Covid Strikes.

[Theland]

I'm sitting here in hospital waiting to be discharged.
Just spoke to my daughter, 38, who had tested positive.
She is in bed, crying, problems breathing, can't do anything for herself.
My wife has an appointment for early afternoon for a fast test, so I can go home.
Worried sick.
What next?

[maggiebee]

Hang in there Theland. There's really nothing you can do but pray and trust in the experts.

[Bobbisox1]

Oh Nooo, sorry to hear this TL, as Maggie says, wait and see what the experts are saying x

[bednobs]

has she actually seen your daughter? Is she in your bubble (I thought you were in a bubble with your son?)
if not, there's no reason to worry

[Theland]

Don't care about me, she was in lockdown with her family.
My wife was in the car with my daughter last week.
Crazy ride this.

[Peter Pedant]

praying is good - for you
we know it doesnt harm the patient ( yes or no - there is a paper in the NEJM on that)

and hopes and hugs there are OK ( on the numbers game - it is very likely she will get better

deaths by age are here
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/covid19deathsbyageanddeathsfromcovid19only

bearing in mind that a govt dept is allowed to give an URL and not the info itself if the URLhas that info

[Theland]

Cheers Peter.
I know the odds are in her favour, but she has to suffer first.

[bednobs]

sorry, I mistook your "worried sick" for being worried about not being able to go home or worried you may have caught it from her

[Peter Pedant]

and it looks like a few hundred in 18 000

80% are over eighty still
or - - is she the age of a teacher? - yes - no one has died from covid - they had a look

get oon your knees and pray

[Theland]

Yes I am.

[Theland]

My wife tested negative at the fast track place. Good news for a change.

[murraymints]

hope you are now at home Mr T xx

[emmie]

if you are at home, are you somewhat better....

[murraymints]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p08zh4ts/the-serpent?seriesId=p08zh559

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p08zhbt6/traces?seriesId=p08zhc1d

[murraymints]

oops wrong thread