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Mike 03

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3. Grocery shopping and general errands for at-risk or elderly parents and neighbors

Reply to TDale313 (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 12:49 PM

Mar 2020

is one thing my sister and I will likely be doing.

I have a neighbor couple in their late 80s and I've been trying to think of ways to help them.

One of my local grocery stores just introduced self check out. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but my sister and I were thinking of asking them to hold off until after this virus moves through because of how unhygienic the self-check out stations are. (My town has a very high population of elderly folks.)

I'm on the lookout for other ideas too. We do have a local service that brings food to people who can't get out.

Great idea for a thread!

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Suggestions for best ways to help people impacted by Coronavirus? [View all] TDale313 Mar 2020 OP

Reach out to groups that help the elderly. Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #1

Isolation to slow the spread down lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #2

Grocery shopping and general errands for at-risk or elderly parents and neighbors Mike 03 Mar 2020 #3

One thing Americans do so very well is take care of each other during a crisis. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #4

been thinking about this handmade34 Mar 2020 #5

Take Vit D AND lots of Vit C !!! donkeypoofed Mar 2020 #6