[Taltarzac725]

This is off of Facebook--

Perspective.

Here is the story: You get a fever, and it's a little hard to breathe, but not that bad. Take some tylenol and go to bed. You wake up in the middle of the night to find yourself gasping for air. You reach over to your wife and get her attention. She rolls over, “What's wrong honey? It's the middle of the night.” It's then she can hear you breathing, or trying to. She turns on the light and sees the panic in your eyes... No matter how much you inhale, it's not enough, it's never enough. That would be bad enough but the fever is spiking, it's hard to focus. Your three kids come into the room, they heard Mom talking loud, trying to get your attention. The little girl, 6 years old, you're the center of her universe. She's a daddy's girl and loves it when you take her places with you. "Is Daddy Okay?" Mom tries to hide her panic "He's fine honey, he'll be okay..." She struggles trying to decide if she should drive you to the emergency room or get an ambulance. She decides to drive. You're too out of it to get dressed so she takes you in your pajamas. Once there, they admit you. Your wife cannot go in. You're alone. She is sent to the house to quarantine with the rest of your kids. They start to work on you. You're getting tired, your chest hurts from trying to breathe for so long. Your blood pressure is up. They lower your fever a little and put on an oxygen mask. It seems to help a little, but only for an hour or so. Then your lungs begin to fight for air again. They offer to turn you over on your stomach, "sometimes it helps" they say. They roll you over... It does. You look out the door, Doctors are running everywhere. There are patients in the hallways. The ward is full, and everyone is trying to keep up. You hear Code calls, and ventilator machines being rolled up and down the hallway. You notice you cannot smell anything, and you have pain all over. You wonder about your family. Your daughter, the fear in her eyes as her daddy was put into the car. "Why are you leaving Daddy? I'll take care of you..."
Pain.. the fight for air. It's back. You press the button. They roll you back over and check you out. The doctor comes up to your bed. Completely covered, face mask, hood, looks a little like an astronaut. "Sir, you're not getting enough oxygen in your blood. We need to put you on a ventilator." You nod in agreement, gasping. "Sir... You won't be able to talk once we do this. Would you like to say anything to your family? We can arrange a facetime with them if you like.” As your head tries to wrap itself around this offer, one question comes to mind: "How serious is this?" It takes the doc a while to respond, he's done this hundreds of times, but it never gets easy. "Patients that go on a ventilator have a 4 in 10 chance of not recovering. Should we try to reach your family?" You nod... Numb. Your brain can't handle all the info it's getting. The fever, the pain in your chest the struggle for air, it's too much. A nurse comes back in with an iPad. "I have your family online" she tries to say with a smile. You take the Ipad. There they are, all three kids and your wife. Your everything. The look on their faces is a look you've seen before. The brave smiles. The look you give when you feel sorrow and pain, but need to cheer up the person you’re talking too. They are not at home.. It looks like they are outside. You pull in as much air as you can so you can sound somewhat normal. It does not work. "Hey guys, where are you?" Your wife forces another smile. “We're outside your window honey. They put signs out so we know where you are. They can't let us in. We're not supposed to leave the house but we needed to be close to you.” She starts to cry, it's too much for her. That's when it hits you. Clarity, all at once.. You're saying "goodbye.” The next time you hug your family will either be a few weeks from now, or in the hereafter. So this is your last chance to say something. The six year old is shaking, pale with fear. "Hey there nugget.. How you doing?" "Daddy... Please come home... Who will read to me? I miss you so much, please get out of bed.. I'll do anything you want!" You never realized you could cry as hard as you are right now, and it's making the breathing even harder. You know you're scaring her. You cannot stay on much longer. "I'm sorry nugget... I can't get out of bed right now. You take care of your Mama for me okay? I love your everything.” She looks at you through tear soaked eyes.. "I love your everything too.” You can't do it... You can't say goodbye, it's all just too much. The iPad falls in your lap as you struggle to both breathe and cry all at once. An alarm goes off, the Docs surround you and begin to put in the ventilator. Your eyes close for the last time. It's over. It takes years for your family to recover. They lost their rock, and nothing will be the same, ever again... End
I felt compelled to write this to give a perspective to those of us who are more focused on comfort and "getting back to normal.” The above story has played out thousands of times with Mothers, Fathers, Grandparents, and children. Families that will grieve for years to come.
it's not about how high the numbers go. It's about that one person.. Your "everything.”
Please... show compassion. Odds are you know somebody that endured something like this. We're in a war right now, and we're losing. It's time to step up and make sure these kids keep their parents.
Thank you... Jay A Kelley 11/16/2020
*copied & pasted

[dewilson58]

[Taltarzac725]

I only know one person who got Corona Virus in this area of Lynnhaven but do have a neighbor whose son lives very close to where the Villages had its first loss of life due to the Corona Virus. This was in Winifred around April 2020. Her first name was Carol.

[paulajr]

While I feel horrible that this scenario is possible for some...I know MANY people who have had, and recovered from Coronavirus, and all were able to stay in their houses, and have fully recovered. To put out this horrifying post does nothing but continue to terrify those who are already terrified. Stop. Shame on you...

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by paulajr

While I feel horrible that this scenario is possible for some...I know MANY people who have had, and recovered from Coronavirus, and all were able to stay in their houses, and have fully recovered. To put out this horrifying post does nothing but continue to terrify those who are already terrified. Stop. Shame on you...

Clueless.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Clueless.

And what is clueless about it?

The copied scenario ends with, "Odds are you know somebody that endured something like this." If I read the OP's comment correctly, he does not know anyone that endured something like this. Apparently, paluajr does not know anyone that endured something like this. I do not know anyone that endured something like this.

While 260,000+ people endured something like this, over 12,800,000 Covid positive individuals did not. The scenario is true for many but certainly not most - some perspective is needed.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

And what is clueless about it?

The copied scenario ends with, "Odds are you know somebody that endured something like this." If I read the OP's comment correctly, he does not know anyone that endured something like this. Apparently, paluajr does not know anyone that endured something like this. I do not know anyone that endured something like this.

While 260,000+ people endured something like this, over 12,800,000 Covid positive individuals did not. The scenario is true for many but certainly not most - some perspective is needed.

The original post by Taz was excellent. The response by Ajar was clueless, shaming Taz



DO you understand now??

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

The original post by Taz was excellent. The response by Ajar was clueless, shaming Taz



DO you understand now??

A direct answer to a direct question: I understand, but perhaps not what you would like me to.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

A direct answer to a direct question: I understand, but perhaps not what you would like me to.

[sail33or]

WW2 men charged Normandy "knowing" 90% would DIE. We live in FEAR of a 99% survivable flu. Shameful. Where the heck is THE GREATEST GENERATION when you need them.

America used to be "Land of the Free and Home of the Brave"
Now it is "Land of the Mask and Home of the Scared".

Scared of a 99% survivable flu.

Oh, one more thing. Early Christians knew if they met, they would be fed to LIONS. Now all churches are afraid of a 99% survivable flu. They close, they issue tickets, FREAKING TICKETS to go to Church.

My mother (who is late 90's) will NOT go see her lifelong friend who has 2 days to live (per Hospice not of Covid) because of the stories you just posted. Late 90's and afraid to Die. Probably because she can't get into church.

[Lindsyburnsy]

Thank you for sharing. It is jarring, yet, there will be a people that still want to go to war with anybody who eithers asks them to wear a mask and social distance, or because the person in the store is wearing a mask. The message needs to be repeated over and over for people to wake up and realize this is not political or a game. Soon there will not be enough healthcare workers to take care of anymore people.

[Taltarzac725]

Coronavirus in The Villages - Latest Updates

This is useful.

[donfey]

How sad, to dwell on this. And how sad for someone who may have suffered such an experience, to be "used" like this.

[bob47]

Originally Posted by sail33or

WW2 men charged Normandy "knowing" 90% would DIE. We live in FEAR of a 99% survivable flu. Shameful. Where the heck is THE GREATEST GENERATION when you need them.

America used to be "Land of the Free and Home of the Brave"
Now it is "Land of the Mask and Home of the Scared".

Scared of a 99% survivable flu.

Oh, one more thing. Early Christians knew if they met, they would be fed to LIONS. Now all churches are afraid of a 99% survivable flu. They close, they issue tickets, FREAKING TICKETS to go to Church.

My mother (who is late 90's) will NOT go see her lifelong friend who has 2 days to live (per Hospice not of Covid) because of the stories you just posted. Late 90's and afraid to Die. Probably because she can't get into church.

We're about 9 months into this, and with the positive news about vaccines, possibly 4 to 6 months from getting significant control over the virus.

Why can't we wear masks, keep respectable distance, and tough it out for a few more months?

[graciegirl]

The death numbers in Sumter County have risen more rapidly this last week than they had in months. There were 85 reported dead from Covid-19 on the first of November and now it says this;

Sumter County cases
Updated Nov 28 at 12:26 PM local
Confirmed
3,412 (altogether since March)
+59 new cases.
Deaths
95
+3 Today.

Typing into my browser the words; Coronavirus Sumter County Florida. Gets me this information every day. Similarly Lake and Marion Counties.

I have stayed away from groups and worn a mask the few times I was in public. Husband still plays golf, 18 holes, four times a week and shops for us.

I don't try to change anyone's mind. We are treasured by our friends and kin and they are treasured by us. We keep ourselves busy and happily occupied.

I am so looking forward to receiving the vaccine.