366 Question Meme for 2020 - 10th March

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10. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of fear?

At the moment, the Corona virus. There's so much information/conflicting information out there. Is it one virus or two? Is it really just to distract from Prince Andrew and his shenanigans? (Surely not!)

Should I worry more because I can't breathe properly? A friend of mine is in Rome (she's Italian) and the city is locked down. It sounds terrifying. (It also sounds like my day to day life, which is no comfort to anyone, so ignore that bit.)

Anyway, yeah, that's my current worry.

Comments

[thisbluespirit]

*hugs* It is a very understandable worry!

If it was actually just pretend to distract from Prince Andrew, that would be nice. (Or if they mean, that's who started it, that's some serious conspiracy theory going on there. :-/)

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*hugs* I know.

That really would be some conspiracy!

[swordznsorcery]

Have your care suppliers talked to you at all about care plans in the event of things worsening? It's all very well the government talking blithely about "self-isolating", but there are a lot of people who can't! And they certainly can't house you all in hospital, even if that were practical. Or something that you'd actually want to do.

The main risk factor appears to be age. Underlying medical conditions are a concern, but mostly in the elderly. I certainly want it to stay away from my father, who's 81 and has heart failure. The long and the short of it is that we really don't know, though. I imagine they would want to ensure you had access to oxygen if you did get it, but in that respect, your lack of socialisation might for once be a blessing.

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I hope your dad's okay. Wht a horrible worry for you.

Apparently, carers are exempt from a blanket "stay home and don't see anyone!". Let's hope it won't come to that.