How is the virus affecting you?

[Complete Turf Care]

How is the virus affecting you?

Here in my world, my business is suffering, but we should survive. Most of my customers are high school athletics, and they have no money to do projects, because they can not have any fund raising activities.

None of my family, or anyone I know has the virus yet.

But, today I took my grandson to visit my mom who lives in an assisted living home. She has dementia and doesn't fully understand what's going on and why we can't visit her. This visit was pretty tough on me so I just thought I would post something here. We have not been inside her apartment for about 3 weeks now.

I have been very fortunate in life and don't have anything to complain about, but today is a sad day for me.

 

[drssg]

That sounds rough. I'm sorry to hear that.

It really hasn't affected me personally very much. I now leave the farm about once a week for groceries, and I used to do some sort of errand just about every day, even if it was just going to the gym.

I'm retired, so I don't have a business to worry about. Investments have taken a big hit, but I think they will be OK in the long run.

Hang in there. It will pass.

 

[Big Barn]

Sad for you CLC, but I have a good feeling that your mom was really happy to see the two of you!

 

[Jstpssng]

That seems to be the toughest thing about this virus... it's preventing us from spending time with people who might not be around much longer.
I read this just as I'm getting ready to call my mother.

 

[JamesHW]

Having dealt with dementia in a beloved uncle after his wife died, I know how heartbreaking it can be. He landed well by buying into an Army retirement village that had a nursing home with an excellent Alzheimers unit, so they took care of him.

Louisiana is getting hit hard. Did you have to take precautions during your visit CLC? Would be interested in how the staff is handling it.

I was going to head up to the farm to get much work done this spring, but that looks delayed.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Louisiana is getting hit hard. Did you have to take precautions during your visit CLC? Would be interested in how the staff is handling it.

The precaution is.....we can't go inside the facility at all. We can only go to her apartment window and get her on the phone. One of the staff has to go into her apartment and answer the phone and give it to her to talk to us. She doesn't know how to answer the phone any more. The director of the home is who took the pictures I posted.

We have sitters who stay with mom at night, because she doesn't sleep well and gets up often at night. The wanted to stop all sitters, but I convinced them to let us have sitters for shortened hours at night. They can now stay only from 10pm until 6am. And one sitter that was staying 2 nights a week, quit yesterday because she is scared of the virus.

We are not sure how much longer mom will be able to stay at the assisted living facility, and we have no idea what will happen if we have to move her out of there. We will just have to deal with that if or when the time comes.

Luckily, there have been no cases of the virus at this facility, but we have a few in our parish (county). As of yesterday, it was 9 cases and one death so far.

 

[grsthegreat]

It seems that i picked a great time to retire. I have been shutting down my business for the last 12 months, and i am only keeping the generator service operation going. As such, this virus hasn't really affected my business, but i am deferring service work for a few weeks. in an emergency i will do a service call as i dont have to interact with the people.

i feel sorry for the younger guys out there and how its affecting their businesses. A friend of mine has temp shutdown and sidelined 4 employees. jobs are starting to back up. it will be a mess down the road.

personally im finally living my lifes dream...staying home and sleeping in.

everyone stay safe out there. having 30 acres to take care of keeps me active and outdoors. i really feel sorry for city folk stuck in the house

 

[bunyip]

We sold our home just prior to the virus and got ourr price, real estate is now taking a big hit and we are getting ready to buy so that has gone our way, work is not affected for us but a lot of retail has shut down such as anything not associated with day to day essentials.
Very few cars on the road.

 

[Rustyiron]

How is the virus affecting you?



But, today I took my grandson to visit my mom who lives in an assisted living home. We have not been inside her apartment for about 3 weeks now.

I'm in the same situation with my Mom. Company and socializing is about all a lot of the old people have or can still do. It's very sad for sure. They are delivering dinners to their rooms, stopped all "activities" and we can't even take a walk with her on the grounds 6' away or not. They are as close to being in jail as you can get.
Myself, very little changes to our lives, retired and I have 711ac. to "social distance" myself on.

 

[Bird]

I reckon I'm luckier than most, so far at least. I'm 80 years old and my wife is 76 with an advanced case of COPD. So I guess it might be fatal IF we should fall victims to the virus.

But so far, my only problem is boredom with staying home.

In times past, I've posted about an older next door neighbor, whose lawn I mowed for about 10 years, took him to do his grocery shopping, to doctor appointments, etc. since his health didn't permit him to drive. Well, he recently turned 90 years old and has been in a nursing home for some time now. He did not like it to start with; wanted to be in his own house, but he's finally accepted the fact that he's going to be where he is for the rest of his life. But I've been going to visit at least once a week, but now . . . well, they have a sign just inside the door that visitors are restricted to certain family members, so I haven't seen him since this virus scare started.