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In reply to the discussion: How is the Virus affecting you personally? [View all]Aquaria
(1,076 posts)My mother (who doesn't live with me, but still...) is 80. She's in isolation.
I'm in the high risk group (diabetic, cardiopulmonary condition, recent former cancer patient), and in isolation. I had a bunch of semi-elective tests I was supposed to get run, but I've canceled them all until further notice. I need them...but not enough to risk death for them.
My husband is moderately high risk (asthma but only in his 40s), but the breadwinner. So he's going to work, still. At a grocery store. He's about to start putting in massive amounts of overtime. I'll make sure he still gets his rest, and he's super-paranoid about protecting his health on the job.
My son is a freelance programmer, and works from home.
His wife is a cyber security guru for the government. She's mostly working from home since last week, but there are some things she must inspect in real space.
Close friends who are both transplant survivors have always worked from home. They're quite social, but they're now in isolation.
My gorgeous kitty is blissfully unaware that anything is going on. Since I've had her only a few weeks now, she probably thinks it's normal that I stay home so much, and she's so indifferent to my husband that I doubt she'll miss him while he works OT.
I wish I could be like her. You know, blissfully unaware of how awful the world can be.