I just found out today that a close friend of mine and her husband are in the hospital with Covid-19. She is too weak to talk. I got tears in my eyes as I was reading the email about it. She is young...in her fifties. She was always healthy, strong, fit and beautiful.
I spoke with her on the phone for a long time about a month ago. She told me sadly that she had lost several friends and family members to this virus. At the time she hadn't contacted it. Her show business pals and I are praying for her. It's scary how hard and fast Covid hits people. It reminds me of the 80's, when we lost so many close tribe members who were dancers to AIDS. They were the last people you ever thought would get ill. They died so young. There was so much that we didn't understand about its transmission at the time. People would get horribly thin, and then they'd be gone.
I hope you are all safe and well. Suze Orman had an excellent podcast on her website today. It was very eye opening. You can listen to it at https:suzeorman.com. Just look for the most recent podcast with today's date. She talks about all of the fast food that she ate, and how she wishes that she had made healthier dietary choices and had done yoga. Those habits really do make a difference, and the effect is cumulative, like saving money. I hope you are all in good heath and high spirits.
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I am so very sorry to hear about your friends. It is so true what you say about the speed of this virus. My Granddaughter (age 28), husband and two children (age 5 and 7) all have covid. At home with manageable symptoms. They were very compliant with all precautions but they think the transmission was the school bus driver. They are young and improving. It certainly is no joke! I am being very careful and only leave home when I must. I worked in the hospital (R.N.) in the 70's when the swine flu was an issue. But, nothing like this. Please take good care of yourself. I'll be sending positive energy your way and also for your friends regained health. I'm a California gal, too. Raised in San Gabriel Valley. Blessings
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your family is recovering at home, Mary. It is SO contagious. Thanks for reading and for commenting.
DeleteI hope your grand her husband recover soon, Stephenie.
ReplyDeleteStay safe.
Thanks Nil. So do I. She has been in and out of the hospital for the past week and a half.
DeleteOh, Stephenie! What terrible news. Your situation in America is truly desperate. I do hope your friends pull through
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pipistrello. It's very intense right now. I feel for all of the people involved. She is such a sweet and giving person.
DeleteI'm so sorry to hear about your friend. Earlier this year my friend was very ill in hospital with Covid 19. I honestly think she wouldn't be here now if she hadn't been taken into hospital in time. It's a dreadful virus and I really hope that the vaccines start to work quickly. Stay safe out there. x
ReplyDeleteIt is, Cherie. I am so glad that your friend recovered. I hope mine is as fortunate. It has hit her family like a storm.
DeleteI'm so very sorry to read this very sad news. I am sending hopes that they eventually recover again.
ReplyDeleteMuch love and lots of hugs to you.
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Thank you, Joy. We are all praying for her.
DeleteI am with you, be good thought,Take care and hugs from ann
ReplyDeleteYes, Nowe. Thank you. She has a lot of support and love around her.
DeleteI am so sorry to read these sad news. I hope that both your friend and her husband recover well. Sending them my best healing thoughts from across the ocean. Take care xx
ReplyDeleteThank you for your healing thoughts, Christina. I know it makes a difference.
DeleteSo sorry! I hope your friend and her husband recovers! I watched Suze a couple of times this weekend. I'm studying up on the revocable living trust that she recommends. I agree that what we've done in the past such as the foods we ate, affect our health now and it would have been nice to have had better habits in the past. Andrea
ReplyDeleteI have one of those, Andrea. It really makes life easier after someone passes. My parents had one, too. My friends who went through probate said that it was a nightmare. Diet and exercise really do have long term effects. I was fortunate to live with a former Royal Ballet ballerina who taught me about diet and fresh vegetables when I was eighteen. The difference was immediate.
DeleteI'm so sorry to read of your friend, Stephenie. I hope both she and her husband are able to make a full recovery from this dreadful virus. X
ReplyDeleteYes, I really hope that's what happens, Jules. It has hit them so hard. She's had to deal with a tremendous amount of grief and shock from Covid.
DeleteI am so sorry about your friend, I will keep her, her family and you in my prayers. This is so devastating, yet people still are not taking it seriously. So sad. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteI know, Mereknits. It's really spreading rapidly again. Like you, I take it very seriously.
DeleteI am sorry to hear about your friend and her husband being ill. Hope they recover soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ellen. I hope they recover soon, too.
DeleteI am so very sorry to read about your friend and her husband being so ill. Covid is horrendous and I will never understand the people who don't take it seriously. May she recover quickly. Sending much love and healing thoughts to them x
ReplyDeleteThank you, PP. Like you, I take it very seriously. She is on the mend, thank goodness!
DeleteI was so sorry to read about your friends. This virus is dreadful. No one should be complacent with guarding their health and safety, but so very many are just that. I will keep your friends in my thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anita. She was released from the hospital again, which is a relief.
DeleteSo sorry to hear about your friend and her husband. This thing is spreading like our wildfires!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I heard on the news today that SoCalEdison might be cutting power to certain areas, including Santa Clarita, due to the high winds. Thought I'll let you know, just in case you didn't receive an alert in time, like last time!
It is, Bless. I feel for the doctors and nurses who are so overworked and overwhelmed. I received the notice on Monday morning. So glad I had finished my laundry and vacuuming.
DeleteI will say a prayer for your friends too.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to hear this, Stephenie. Hopefully the tide will turn soon, and that people in your country will be more safe. Go safe xxxxx
ReplyDeleteYes, eventually, I hope. There is so much they don't know about this virus.
DeleteThank you, emw. I know the prayers help.
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