Update on My 87-Year Old Father With Covid-19

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Thank you for sharing this.

I am racked with guilt for siding with the state a year ago when they forced him out of his home and into the Assisted Living Facility.

To me, this is the real takeaway here. And it helps me understand why my grandmother fights so hard to keep living at home even though it's getting very difficult for her. I'm more grateful for all the tech like emergency alert buttons we have to help people continue living at home.

Knowing that he would only be contagious for two weeks

I don't think this is known? What?

the Assisted Living Facility now requires not just one, but two consecutive negative tests

Very glad to hear they're at least trying to take this seriously, I would be outraged if my relatives facilities were taking people in that put them at risk! False negatives are not uncommon with these tests. There have already been cases where people tested negative more than twice only to find out they were still infected.

[–]coffee_addict[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

My dad had one of those life alert things. He had two ER runs where someone found him on the ground, wearing the necklace, button not pushed. The second time he almost died, and that was the turning point when the state intervened.

The two-weeks contagious period was my understanding when my dad went in. The convalescent home says the CDC guidelines is people are only contagious for one week when someone is a-symptomatic (as my dad is).

I think much of the confusion surrounding the testing is the fact that is a test for any coronavirus strain, not specifically the Covid-19 strain.

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My dad had one of those life alert things. He had two ER runs where someone found him on the ground, wearing the necklace, button not pushed.

why wasn't it pushed? This is troubling for someone who thought those things were helpful.

[–]coffee_addict[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The first time was dementia. He forgot he had it on. :( The second time he was unconscious. They have life alerts now with motion sensors that automatically call 911 when they detect a fall. We were looking into getting one when the state intervened.