StillIRise1963,
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A perfectly healthy American could get shot at a parade, go to the hospital and contract covid.

samhainnight,
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@StillIRise1963 An otherwise perfectly healthy person could go into a hospital for any reason, even to visit someone or to work, let alone go in for a broken leg and contract Covid. How there aren't massive malpractice lawsuits against this I do not understand.

StillIRise1963,
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@samhainnight I'm waiting for a malpractice suit. I want it/them to happen to reverse this madness.

stephanie,
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@StillIRise1963 And then be disabled and indebted for life. Freedom!

RacerX,
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@StillIRise1963 ...and go bankrupt trying to pay for it. American exceptionalism.

philip_cardella,
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@StillIRise1963 and wake up with tens of thousands in medical bills for the experience.

shonin,
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@StillIRise1963 And pay out of pocket for it all.

mhanson101,
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@StillIRise1963 don't forget leave with thousands in medical debt, if they're lucky enough to leave! Freedom!

sidereal,
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@StillIRise1963 TBH I avoid going out more than I have to: because of covid, but also because of all the shootings, but also because people suck at driving so much.

It sucks but like. At this point I'm not really sure what else to do.

StillIRise1963,
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@sidereal I get it. I don't go out as much because of covid either. I'm not meeting anyone for dinner anywhere. And, I'm not very psyched when people want to come here. I'm definitely not going to their house. 🤷🏾‍♀️

arose62,
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@StillIRise1963

If only they had been driving their bulletproof Cybertruck …

StillIRise1963,
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@arose62 Bulletproof, buy rusty.🤣

Aviva_Gary,
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@StillIRise1963 Yep... one fire to another

StillIRise1963,
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@Aviva_Gary You know you've reached a serious low when you're afraid of the hospital.

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  • StillIRise1963,
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    @thepoliticalcat I hear you. I had a dental issue that I put off for a long time. Ultimately, I had no choice. It was winter, but the dentist kept the window open, they had masks on. It was freezing, but whatever. I was still scared for a week.
    @Aviva_Gary

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  • StillIRise1963,
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    @thepoliticalcat I have to take my mom to the doctor tomorrow. We'll both have on masks, but none of the cardiologists will.🙄
    @Aviva_Gary

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    @thepoliticalcat It blows me away. They're really good at what they do, they've operated on both my parents and MIL. Been my dad's docs forever. My husband and I go to them too for our issues, but wtf is this no mask nonsense.
    @Aviva_Gary

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    @thepoliticalcat I don't get any of it. 🤷🏾‍♀️
    @Aviva_Gary

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    @thepoliticalcat They're good people. They went above and beyond for us, so I'm just trying to return the favor.

    Aviva_Gary,
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    @thepoliticalcat @StillIRise1963 That's great you can hold off but it sucks if you don't have choices (heart attack etc)... 👀

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  • StillIRise1963,
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    @thepoliticalcat Think about doing it in the summer when covid is low.
    @Aviva_Gary

    AutoVisionNews,
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    @StillIRise1963 pretty soon though all those thoughts and prayers are going to kick in and then no more mass public shootings ....

    StillIRise1963,
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    @AutoVisionNews I hope the people thinking and praying hold their breaths waiting.

    SKleefeld,
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    @StillIRise1963 I haven't seen a news report citing that specifically but I am 99.99% certain that that's happened more than a few times since 2020.

    StillIRise1963,
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    @SKleefeld I'm sure it has.

    mloxton,
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    @StillIRise1963
    I know with certainty is has happened many times.
    Nosocomial infection is frequent.

    @SKleefeld

    StillIRise1963,
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    @mloxton It's infuriating when we try so hard that those in the medical profession would make us sick.
    @SKleefeld

    Pineywoozle,
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    @StillIRise1963 Someone who follows me (I can’t think of her name) lost her mom to hospital contracted The nurse removed her moms mask to take her temp ( something the nurse could have done with a forehead swipe) and didn’t replace her mask. When her daughter came back from getting coffee she had been over 15 mins unmasked in a hallway. The daughter consulted a lawyer but was told she had no case. Heartbreaking unnecessary death.

    StillIRise1963,
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    @Pineywoozle That's so terrible. I think about this when my father goes in for falling. It might take someone who has been there long enough without Covid that it has to be that they got it there.

    Pineywoozle,
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    @StillIRise1963 Her mom was novid & this was her first time unmasked in public. Way before COVID Pop’s surgeon was out of town & the fill in didn’t read Pops chart right. Gave him a drug that he had already had a horrid reaction to. He died less than 2 weeks later. Suing Drs is beyond tough. Believe me I looked into it. Hell I caught a nurse tossing his meds once cause she was too lazy to crush them & he had swallowing difficulties by then. Good Drs are good & Ive had good ones. Bad ones can FO

    StillIRise1963, (edited )
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    @Pineywoozle All horrible. I've seen some untoward things myself with regards to my parents. Old people are treated like shit and they can't defend themselves. That's why I'm always with them. I'm all over everyone to make sure they know there's someone to be accountable to.

    Pineywoozle,
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    @StillIRise1963 Oh I bet you have. Yeah when Mom would have to go to rehab one of us would make them put an extra bed in her room and take turns staying with her.

    StillIRise1963,
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    @Pineywoozle My father's stay was eye opening. I know what I don't want to happen to me, but not sure how I'll avoid it yet.

    MHowell,
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    @StillIRise1963 @Pineywoozle
    Same. At the ER they overmedicated my mom with a relaxant, and then tried to release her to me when she literally couldn't keep her eyes open. It's hard to get her in and out of a car on a good day. Had to fight them to admit her. Explain to me how I get her into the car and up the stairs without her falling.

    StillIRise1963,
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    @MHowell Yep. It's just a mess. They overmedicated my dad too.
    @Pineywoozle

    nomdeb,
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    @StillIRise1963 @Pineywoozle Pretty sure (given timing) my MIL got her second (that we know of) covid infection at hospital where she went after a fall. Was asymptotic, and only found out when her rehab place tested her. Luckily, she's fully boosted, as she's 90 this year. But, it's not a certainty she will not have longer term impact. My FIL gets dizzy getting up (going on for 6+ months now). Could be related to his covid infection last year. I don't ask, they think I'm overly cautious. Sigh.

    StillIRise1963,
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    @nomdeb Sorry to hear it. It's crazy how we're made to feel bad or that we can't ask when we're following the basic laws of science.🙄 @Pineywoozle

    nomdeb,
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    @StillIRise1963 @Pineywoozle And when I say he gets dizzy, there was one time recently he couldn't even get up to open the door. My MIL found him sitting on a chair panting! He's old, so it could be related to something old related of course. But it's also a post covid symptom I've read about. He's been to many specialists. So far no results that I'm aware of.

    StillIRise1963,
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    @nomdeb Yeah, it sometimes seems like people aren't interested in exploring any connection.
    @Pineywoozle

    MHowell,
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    @StillIRise1963 @Pineywoozle
    When my mom was in a rehab center, the new guy across the hall was admitted with Covid. The aides were chatting with him and his wife with the door open, no masks, no one told the other patients to shut their doors and wear masks, the aides were half-masting their masks. If I hadn't asked the traveling nurse what was up, she probably would have gotten sick. I packed her stuff, and she's back here now.

    StillIRise1963,
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    @MHowell It's great for her that you could do that. How do you feel about her living with you? How does she feel?
    @Pineywoozle

    MHowell,
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    @StillIRise1963 @Pineywoozle
    She will never answer that question. It's hard, but so was having to drive to visit her all the time.

    StillIRise1963,
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    @MHowell I understand. My MIL lives with us. It's a struggle.
    @Pineywoozle

    Pineywoozle,
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    @StillIRise1963 My Sweeties mom is 4 years younger than me 🤣 @MHowell

    StillIRise1963,
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    @Pineywoozle 🤣 Good for you!😎 @MHowell

    Pineywoozle,
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    @StillIRise1963 🥰 👍 🤣 @MHowell

    StillIRise1963,
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    goodthinking,
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    StillIRise1963,
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    @goodthinking Yeah, it's something.
    @MHowell @Pineywoozle

    goodthinking,
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    StillIRise1963,
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    @goodthinking That probably makes it feel much harder to swallow. What would you have said if asked?
    @MHowell @Pineywoozle

    goodthinking,
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    @StillIRise1963 @MHowell @Pineywoozle I would have said yes, of course, please come stay with us. I just need to know. That did not happen, and expectation is part of any relationship.

    StillIRise1963,
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    @goodthinking I get it. Was she scared to ask? It is a life changer.
    @MHowell @Pineywoozle

    goodthinking,
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    @StillIRise1963 @MHowell @Pineywoozle ha. scared. this one didn’t care, it was marching orders.

    StillIRise1963,
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    @goodthinking Got it. Sorry it happened.
    @MHowell @Pineywoozle

    Pineywoozle,
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    @MHowell One thing I’ve found is that most rehab places will let you bring and plug in a (I spent part of this year helping my sis deal with rehab and hospital stuff) @StillIRise1963

    CStamp,
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    @SKleefeld @StillIRise1963 There are wiki pages per year. More mass shootings a yr than days in a year in US. 2023, for instance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2023. Last year, 604 mass shootings, 746 dead, 2,442 wounded.

    There were 46 mass shooting in Jan of this year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2024

    SarraceniaWilds,
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    @CStamp @SKleefeld @StillIRise1963
    holy fuck what
    I knew it was bad but I didnt think it was THAT bad

    CStamp,
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    @SarraceniaWilds @SKleefeld @StillIRise1963 Yep. Now look up mass shootings [any other country]. You're likely to see all the mass shooting on a single page. It is the freaking guns and weak and non existent gun laws. A lot of other countries have a lot of guns.

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