Coronavirus ~ COVID-19

Vincent · 03-24-2020, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Buckaroo

I've got 2 weeks until I can head home. I'm in the safest place in healthcare in the OR. I wear masks and gowns all day and constantly scrubbing my hands...yet I'm absolutely terrified for my mom who is 83 years old. The fatality rate for people her age is 15%. So it absolutely drives me livid when I hear ignorant people say how they aren't following the recommendations set out for us at this time. Let me give you a reality check. In Italy, their healthcare system is so overwhelmed that they are having to make life and death choices for people. A 30-year-old mother of 2 will get the vent over a 69-year-old grandmother. THAT IS REALITY! Our country hasn't gotten there YET but don't kid yourself to think it can't/won't happen. Let me give you another reality check....Italy has a bed ratio of 3.8 beds per 1000 people...the USA?? We have 2.4 beds per1000 people. See the problem??? Italy has run out of beds and ventilators...We aren't talking about a 3rd world country...we are talking about a modern, revolutionized country. Stop being selfish and think about others.
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Spain is euthanasing people over 65,so they don't suffer,in order to save the younger folk,if this is not a reality check I don't know what is.
Friends in Florence Italy in lockdown now around 30 days.

C0LLETTE · 03-24-2020, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Vincent

Spain is euthanasing people over 65,so they don't suffer,in order to save the younger folk,if this is not a reality check I don't know what is.
Friends in Florence Italy in lockdown now around 30 days.

Are you suggesting that this is some sort of official policy in Spain?

GeorgiaMa'am · 03-24-2020, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Vincent

Spain is euthanasing people over 65,so they don't suffer,in order to save the younger folk,if this is not a reality check I don't know what is.
Friends in Florence Italy in lockdown now around 30 days.

I believe Spain is trying to pass a euthanasia bill that will allow people who are suffering to _request_ euthanasia. I don't think they've passed it yet.

C0LLETTE · 03-24-2020, 06:27 PM

Government of Canada
Department of Justice

"On February 24, 2020, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada introduced a bill, which proposes changes to the Criminal Code’s provisions on medical assistance in dying (MAID). .....

This Bill would amend the Criminal Code to allow MAID for eligible persons who wish to pursue a medically assisted death, whether their natural death is reasonably foreseeable or not. The proposed changes will reduce unnecessary suffering in Canada. They will also support greater autonomy and freedom of choice for eligible persons, and provide safeguards to protect those who may be vulnerable."

But that's a lot different than saying " Canada is euthanising people over 65 so they won't suffer ".

~ocean · 03-24-2020, 08:23 PM

"oy oy oy oy oyyyyyyy " crazy stuff to even have to consider ~ our lives should be in our hands. People can't nor should play GOD as to when our demise is due. It seems barbaric.

charley · 03-24-2020, 09:11 PM

I saw a neat YouTube video from Pluto:

or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=5bwLxHm9GB0

enjoy

nhplowboi · 03-24-2020, 11:48 PM

"President Trump's job approval rating has jumped by 5 points in the latest Gallup survey, matching the high-point of his presidency, as a majority of voters say they have a positive view of how the president has handled the coronavirus pandemic."

The article went on to further state this jump in approval rating is attributable to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his daily briefings!? I didn't know they could survey internet bots.

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charley Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: gentle stonebutch [vanilla] Relationship Status: single Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: canada Posts: 497 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 906 Thanked 1,204 Times in 422 Posts Rep Power: 0	Pluto's Perspective on the Coronavirus I saw a neat YouTube video from Pluto: or https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=5bwLxHm9GB0 enjoy

03-24-2020, 11:48 PM	#7
nhplowboi Member How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: male pronouns Relationship Status: Divorcee Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,327 Thanked 3,884 Times in 825 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	"President Trump's job approval rating has jumped by 5 points in the latest Gallup survey, matching the high-point of his presidency, as a majority of voters say they have a positive view of how the president has handled the coronavirus pandemic." The article went on to further state this jump in approval rating is attributable to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his daily briefings!? I didn't know they could survey internet bots.