My 87 Year Old Father Has Cornoavirus. I Would Like to Tell You His Story From His Point of View.

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    [–]coffee_addict[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

    So to clarify... my dad's pains and other symptoms are the same in the convalescent home as they were in the assisted living facility. The issue that we are most concerned with in the convalescent home is that he cannot get him out of bed himself and they refuse to get him out of bed. This will lead to bed sores and muscle atrophy. They won't even get him up to go over to his window so he can wave at the family members standing outside the window, which has him very depressed. We also doubt he is getting his diapers changed frequently enough to prevent diaper rash. There are other issues, too, but those are our biggest concerns.

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      [–]coffee_addict[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

      No. They refuse to let him out until he tests negative... and they refuse to test him.

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        [–]coffee_addict[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

        He does have a phone, and we talk to him multiple times a day. Escaping isn't possible... he can't get out of bed by himself. He can't walk anymore, and they didn't give him a wheelchair, so he can't get himself out. We are not allowed in. My sister and brother-in-law have gone over there twice to try to see him. No getting in the door, no talking to him through the (closed) window. I keep calling the facility and begging them to test him. The only decision maker about who gets the test refuses to talk to me, and every time I ask if there is someone else to talk to, they send me on a loop of transferring me from one person to another that all say they can't help me.

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          [–]coffee_addict[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

          He 100% has been imprisoned. And I am certain that -- assuming he had it and it wasn't a false positives -- he is beyond the incubation period. And since he was a-sympotmatic, it is quite possible it was a false positive.