dixielee50
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Post by dixielee50 on Nov 14, 2020 21:56:51 GMT
Last week my best friend called to let us know that a woman my husband graduated with had died from Covid 19. They are all 74 years old. The lady was a member of a tiny rural Lutheran church that is mostly elderly members- there are no children anymore. The visitation was in the church & the actual funeral service was at the graveside. Now today my friend called to tell me that the husband is hospitalized with covid & pneumonia. He was sick before the funeral. He & his kids knew it was covid but they still went ahead & had the funeral. We are in Iowa. Our positivity rate is over 50% in our county. He was taken to the hospital right from the funeral, I understand.
Now, I understand grief and mourning but I cannot get my mind around this. Their friends are all elderly & shouldn't be out in public. But he & his family chose to expose everyone to the virus. Fortunately my friend & her husband had been warned ahead of time so didn't go, my husband wasn't planning to so he was safe.
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Post by Legacy Girl on Nov 14, 2020 22:01:35 GMT
Unfortunately, people are still not thinking of the dangers of the smallest interactions with others. It's hitting me especially hard this weekend, and we've been religiously following protocol all along. I understand your frustration, though. Sending my prayers of protection to all who are impacted.
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Post by beebee on Nov 14, 2020 22:07:31 GMT
That whole situation is heartbreaking for all involved.
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used2scrap
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Post by used2scrap on Nov 14, 2020 22:12:24 GMT
I’m so sorry. It’s so frustrating. I watched a service today streamed on Facebook for a 17 yo friend of dd’s that died by suicide this week. Heartbreak and suicide aside, the service wasn’t conducted with any Covid protocols at all, and at one point the pastor made a “plandemic” joke. All I can think is one tragedy may now end up being hundreds and I can’t even understand at all how little people care.
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Post by epeanymous on Nov 14, 2020 22:19:43 GMT
That is just awful.
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Post by freecharlie on Nov 14, 2020 22:20:16 GMT
Now, I understand grief and mourning but I cannot get my mind around this. Their friends are all elderly & shouldn't be out in public. But he & his family chose to expose everyone to the virus. Fortunately my friend & her husband had been warned ahead of time so didn't go, my husband wasn't planning to so he was safe. anybody that attended the funeral has to own their choice. If they are elderly and should not have been out in public, they should have chosen to stay home. Both sides are irresponsible, the family are jerks for not telling people the husband didn't feel well |
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Nov 14, 2020 22:22:10 GMT
That's insane. I've lost a step-father, a father, a dear friend's father, an aunt (none to covid) - but there've been no funerals for them. Who wants to risk that? I just don't understand.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 14, 2020 22:23:40 GMT
How sad that the family has to pay for their mistakes is such a dreadful way. You would think that after losing one family member to Covid, they would have learned how serious it could be. The husband losing his wife might not have been in a good place to make such decisions, but the people around him could have counseled him. There had to be more than one person involved in making the decision to do this - the preacher, close friends, the funeral director, the medical team that treated the wife before she died and the list could go on.
I bet they did not even wear masks!!!
We are doomed.
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johnnysmom
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Jun 25, 2014 21:16:33 GMT
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Post by johnnysmom on Nov 14, 2020 22:25:52 GMT
I know I’ll sound heartless because this was an old man burying his wife but I really wish there was something these people could be charged with.....endangering the welfare of humans or something. Not people who don’t know they’re sick or people who are seeking medical care for themselves or a loved one,....but people who are carrying on like everything is fine while they know they’re positive.
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Post by gramasue on Nov 14, 2020 22:36:30 GMT
That's insane. I've lost a step-father, a father, a dear friend's father, an aunt (none to covid) - but there've been no funerals for them. Who wants to risk that? I just don't understand. I agree! There's just no excuse for putting other people's health at risk. I understand the need for closure but there are other ways to gain that. So sorry, peabay, for all your heartache. That's a lot of loss you've been through. |
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 14, 2020 22:48:20 GMT
I'd be disgusted too. The selfishness and thoughtlessness of some people knows no bounds.
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Post by nine on Nov 14, 2020 23:09:37 GMT
I don’t get it either.
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Nov 14, 2020 23:26:06 GMT
That's insane. I've lost a step-father, a father, a dear friend's father, an aunt (none to covid) - but there've been no funerals for them. Who wants to risk that? I just don't understand. I agree! There's just no excuse for putting other people's health at risk. I understand the need for closure but there are other ways to gain that. So sorry, peabay , for all your heartache. That's a lot of loss you've been through. Thank you. This year has been awful for everyone, but my sisters and I definitely feel like we've been clobbered. |
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Post by sam9 on Nov 15, 2020 0:05:52 GMT
Stay home. Trust no one. My new motto to live by. I hope to be able to change it eventually.
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Post by Belia on Nov 15, 2020 0:17:04 GMT
Speaking as someone whose sister is currently vacationing in Mexico... IT'S APPALLING! And so frustrating. I feel like a crazy person sometimes because everyone in my family is like "What's the big deal? Why are you overreacting?"
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