My 88 year old mom contracted coronavirus on march 15 - she has heart failure, diabetes, hypertension and pain syndrome...the first week was a mild cough. I care for her 6 days per week. The 2nd week we both had low grade fevers body aches, etc. By the end of 2nd week mom was in distress one night and had to be taken to hospital. We are in NYC. It was just starting to get bad and we were still able to get ambulance to go to best hospital that has moms drs (now you are lucky if they take you to any of the public hospitals etc). After her fever broke and breathing regulated - and they gave her experimental antimalarial/zpac and antibiotic for uti - they sent her home via ambulance. My mom doesn't speak english (Italian) and I do all her medical stuff - hardest part was I was not allowed in ER or to visit during her hospital stay - she was in isolation and even the nurses wouldn't come in when she needed to pee ie they would say "we cant waste a mask for that". Mom has now been home for almost 2 weeks and needs 100% assistance. I'm in constant contact with her drs and every day something else. Yesterday bp was 200/85, the other day swollen ankles, day before that UTI. But I'm so grateful she is home. I was going to get an aide but I'm hesitant - I feel I want all this to go away first. She has Medicaid and qualifies but I feel at this point I might be the best aide....but I'm exhausted.....she is up and down all day and night to bathroom.
I can't imagine how exhausted you are. Please remember to take care of you during this difficult time.
She is very blessed to have you.
mhillwt, I’m SO grateful for your report. I haven’t seen LO in over 3 weeks, and she was just diagnosed. Hoping your mom’s health continues to improve!!
Thankyou for sharing. Athough we are strangers here on this forum, & going through different things, the stories help us to connect. We are all in this.
I'm so sorry you are both going through this. You have all the reasons to be exhausted, it must be very, very hard, on all levels.
Perhaps you could ask your doctor an advice on how to get some help? what would be the correct procedure I mean, as I imagine any helper would need a protocol to be safe and to know if you are both positive to the Virus etc. I think that some help could really give you some respite and some quality time with your mom.
It would be a good thing if you can be tested too, since you had had both fever, that would actually be great if you both had the virus already; you are both home, and have been for 2 weeks, you have both survived what many people didn't survive, it means that you are both very strong and that you will be immune when you'll finally be able to go out!
I'm in Milan, in Italy; we think of NYC as our twin city, we are thinking of you every day. I watched your governor's video today, it was so moving.
NY is tough, you will all make it!
A special hug
Arwen
Best wishes for a more peaceful, restful, but safe recovery!
Thank you SO much for sharing this extremely good news, and may her recovery continue well. And take care of you, too!
So were you tested? Told to quarantine? It’s so good to hear from a survivor (or two!!)
Come back and let us hear how you and mom are doing. I hope there is some rest and relaxation in your future. Hugs to you both.
Sticking up for Trump (2 cases of the malaria drugs working does not a case make) calling the media deranged (how would we know what is going on without them, watch the BBC for a more worldwide view) and then saying that the Italians in Italy have somehow done something wrong (sub-par health! Hello! US is turning people away from hospitals without insurance) or their smoking habits (I don't know too many Nona's who smoke). In some areas of Italy they went into lockdown quickly (Vo Euganeo which has zero cases of Covid 19) and in other areas they missed the window, they went into lockdown too late.
Regardless, post your political opinions somewhere else.
Do they say the coronavirus is gone? or she's still fighting it with medications?
You need help, and to be safe. Please, find help so you don't get broken down further.
You don't think you got it, too? I'm praying for her & you.
lil