A Zoom Thanksgiving is better than an ICU Christmas

[Dennis Donovan]

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Sophie Rapp @SophieSRapp



11:01 PM · Nov 17, 2020

[flibbitygiblets]

1. This 👆

[roamer65]

2. Hell yeah.

No....fuck yeah!

[Frustratedlady]

3. And, a mask beats a ventilator any day! Just sayin'.

[Ms. Toad]

4. It doesn't have to be either/or.

There is very little chance of transmission by consumed food.

Organize family that is in the area to prepare a meal with each family member preparing part of it. Set up a round-robbin to deliver the food to each other - and spend some masked time socializing (outside if weather permits it; socially distanced) - then take your family meal home and eat it. If you haven't had enough social time - set up zoom on top of (rather than instead of) socializing.

I'm pushing really hard on not eating together. It's just not safe, since you can't eat with a mask on.

BUT when we make it such a stark choice, as if the only relatively safe choice is zoom - when all of us are exhausted from sacrificing - a lot will take the risk of a small, but traditional, Thanksgiving. Just check out the responses to the Thanksgiving risk calculator that's been posted a number of times here. There have been quite a few "Gee - that's not so bad, maybe I can eat with my family."

[3catwoman3]

5. That pretty succinctly sums it up.

Well said.

[crickets]

6. Perfect.

[dalton99a]

7. Kick