A friend has now caught COVID for the third time [View all]

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Last edited Tue May 4, 2021, 04:55 PM - Edit history (1)

Late night rant, but I just finished talking with a Trumper friend. It's been a running conversation for the past 36 hours.

She caught COVID for the THIRD time. She thought it was a hoax until she caught it the first time. She had a mild case, so of course it was being over-hyped to hurt the former president. On the premise of "It wasn't so bad, and I've already caught it" she refused to wear a mask, and got it a second time in December. As soon as things opened, she was back on her barstool in her favorite watering hole, sure she was immune since she had it twice.

The problem is this time, she's caring for her grandparents. They're both 80+. He's got Alzheimer's, and they're both homebound. He was diagnosed diabetic last week and had his first insulin shot yesterday. I talked her through six infuriating hours last night and this morning of how the test kit worked, how to do injections, and why in Gods' name did she let him have a Twix bar with breakfast? (His first BGL read was 394). Despite the conversation on meal planning, she gave him a giant glass of orange juice to help keep his immune system up.

Well, she lost her sense of smell last week and didn't mention it. She thought it was just an after effect of having COVID twice. All three of them tested positive today. She can't imagine where they caught it since they don't go anywhere. I can't help to think she's going to kill her grandparents because of her reckless behavior. I don't know that she'll ever understand that her behavior is what led to them catching it, and she's responsible for whatever the outcome is.

I want to help their family, but you can't stop a leak in the dam when the person asking for help is still digging holes.

Update: Gma was admitted to the hospital by ambulance this morning (5/4), her breathing was so shallow she was basically panting. She's got pneumonia, and corresponding low O2 levels. The hospital made a referral for someone to "check" on Gpa, but it sounds like it was Elderly Care Services, not a nurse.