Poll: Have you, a family member, a loved one, an acquaintance or co-worker had COVID-19 ?

[steve2470]

Last edited Sun Oct 4, 2020, 09:15 AM - Edit history (2)

Feel free to interpret all those words as you wish. Simply curious how the disease has affected us here at DU.

So far, no one, in my life, in those categories has been diagnosed, that I know of. I am very lucky indeed.

ETA, after reading all the replies so far:

I just wanted to express my profound and sincere condolences to all who have lost others. Whether it's a family member, a co-worker, a friend, a casual acquaintance, or your dearest loved one, all of you have some level of grief and loss. It's truly a terrible disease to fall victim to, or even to suffer through and survive.

I want to speak now to lurkers (people who never participate and only read), particularly those who are Republican or who lean Republican:

THE COVID-19 VIRUS IS VERY REAL. Your family is at stake. YOUR LIFE IS AT STAKE. Please wear a mask and practice 6 feet of social distancing. Wearing a mask is MASCULINE AND MANLY for men, and totally appropriate for women. It expresses caring for others and yourself. Do you go into combat and wear no helmet or other protective gear ? Hell no. Same thing with our "combat" against this horrible virus.

[LisaL]

1. Yep. I know a bunch of people who had it.

NT

[fierywoman]

2. Yes. He died after suffering for a few months. Very sweet man.

[livetohike]

3. Yes two of my cousins' 30 something kids, my

neighbor’s 97 year old Mother and his 78 year old brother in law. My Mother in law’s 95 year old next door neighbor died from it.

[Sherman A1]

4. Not as of yet

being a retired grocery worker I am constantly concerned about the folks with whom I once worked.

[Boogiemack]

5. Yes, spouse of 49 years passed in April...before the public knew what was going on. nt

Contracted COVID19 in recovery from heart surgery. 76 years old.

[MLAA]

11. I am so sorry! 💕💕💖💖💕💕

[Sogo]

64. So sorry, Boogiemack....

[steve2470]

84. my sincerest condolences, Boogiemack nt

[jorgevlorgan]

6. Several

Three friends and several family members. Thankfully they all made it through alright.

[secondwind]

7. Nope

[spooky3]

8. Yes, one definitely and one possibly. Both, well under age 65, had a very rough time but recovered.

[Lars39]

9. Yes, a grandchild.

[MLAA]

14. I am so sorry Lars39

I cannot imagine the pain. 💕💕💕💕to you and your family.

[Lars39]

17. She was asymptomatic and got over it just fine afaik,

but the sheer terror of that time period won’t ever leave us.

[MLAA]

48. Whew so so glad, it like you say the fear is unimaginable.

[Squinch]

10. Yes. A few.

[DeminPennswoods]

12. Neighbors

both had it, but that's it. No family or friends.

[samplegirl]

13. Yes my daughter and son-in-law

Both at the same time. My daughter works as a hearing officer in a prison and my son in law works downtown for the juvenile justice. It was frightening and now I still don’t see my grandkids as they are back in school.
I fight the sadness still.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

15. Two co-workers. One with several pre-existing conditions seems to have made a full (at this time)

recovery; one who is between 30-40 had a heart attack with no pre-existing conditions is having a much more difficult time recovering.

[agingdem]

16. yes...my college age grandson

my dearest friend's elderly parents dying within a day of each other...
my neighbor, back in his home after 5 months and on oxygen

[Dorian Gray]

18. Very close friends

husband and wife, had it. He was very very very sick. She wasn't too bad. It was scary. Other co-workers and people I know from kid's school had it, but nobody very close. I only know one person who died with it, and she was in her 80s, lived in a convalescent home, and suffered many other comorbidities. Luckily nobody we were close with passed. But knowing my friend and how close he felt to dying (and he was sick for over 20 days), this is something I do NOT want to take my chances with.

[Demsrule86]

19. My brother had it and survived. My future sister in law had it and survived...the gentleman

John who lived next to my sister in law in a home had it and died...alone and scared.

[634-5789]

20. Yep.

My insurance lady is still in quarantine and her husband is also in quarantine. Both are in their 50's.

[Quixote1818]

21. Two co-workers and one family member

[MenloParque]

22. March

I tested positive back in March. I fly back and forth from San Francisco to either Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore twice a month for work. Hospitalized for a bit but no ventilator. Took about 3-4 weeks to feel myself again. Feels like a really bad flu and pneumonia at the same time. 4 others in my department contracted virus as well. Luckily, No one came even close to dying. Currently, I’m 100% and marathon training and CrossFit. Im not elderly but no spring chicken either- female mid-40s.

[gollygee]

23. Yes, two family members and one friend

The family members had like a bad flu for a couple of weeks and then were fine, but the friend got very sick and was on a ventilator, but thankfully is at home pretty far along the road to recovery now.

[luvs2sing]

24. A few.

One of my choir friends was the second case in her community. Her next-door neighbor who she had spent a day with was the first. She posted daily on FB, had mild symptoms and recovered in about ten days.

Another choir friend lost her husband to COVID. He had been in the hospital and was transferred to a rehab facility. The next day, someone at the facility tested positive, and he caught it that same day, was transferred back to the hospital, and died five days later.

In August, I lost a friend and former choir director. He was sick for three weeks and on a ventilator for almost the entire time. It hit him hard and fast, probably due to several risk factors.

[Mz Pip]

25. Daughter in law had mild case

Had headaches and fatigue.

Other daughter in law’s cousin died from it.

[MaryMagdaline]

26. Co-worker and 4 to 5 acquaintances

[denbot]

27. Yes, very ill friend, long recovery, now has blood clots in right calf.

This shit is no joke.

[torius]

28. Yes a good friend

had a very mild case and recovered. Also, somebody I’ve met a couple times who also recovered.

[brooklynite]

29. My nephew in Japan contracted COVID

Apparently being released from hospital to quarantine.

[reggaehead]

30. I know 2 people

I'm aware of. Both work related. One is President of the Company. He lives in Connecticut (that facility was hit hard 30 cases in a 250 employee facility). The other was an Hispanic gentleman. 63 years old at our Menlo Park facility. Knew him well. He passed.

[Mariana]

31. My cousin caught it in late March, his positive test result came back April 1.

He's still dealing with breathing issues, fatigue, and depression because he feels worn out so much of the time. He's 44 and while his diet and physical condition left something to be desired, he was generally healthy and didn't have any co-morbidities.

[LeftInTX]

32. Mostly aquaintances

I know alot of people.

My husband's nephew had it. He lives in another state. So far, no local family members have had it and no one that I'm in close contact with on a regular basis has had it.

Nephew is 26 years old. He did OK, but was pretty miserable.

[peggysue2]

33. Neighbors one door down had the virus early on after coming back from Peru

They're pretty sure they caught Covid at the airport with the crush of Americans coming home from abroad. The wife had a mild case but her husband was hospitalized for about 10 days. Both recovered.

Recently, we had an acquaintance contract Covid. This was someone with whom we occasionally shared group dinners, a church group. He died in less than two weeks post-diagnosis. He had a mild heart condition going into the hospital. Ultimately, his heart and other organs gave out.

[spinbaby]

34. Two acquaintances died

One was in nursing care with a cancer that would have gotten him eventually, The other was sick, but hadn’t been tested and didn’t think it was bad. His wife found him dead in the morning.

On edit, it occurred to me that I also have a friend who tested positive, but had no symptoms.

[Politicalgolfer]

35. My son, his wife & daughter

They were mild cases with son having the worst.....coughing, headache, etc. Their son didn't get it. All are well now. They are in Georgia. BTW, son & wife are mid-40's

[halobeam]

79. wow.. SO glad they are all okay.

You must've been beyond yourself.

[davsand]

36. Yes. My nephew and his entire family are dealing with it now. A coworker had it last month.

So far, everyone has been sick but not required hospitalization. Hoping it stays that way. I have known a couple of people who died from it along with two others who hade it and survived. It is no joke, and people should be way more concerned about it than they seem to be.


Laura

[mtngirl47]

37. Couple I am close to---they both got it

(probably from their grandchildren), he recovered, she passed in mid-April.

My son, age 33, in early March had horrible flu symptoms, loss of taste and smell; terribly sick and weak for about 4 weeks. No tests were available at that time.

[bottomofthehill]

38. An Aunt, a couple cousins and multiple coworkers.

[Talitha]

39. No.

[ARPad95]

40. A 30-year-old acquaintance of my son's died of covid-19 while taking care of his parents who had it.

He had an underlying condition. That was in April.

My friend's 63-year-old brother-in-law died at the end of March within a few days of getting sick. He was the 2nd covid-19 death in his county. His wife/my friend's sister was positive, but asymptomatic.

Another friend's grandson tested positive in the summer. Other than those cases, I don't personally know of anyone else.

We wonder if our youngest had it in January. He had moved to NYC and within 3 weeks was very sick. He hasn't had an antibody test.

[ProfessorGAC]

41. We Know 4 or 5

One death; an 84 year old women in late stages of dementia mostly bedridden. A pneumonia risk already. She died of pneumonia as a complication of COVID.
The other person is a hostess at a nearby restaurant. But, she got it at least 6 weeks after Illinois closed these places. She's late 30s I think. She said it was like a rough fly, but only for a few days.
Another 2 were a husband & wife in town. I know him from the golf course. He's a closing in on retirement IT guy who worked from home all but 3 days since mid-March. His wife still works, but I forget what she does.
They both were positive and felt rotten for about a week, but the list of symptoms for each were very different. They both had the symptoms hit overnight. His biggest symptom was massive fatigue. He could wake up, walk to the bathroom, and come back, and that would make tired enough to fall asleep again. She had bad headaches and GI issues.
None of the last 3 had the loss of smell & taste we read about.
The 5th was a teacher I know from the town 8 miles west. She's fine now. A couple days sick, then 12 days at home. (The three days prior were at home.)
She started feeling awful on the drive to work, and she only lives 15 miles away. She was self-aware enough to call from the parking lot to say she thinks she shouldn't go in the building. They agreed and sent her to the place that does their testing. So fortunately, she never exposed anybody that day, which was the Tuesday after Labor Day. So, she hadn't been to school for 3 & 1/2 days. They had no other positives at the middle school. (One at the HS)
They dodged a bullet, it appears.

[Mike 03]

42. Yes. My brother-in-law's mother passed away about a month ago from COVID.

[Digger]

43. Yes

Yes, covid killed my nephew at age 52.

[BlueDawn]

44. No.

But my husband had a COVID-19 test this morning at 9:00 at his primary care doctor's office. (He said the nasal swab was extremely uncomfortable.)

He has been having symptoms for two days of sore throat, headache, cough, and fatigue, and two weeks ago he went on a group motorcycle day trip where he was probably the only person wearing a mask. I told him it would be a good idea to get tested because of his age and high blood pressure. (He is 66.)

They said they will call us with the results.

I worry a lot about my Trump-supporting mother and sister because they don't believe the virus is a big deal.

I would like to say how sorry I am for those in this thread who have lost family members and friends to this virus. It is heartbreaking and makes me feel very sad for them. I offer my love from afar.

[dameatball]

45. My ex-SO's sister died from it a couple days ago. Just got notified last night. Nice lady.

The entire family is good people. Close knit country folk. I moved out of state a year ago but she sent me a couple letters just saying hello and checking on me. She had a few other issues as well, but was expected to be around for a while. Now gone.

[Maru Kitteh]

46. More than a dozen of my close coworkers, including the Director of Nursing. Two friends,

no family members yet.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

47. Father-in-law

Mid 60s.

Mild symptoms, just a slight cough and fatigue, plus loss of taste and smell.

Amazingly my mother-in-law did not catch it.

Unfortunately it did not affect their status as die hard Trumpists.

[Cracklin Charlie]

49. I think I had it in January.

My granddaughter sneezed in my face twice, point blank. Six days later, I started running a fever, my first of a rollercoaster of symptoms for about 10 days.

I lost 15 pounds, and couldn’t eat normally for about 6-8 weeks.

The shutdown of my city helped me recover.

[Eugene]

50. Extended family who could not get tested despite symptoms. (March/April)

[tinymontgomery]

51. Sister-In-Law

Sister-In-Law, ICU for about 3 weeks, out now about 3 months, doing well.

[femmedem]

52. Yes. I know three people who have had it; one died.

I learned about one infection today; a young single mother who lives across the street, studying to be a medical technician. Asymptomatic so far and quarantining.

These three confirmed cases were all acquaintances. But Mr. Femmedem lost a fairly close friend to a pneumonia several months ago. He tested negative, but the doctors couldn't figure out what was causing the pneumonia and we suspect he may have had a false negative. He had been hospitalized, then released and was feeling ok, then relapsed and died, all in the space of about three weeks.

[AllyCat]

53. 3 fellow nurses have tested positive. All recovered.

[ananda]

54. One acquaintance back in March.

That's it for now.

[Jarqui]

55. Yes

My daughter's father-in-law passed from it. They called his son to the hospital to say goodbye.- then wouldn't let him see him. Death via cell phone scene.

My best friend's wife appears to have it. He's a mess.

We think we had it last February. We were all sick. Not sick enough for the hospital. Doc thought the testing was too unreliable to be worthwhile and the risk if we didn't have it wasn't worth it unless we got worse. We've never been tested for the antibodies. We behave as if we didn't get it using PPE, etc even though odds are, we probably did.

[MissB]

56. Yes

BIL had it and died.

Different BIL had both parents die from it.

[marlakay]

57. My grandsons girlfriend

He just got test back negative and I was happy, hope he stays that way!

[MissMillie]

58. My mom had it.

She had in in April/May-ish.

She was in a nursing home w/ heart trouble and Alzheimer's Disease.

She tested negative 4 times before she died in July.


I don't know if she technically counts as a COVID death, but I do believe that the virus accelerated her decline.

[mvd]

59. Not yet

Hope to keep it that way. The risk in Montgomery County PA isn’t what it once was, but it is still good to be careful. And the zip codes around me are among the fastest rising in the county.

I am in my 40s and have a couple risk factors but I have had so many colds where I lost taste and smell that maybe I have some resistance. I practice mask wearing, hand washing, using hand sanitizer, and distancing. Also have type O blood which they say is good.

[Iggo]

60. Nope. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. (n/t)

[Meowmee]

61. Yes

Me and one of my students. Several were sick but not tested, one had pneumonia like me & a pos test and was in hospital and another said his family members had it and he was not quarantining. He came right up to me the last day we taught and said he didn't feel well and had to leave, wtf, I already told them before covid don’t come to class sick.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

62. A niece had an early case, back in March.

She recovered.

One friend died from it back in July.

Another friend got sick in April and is still sick.

I suspect that I actually know more people who have had it, but haven't found out so far.

[SweetieD]

63. Yes a family friend. His wife almost died but recovered. I know two people

Who had it "recovered " but are still dealing with health issues months later.

[shrike3]

65. About ten people within my circle of friends and acquaintances. No deaths -- yet.

[Ms. Toad]

66. I can count to 10, without much thought.

1 died
1 with permanent lung damage
1 sick for 65+ days
The remainder less severely impacted.

[Sogo]

67. Two neighbors down the street

had a guest from Norway in March when COVID was spreading like wildfire in Europe. Four days after he left, they both became very ill. At that time, the guidelines for getting tested or being admitted to the hospital were so strict, they couldn't find out for sure and just had to tough it out at home. I've been isolating since....

[Hekate]

68. My sis got it in January, upstate NY, nobody knew what it was. Back & forth to the ER...

...a couple of times and they finally admitted her for 5 days as having severe asthma veering into COPD. They treated her with steroids and oxygen; she was absolutely craving oxygen. Ran tests, including swabbing for COVID, which she likened to having her brain scraped, but nothing came back positive. —-Until about a month ago, when a blood test showed antibodies for COVID. She’s recovered, but not 100%, especially her lungs.

One of my brothers in law, here in SoCal, may or may not have had it. As far as he is concerned, he had a killer case of pinkeye for a month-plus this summer. We don’t see him for months at a time, but he seems to be okay last we heard.

[MoonlitKnight]

69. Yes

[LudwigPastorius]

70. My sister-in-law's brother's wife...

died of it in May.

She was 48, and otherwise healthy until she was infected.

I know one co-worker who, a while back, got a very mild case and recovered fully.

[L.Pharmstrong]

71. Had a couple of friends

Who live in a Colorado ski town that was an early epicenter, where I once lived. One ended up in an ICU for a couple of weeks. We have a pretty low infection rate where I now am in upstate NY, but all bets are off now with kids starting to go back to school.

[MustLoveBeagles]

72. Coworker

I don't know who it was but a few months ago someone tested positive that worked in the office across the hall. Everyone in that office and the people in the building that had contact with them had to test and quarantine and the their office and all the room they'd been in were sealed off for deep cleaning. I don't know what the outcome was other than if they'd died we would've gotten a mass email. Early in the crisis someone in another office was informed they'd tested positive. So it was the same routine of testing, quarantining and deep cleaning. A few days later the got a call saying they'd mixed up their results with someone else and they didn't have Covid19 after all. This was after most people had already gotten tested and the room was cleaned. It caused a lot of panic for nothing.

[wnylib]

73. My brother - Died in July when cases spiked in Florida.

He was my last living sibling.

[halobeam]

78. ohhh :( I am horribly sorry for your loss.

What a hard time this is.

[wnylib]

88. Thank you. I haven't mentioned it before on DU.

Too many complex feelings associated with it. And there are so many others who have died, so mine is not the only loss But it feels strange that I am the only one left of my family of origin. The others had passed away before covid.

[steve2470]

85. so sorry to hear your loss :/ nt

[wnylib]

87. Thank you.

[susanr516]

90. I am so sorry for your loss.

[nolabear]

74. Yes, one friend and my nephew. Both very sick.

[hunter]

75. It hit one of my in-laws hard. Nine days in the hospital.

It's been many weeks now and he's still not recovered.

Covid killed my sister's business partner.

One of my nieces had it bad. She wasn't hospitalized, but she did the E.R. for about a day.

One of my children got it from some student just before everything shut down in California in March. Got a flu-like case, with coughing for weeks.

My wife is a health care professional who is seeing covid patients every day. It's chaos at her work, utter chaos. She get's home from work, throws her stuff and most of her clothes in the "biohazard" bin, and heads straight for the shower. Her work is still having trouble getting adequate personal protective equipment.

How long has it been now?

I hate this.

I dreamed last night Trump dies of this on a Thursday. Anyone taking bets?

[roamer65]

76. Boss.

...and his family.

[halobeam]

77. Yes, MIL and ex FIL both died of it.

[GusBob]

80. No, no, yes, yes, yes

I've honestly lost count of acquaintances and coworkers that have been sick but 5 people I knew have died now
Another is very sick now

[SamKnause]

81. No.

[Shrek]

82. A family friend and his son both had it

The son had some mild symptoms and recovered quickly.

His father never had any symptoms at all despite being in his 80s.

[steve2470]

83. I just wanted to express my profound and sincere condolences to all who have lost others

Whether it's a family member, a co-worker, a friend, a casual acquaintance, or your dearest loved one, all of you have some level of grief and loss. It's truly a terrible disease to fall victim to, or even to suffer through and survive.

I want to speak now to lurkers (people who never participate and only read), particularly those who are Republican or who lean Republican:

THE COVID-19 VIRUS IS VERY REAL. Your family is at stake. YOUR LIFE IS AT STAKE. Please wear a mask and practice 6 feet of social distancing. Wearing a mask is MASCULINE AND MANLY for men, and totally appropriate for women. It expresses caring for others and yourself. Do you go into combat and wear no helmet or other protective gear ? Hell no. Same thing with our "combat" against this horrible virus.

[spanone]

86. Yes.

[KatyaR]

89. So far, two.

A former coworker had it during the summer. And a friend, an incredible musician and an even more incredible person, died of covid Tuesday night. He had a pre-existing condition which made covid a death sentence.

I don't wish anyone to die, but I hope that man in Walter Reed suffers as much as my friend did.

[cwydro]

91. Yes, I had it in August.

It’s horrible.

[steve2470]

92. very last bump nt