Thanks for the update, Sass. I don't even know what to say except that I'm very sorry the residents, care givers, and staff are having to go through this.
I don't think I have ever experienced anything like this in my whole life.
Any updates, Sass?
Yes.
We're losing 1-2 people every day, or sending them to the university hospital in Toledo.
Many are still in the hospital.
I'm hoping this comes to an end soon.
I should be getting the results of my 5th test by Saturday.
Thankfully I am off until Monday, which is my holiday to work.
You certainly deserve a break, so I'm glad that you have some time off to decompress. I know they tell you that you shouldn't get attached to the residents, but that's pretty hard to do when you care for them on a daily basis. I can't even begin to imagine what you're going through right now. My heart goes out to you.
I hope this comes to an end soon too.
I was just informed that my 5th covid test came back negative.
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I was just informed that my 5th covid test came back negative.
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There is a sense of relief that can be felt.
Certainly not the hellish situation like 2 weeks ago.
Update.
As of August 24th we have lost 18 of our residents to SARS-CoV2 or complications of.
Things seem to be slowing way down, thank God.
Right now we have 7 active cases, all are asymptomatic.
Two are more than likely not going to make it.
They are back with us from university hospital and on hospice after a very long battle.
We are continuing testing now for staff every Monday Wednesday and Friday until we get no more positives.
After 7 times testing, I've been negative.
This includes the rapid return test that involves swabbing and solution droplets- which takes 15 minutes for a result.
There is a sense of relief that can be felt.
Certainly not the hellish situation like 2 weeks ago.
That's what we've been doing with our N95 masks (rotating 3) but now we're back to wearing disposable surgical masks over those.. as well as gowning up and gloving since we are accepting new admissions again now who are automatically placed in quarantine for 2 weeks.I watched Dr. Ed once again, and he addressed disposable masks. He said that you don't have to throw away a disposable mask every time you wear it. He recommended that you rotate your masks every day and not wear the same one two days in a row. He said to get at least three or four, or even seven and just rotate. Earlier he talked about storing your used disposable masks in a brown paper bag, like a brown paper lunch bag. That's what I've been doing.
Thank you, Lee.Telling my guardian angel to help yours watch over you, Sass!
Lee