and this isn't like any flu and affects everyone in different ways. Watching the government set up emergency hospitals in large warehouses and they are now using the Ice Palace in Madrid for a cold storage for the dead. This really is scary. I have underlying issues and high risk under 60. Social distancing will hopefully flatten the curve so the hospitals can have enough supplies doctors and beds.