The ol compassion card.
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Daughter's test was negative, granddaughter seems to have shaken it off completely, son in law feels like he's had a bout with the flu. Thanks for asking Captain Compassion.I suppose this is a key factor in a lot of the discussion as both sides try to convince the other that they are correct. It appears that some just don't worry much about the well being of others in this situation, or any situation, while others have compassion and do care. I'm not trying to be sarcastic or snotty with this comment; it's just an observation that it took me a while to realize.
It's true that we are all going to die, there are many things out there that can kill us every day, and according to nature, someone in their 80s has fewer days on earth than someone in their 20s. That information is reality and is always tucked away in the brain. Regardless, I suppose some feel more compassion than others.
That breaks my heart to think about that. I remember when both my grandparents were in nursing homes. The interaction was always the highlight of their day.Daughter's test was negative, granddaughter seems to have shaken it off completely, son in law feels like he's had a bout with the flu. Thanks for asking Captain Compassion.
Oh and my mother is still locked in her room with no contact with the other "inmates". I think she'll be fine but the loneliness is pretty difficult to handle she says. At least she has her masks to talk to.
You're welcome General Tuxedo. Actually, I am glad to hear things were not bad for your family. Again, I didn't mean that in a demeaning nature; I just think the different views cause people to see it differently.Daughter's test was negative, granddaughter seems to have shaken it off completely, son in law feels like he's had a bout with the flu. Thanks for asking Captain Compassion.
Oh and my mother is still locked in her room with no contact with the other "inmates". I think she'll be fine but the loneliness is pretty difficult to handle she says. At least she has her masks to talk to.
That is my fear as well. It seems that there is less compassion, and kindness in general these days. Its been building for a while. Businesses are getting so big and things are so impersonal and automated. The person to person interactions are definitely changing.Sort of sad that COMPASSION might be seen as a bad thing. "compassion - concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others"
Maybe kindness will be next to go. Or maybe already gone.
Maybe there will be a vaccine for some of those traits some day.
Studies have shown that loneliness causes increased physical aches and pains.Oh and my mother is still locked in her room with no contact with the other "inmates". I think she'll be fine but the loneliness is pretty difficult to handle she says.
We speak daily SOB. I believe I mentioned that earlier. What she misses are the trivia games, the shuffleboard, boat rides when the weather is nice, gathering for happy hour, the evening meals with friends etc...Studies have shown that loneliness causes increased physical aches and pains.
The simple act of smiling and acknowledging a lonely person with a friendly hello stimulates the pleasure centers of their brain and greatly reduces their feelings of loneliness.
Call your mother.
I think compassion is involved. Everyone likes to share the stories of people they knew who got it, and it was like the common cold for thirty minutes, and then they were back in action. For those who survive but stay in the hospital for 60 days, recover but still can't taste, smell, or exert themselves 2 months after they test negative, or die, feelings for them are less among some because to defend their view of Covid, this is where they like to jump in and act like it's no big deal because they had a pre-existing condition or they were older.Pretty much my whole family in Rhode Island and my nephew (possibly me too) have had "it". We just celebrated Christmas this past weekend. All are healthy and active. No one got inconveniently "sick". Just like getting "the bug". Hmmm - this is "the bug".
Compassion has nothing to do with it. It is common sense. We ALL are exposed and are building immunities. It is not going away. BUILD IMMUNITY. Best defense. Get it and get over it. Yes, people die - people die of the FLU - do we shut down our lives. NO.
Are you still gonna get the Covid vaccine? or not.76Bar,
What I'm seeing in all these studies is that even though the medical authorities say that those of us who were born prior to 1957 are regarded as 'immune' to measles, mumps, rubella - either because we had the diseases, or had the earlier vaccines - the antibodies we have are not the same as those directed against the viral strains in the MMR II vaccine, and further, the immune 'memory' cells that we had may have declined to the point that they're essentially no longer there. And it looks like the antibodies directed against the strains in the MMR II vaccine are what are protective against COVID19 disease severity, though they apparently don't prevent infection.
So... recommendations are that folks over 40 yrs of age, who've not had the MMR II series, would probably benefit from getting those vaccinations.
All the 'science' suggests that it's a low-risk/high potential gain endeavor. 40 yr track record for this vaccine... any side effects are well-known. First preliminary reports of this association surfaced as far back as March 2020... I think the media has been potentially guilty of mass murder by way of not reporting this. Can't even begin to figure how many older folks might not have died while waiting for this COVID vaccine to be developed, approved, and distributed.
My physician wanted me to have MMR antibody titers run first... mine all said 'protective'... mumps was >300 (I remember having had mumps when I was somewhere between 6 & 10 yrs of age) ... but all indications are that those antibodies don't protect against COVID19 disease. I told the MD that he could either script it out for me so insurance would pay for it, or I'd pay for it out of pocket, but I WAS going to get it even if I had to pay full price. Turned out, insurance covered it, didn't need a prescription from a doctor, but even if it hadn't, two doses at ~$100 a pop was money well spent, when it looks like folks with antibodies due to MMR II vaccine have mild to no symptoms... no hospitalization, no death.
So... I went to Kroger pharmacy and got the MMR II... get my booster on Wednesday of this week.
I couldn't agree more. It's just interesting to me what some consider logic and common sense.We have compassion... but it's for EVERYONE... big picture... not just ourselves or "our group".
Our feelings have to to be combined with logic to come to a conclusion... not just one or the other.
True. I'm certainly no expert on anything. I'm not in charge of anything, so I'm just trying to navigate the situation the best I know how. I am just amazed at how many experts we have on the subject that I didn't know about. Truck drivers, lawyers, farmers, construction workers, etc., are experts on the virus, mask effectiveness, immunity, and exactly what needs to be done as a whole. I'm having to adjust to that, because I didn't assume it applied in any other situation.Can't argue with that. If people would accept dying in January, they would be much less likely to die in February.
But really nobody knows what is best and we probably never wii know what was correct. I only hope leaders on both sides of the aisle are doing what they truely think is right and not making decisions based on what will get them reelected.
True. I'm certainly no expert on anything. I'm not in charge of anything, so I'm just trying to navigate the situation the best I know how. I am just amazed at how many experts we have on the subject that I didn't know about. Truck drivers, lawyers, farmers, construction workers, etc., are experts on the virus, mask effectiveness, immunity, and exactly what needs to be done as a whole. I'm having to adjust to that, because I didn't assume it applied in any other situation.
If an expert mechanic who was not a cattle farmer came to this site and tried to argue a point about cattle nutrition that was contrary to what those here believed, I'm sure it wouldn't carry much weight, but most people who claim to know all about Covid and what should be done have about that much credibility. As you wrote, I don't think anybody knows what is best and probably never will know for sure.