Deadly Wuhan Coronavirus

[pigfarmer]

Since this thread is already so dark, I will tell this event.

When I was in my twenties I and a friend witnessed a terrible car accident. We ran up to the Vehicles to see what we could do to help. I even now, Can't describe the things I saw, I still see it when I close my eyes sometimes.

No joke.

My Mom had a ten year run of a number of unpleasant things that had her in and out of the hospital and ICU. We were called to her bedside twice because they thought she was about to die, and then didn't. Then one day in December right around her 63rd birthday they found a spot on her lung smaller than a pea. It was the size of a softball when it killed her in April. Three packs a day her whole life and a hideous way to go. So bad in fact that the massive doses of morphine they were giving her caused seizures and she had to be strapped down, all 75 lbs of her. After a hard conversation with her doctor I am absolutely convinced he euthanized her. Suppository, forget what was in it.

Well - THAT is nice and cheery ... but yes, those images are what's bothering me most about this.

 

[Shadowprophet]

My Mom had a ten year run of a number of unpleasant things that had her in and out of the hospital and ICU. We were called to her bedside twice because they thought she was about to die, and then didn't. Then one day in December right around her 63rd birthday they found a spot on her lung smaller than a pea. It was the size of a softball when it killed her in April. Three packs a day her whole life and a hideous way to go. So bad in fact that the massive doses of morphine they were giving her cause seizures and she had to be strapped down, all 75 lbs of her. After a hard conversation with her doctor I am absolutely convinced he euthanized her. Suppository, forget what was in it.

Well - THAT is nice and cheery ... but yes, those images are what's bothering me most about this.

I'm sorry brother, From the very deepest part of my heart, I'm sorry She experienced that, And I'm sorry You experienced it with her. I'm not good with Graphic things like that. I don't know if people can tell, But, Things like that "break" me. I don't know if it's childhood trauma or what. But. When I was younger I was working for a cable company installing the pads for the incoming broadband and the guy I was working with Got electrocuted and fell, He died instantly. I was frozen there, I don't know how long I stood there on top of the ladder just frozen.

I know it doesn't make me sound like a strong person. But I break sometimes.

 

[Thomas R. Morrison]

A New Orleans doctor talks about coronavirus patients - if you think that this infection is just like a slightly harsher version of the flu, here's a reality check:

“It first struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu. Watching this relatively young guy, gasping for air, pink frothy secretions coming out of his tube and out of his mouth. The ventilator should have been doing the work of breathing but he was still gasping for air, moving his mouth, moving his body, struggling. We had to restrain him. With all the coronavirus patients, we’ve had to restrain them. They really hyperventilate, really struggle to breathe. When you’re in that mindstate of struggling to breathe and delirious with fever, you don’t know when someone is trying to help you, so you’ll try to rip the breathing tube out because you feel it is choking you, but you are drowning.

“When someone has an infection, I’m used to seeing the normal colors you’d associate with it: greens and yellows. The coronavirus patients with ARDS have been having a lot of secretions that are actually pink because they’re filled with blood cells that are leaking into their airways. They are essentially drowning in their own blood and fluids because their lungs are so full. So we’re constantly having to suction out the secretions every time we go into their rooms.”

A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients — ProPublica

 

[pigfarmer]

We suffer the consequences of the choices we make and all that was 100% on her. But that sounds so much like what I've been reading about it's impossible not to pull up those memories.

 

[nivek]

I went to a small fiberglass specialty shop to get respiratory protection for my mother and I (because there's usually nobody else there, and I've never seen a kid there in 25 years) - and while I was at the counter waiting for the salesman to get the respirators from the supply area in the back, a dumb redneck walked through the door behind me with his 3 yo daughter and they waited by the door, blocking the exit, as she began coughing violently nonstop for the next 8-10 minutes while my purchase was being processed. She was obviously sick, and had obviously been hacking her lungs out all day, everywhere they went - and her idiot and/or sociopath father hadn't even taught her about covering her mouth. So about every 20 seconds she would tilt her head back and violently cough in whatever direction she was facing at the time, like a fountain of disease spraying the entire shop.

And unfortunately it was a very dry cough - the most common symptom among COVID-19 victims.

Dammit man, I hope she didn't have Covid19 and pass it on to you...Early in this thread I mentioned possible exposure myself from an engineer...Well that was over 18 days ago and I feel good and showing no symptoms so I think I'm fine and dodged a bullet...I have a respirator used for spraying fine finishes, it's at work in my office and I'm going on drive over there today whilst no one is at the plant and get it...My mother already has one she purchased weeks ago...I've read too many details of the horrible suffering this virus inflicts on people, my god it's not good at all, people gasping for breath like a fish out of water, the severe pains and high fever that come along with the struggle to breathe, we are in a serious situation as a nation...I don't care if I lose my job, I refuse to go to work with this virus spreading in the immediate area now, I am not leaving my home unless absolutely necessary...

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[Shadowprophet]

A New Orleans doctor talks about coronavirus patients - if you think that this infection is just like a slightly harsher version of the flu, here's a reality check:

“It first struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu. Watching this relatively young guy, gasping for air, pink frothy secretions coming out of his tube and out of his mouth. The ventilator should have been doing the work of breathing but he was still gasping for air, moving his mouth, moving his body, struggling. We had to restrain him. With all the coronavirus patients, we’ve had to restrain them. They really hyperventilate, really struggle to breathe. When you’re in that mindstate of struggling to breathe and delirious with fever, you don’t know when someone is trying to help you, so you’ll try to rip the breathing tube out because you feel it is choking you, but you are drowning.

“When someone has an infection, I’m used to seeing the normal colors you’d associate with it: greens and yellows. The coronavirus patients with ARDS have been having a lot of secretions that are actually pink because they’re filled with blood cells that are leaking into their airways. They are essentially drowning in their own blood and fluids because their lungs are so full. So we’re constantly having to suction out the secretions every time we go into their rooms.”

A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients — ProPublica

Yeap, Know That You guys are my friends, I truly love you guys, I must back away from the horror for just a little bit. I will be back soon of course. But I need relief from the horror of this. I'll bb soon.

 

[pigfarmer]

Yeah, I think it's time to go fool around with the cats for a while. I can hear them in the other room tearing around all the stuff I have out for painting. I'll tune in later

 

[nivek]

The four-star general who will command the US if government is crippled by coronavirus: Military puts plans in place for 'extraordinary circumstances' and martial law



Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy is the 'combatant commander' for the United States and would lead the country if Washington were crippled by the current Covid-19 crisis.

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[nivek]

'The worst is yet to come': Spanish PM tells nation to prepare for 'hard days ahead' as Madrid exhibition centre is transformed into giant hospital - while coronavirus death toll hits 1,381 with 25,496 cases



Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the country will experience a major peak in the coming week and has asked residents to be prepared 'for very hard days ahead'. 'The worst is yet to come,' he said. 'We are at a very critical moment.' More than 25,000 positive cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Spain and at least 1,326 deaths. Health workers are now receiving the first patients with coronavirus at Ifema exhibition complex in Madrid, pictured. The Community of Madrid and the Spanish Emergency Army Unit are installing a specific hospital for COVID-19 with 5,500 beds and an intensive care unit.

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[nivek]

 

[Spaceman spiff]

I have comments about this. But, It would sound Race related, However, I will still say this as I don't know if anyone else has noticed. .. I Don't think this thing hits Asians as hard as other ethnicities. I mean, Japan was literally barely phased by this. And it's already ending in China. I'm not saying there is evidence that this was engineered to specifically target Caucasians.

But then, someone could say, Numbers don't lie. I know how this sounds. I truly do. But. I'm just saying though, That's within the realm of scientific possibility.

I know, I know, This makes it sound like a racist conspiracy, And I don't mean for it too. I'm just saying, I have suspicions. But take this all in the casual context, I'm not saying that's what this is. Amid the fear and panic. sometimes, Not every idea a person has is based on a politically sound foundation

Theres no evidence at all that this was engineered, on the contrary as they did a study that shows this is natural. And it was done here in the west.

I do think China needs to be held responsible tough, they allowed these sickening animal markets that spawned this and other viruses to flourish.

 

[pigfarmer]

OK. Lid back on. Got all hyper. Surprised myself.

 

[pigfarmer]

The four-star general who will command the US if government is crippled by coronavirus: Military puts plans in place for 'extraordinary circumstances' and martial law

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Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy is the 'combatant commander' for the United States and would lead the country if Washington were crippled by the current Covid-19 crisis.

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They probably just dusted them off, there are always plans. That's what they do.

 

[pigfarmer]

by no means do I cast judgement on rednecks

I encounter a fair number of rednecks, shit-kickers, what have you and I haven't found too many instances to be gracious regarding their opinions. They automatically assume I agree with them and dump political garbage all over me in the process - all too frequently. Some of the crap I've heard is epic. Many have told me this is nothing but an election year hoax.

They are no doubt expressing that to whoever is standing in my place.

But not to me .... the instant I was offered an out I took it. Not sure the manager had even finished speaking before I yanked the handle

 

[Shadowprophet]

Don't get me wrong, we will never look back on this time in history and laugh.

But The thought that someday decades in the future people will be catching this and it will be Naught more than a common cold, I envy that time. I truly do.

Side thought If time travel to the future were a possibility, considering all we are learning about immune systems right now. Wouldn't the likelihood of someone catching some future virus that would kill the time traveler be a very real possibility?

I know, What a silly question, But I've got to do everything I can to focus on other things right now.

 

[Shadowprophet]

Okay, I have to be fair. Here are 20 minutes of your life you won't regret spending on this Video, This Guy is Legal Eagle. You may tend to think he is a democrat just bashing on how Trump has handled this Coronavirus response, However, He is a very brilliant man, He goes into detail about how in May 2018 Trump disbanded The U.S Pandemic response office and fired most of its members. It's very interesting stuff, Give it a watch.

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IF the video doesn't load, Right-click on it and tell it to load in the new tab, It doesn't like to be shared for some reason.

 

[nivek]

Seven-month-old boy becomes youngest in the U.S. to test positive for coronavirus: Mom shares pictures of her sick son in hospital and slams experts who said children aren't at risk



A South Carolina mother has shared her baby's battle against coronavirus in a desperate Facebook appeal where she warned COVID-19 can strike the very young. Courtney Watts Doster (right), whose mother has tested positive for the illness, shared images of her sick seven-month-old son Emmett (left) who has pneumonia - the most severe form of the virus - and told parents to stay home with their youngsters. It's unclear where the baby contracted coronavirus but Doster's mother was in close proximity with her child before she knew she was ill.

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[nivek]

Miami's Super Bowl stadium is now a drive-thru coronavirus testing center: National Guard is deployed to venue's parking lot amid reports of chaos and delays at checkpoints around the country




A coronavirus testing center opened Sunday in the parking lot of Miami's Hard Rock Stadium that will test first responders and the elderly. The testing site is set up in the parking lot of the sprawling stadium, home to the NFL Miami Dolphins, that has space for 26,718 cars. The Florida Army National Guard will conduct nasal swabs and the test results will be available in about 48 to 72 hours. As of Sunday morning there are 763 cases of coronavirus in Florida and there have been at least 12 deaths. Drive-thru testing centers have popped up in 30 states across the country. Testing centers have been plagued with long wait times, inconsistencies, and test and medical supply shortages.

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[nivek]

So much for social distancing! Fears lockdown is failing as Britons follow official coronavirus advice that it's safe to go for a Mother's Day stroll... by flocking to parks and beaches like everyone else - as death toll rise by 11 to 244



Britons across the UK today flocked to beaches (Brighton and Bournemouth sea front, centre and top left) and parks (Richmond, park top right) up and down the country to take a stroll with their loved ones for Mother's Day, despite social distancing advice from the government surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Many headed out and enjoyed the balmy spring weather after the government forced pubs and restaurants to close on Friday night. It comes as Boris Johnson urged people to stay indoors and 'work from home where possible'.

Official advise from the government stated people should practice social distancing in a bid to prevent draconian measures having to be implemented across the country. Despite this many people were seen rubbing shoulders today (Columbia Road flower market, bottom right and in Skegness, bottom left) as they visited some of the UK's most popular outdoor spots. Tourists are also being urged to stay away from beaches and other holiday destinations in the UK to limit the spread of coronavirus as 244 people have now died in the UK, while 5,018 people are also reported to have contracted the illness.

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[Sheltie]

One of the big problems now is that people are posting total BS statements online without any truthful backup. It is bad enough reading negative posts time after time. I can get information from the main new agencies. I don’t wish to read nonsense that China is starting to get things under control. Common sense would tell you that is completely false.

Kindly refrain from issuing statements unless you are 100% sure of what you are stating.

I agree completely!

There was a show this morning on one of the news channels where a panel of doctors answered e-mail questions.

One of the comments I keep hearing is that the virus can cause permanent damage to those infected. All the doctors agreed that the evidence at this time is inconclusive. While they can't rule out the possibility that it could permanently damage the lungs of the elderly or those with compromised immune systems, we simply cannot say for sure on way or the other. There obviously has not been enough time to do any sort of reliable long term studies.

It drives me crazy to see so many people on social media debating the virus with facts and figures that have not been substantiated. In many ways I think they're doing a disservice by fanning the flames of panic.