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HomeInstead Caregiving
Caregivers are First Responders oftentimes unrecognized except by those of us who desperately need them in our lives. Maria Jose Dribben has never wavered in her care of my husband during this pandemic. Gratefully, since this pandemic, she has not missed one hour or day giving care to Cleveland in our home. She is on top of her job, prepared with gloves, masks and even making homemade sanitizer in my home out of an actual Aloe Vera plant gel and alcohol. She actually squeezed the gel from plants and prepared the sanitizer.
By Patricia Stone6 years ago in Longevity
My thoughts on the Coronavirus
During this time in quarantine, between maintaining from getting cabin fever, I have had some thoughts on what will happen to our future, or if this is our new norm for the future. The Coronavirus has changed every part of our lives. What will happen when this is over or contained for now?
By Samantha Parrish6 years ago in Longevity
U.S. Areas Hit Hardest Economically By The Covid-19 Pandemic
2020 has forced us to face down several imminent crises. In January, Australia was ravaged by rampant bush fires, wiping out huge swaths of the Australian landscape and costing dozens of lives and millions in property damage. In February, an Iranian general was assassinated by US forces and a Ukrainian passenger plane was erroneously shot down, making the occurrence of a large-scale global conflict seem highly plausible. Now, in March, we are faced with a new crisis: the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Beni Restea6 years ago in Longevity
Superwoman in a Yellow Jacket (a.k.a Virus Hunter)
My story #1. Freedom is overwhelming I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth, but my parents would do anything for my brother and me to give us a comfortable and convenient life that they wish for us to have. So I ended up 'playing along'. That was easy. I did everything that I was told to do without thinking profoundly. I was an honor student at school, a good daughter at home, and a best friend to everyone. I became addicted to the comfort of meeting the expectations of the people around me.
By Hajeong Song6 years ago in Longevity
The Tooth Fairy Is Not Cancelled
Being a nurse at a local hospital in Belleville, Ontario, Tania’s anxiety rose with the curve of the pandemic. This single mother, primary caregiver for her two girls ages twelve and fifteen, didn’t want to take any chances of exposing her family to COVID-19. Her oldest had severe asthma and her parents, who lived in a nanny suite in her home, were in a higher risk category as well.
By Heather Down6 years ago in Longevity
Coronavirus is Teaching Some Hard, Undeniable Lessons
COVID-19 has screwed up the world, shutting things down and quite literally creating social distance between people. To many of us, it seems like a very dangerous time, as authorities could very easily overstep their bounds. At the same time, there is definitely validity to many measures being taken to help the spread of this potentially deadly virus. This leaves us at sort of a crossroads. How do we know when authorities have taken a step too far, and how do we know when the virus is over?
By Wade Wainio6 years ago in Longevity
The COVID 19 Diary (Cotd)
The first COVID 19 Diary published abut two weeks ago in late March 2020. In that diary I started a countdown. “Minus Day 4, Minus Day 3, Minus Day 2 and Minus Day 1”. The last ‘minus’ being 22nd March making 23rd March “Day 0” of lock down
By Alan Russell6 years ago in Longevity
Working through Covid19
We are all told to stay at home. Not to go out unless it's for the bare essentials or daily exercise. I can't stay at home because I'm a healthcare worker. I work in a local care home. Before this pandemic, I had plans to travel around the world to as many countries as possible, attend writing clubs, get drunk with friends, go to concerts, nights out and conventions. You know, anything a typical young person would do. I'm one of the lucky ones really, but things can change. The minute you're down with a cold, people are quick to assume you've got it.
By Chloe Gilholy6 years ago in Longevity
To Greedy Billionaires Who "Warned" Us About the Current Plague
Billionaires have a constant, and steady source of income because they started businesses, while actually being the owners of their net worth. I want to become one of them because I'm eager to prove my family wrong, both the liars as well as the believers of those lies. But anyway, this isn't about them since I do not have THEM on the OCD brain right now. What I have on my mind is how billionaires like Bill Gates have proposed that the world is not ready to deal with a pandemic. The link below is all about Bill Gates saying we aren't prepared for a larger epidemic. The video is dated March 19th, 2020.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez6 years ago in Longevity
Trapped in quarantine
It was a normal Thursday afternoon and I just woke up from that seem to be a eight hour shift from an overnight job I was doing in food service. I was energetic and ready to take on the rest of the day. Looking forward to going to the store, I got up washed my face, put on my socks, pants and a T-shirt along with a long sleeve thermal Top. It was a sunny beautiful day in western Pennsylvania.
By Kyle Smith6 years ago in Longevity
