Lockdown

My apartment complex now has the first confirmed case of coronavirus. The complex is administered by the county housing authority.  Their protocol is to close the building to non residents and to close all common areas inside.

How long this will last is in limbo.

The “word” is the victim was placed on a respirator but has been removed from the respirator and is recovering.

Poor Dog

Banner misses his morning visit with the “Treat Lady” and attention from the members of the Coven. Treat Lady held a  shorthanded Coven meeting this morning in her apartment. Banner and I were summonsed.

Hallways

Some of the ladies like to put up displays outside their doors.

Colorado Weather

Don’t like it? Stick around. Three mornings ago this sidewalk was a sheet of ice.

Serious Business

https://www.saludclinic.org/   

       

My sister has devoted a large chunk of her life to this organization, as a volunteer. She receives no pay, and occasional expense stipends. For many years she has served on the board and is currently in the President Chair. The burden of dealing with the coronavirus impact falls upon her.

Salud has grown from a small rental building in Gilcrest, CO to a major health provider serving a community that would otherwise be without options. As the organization has grown, it has been a vehicle for training health care professionals. Now they are forced to start layoffs. The pain of that weighs heavily on my sister.

I’m a Salud client.

Traffic Accidents

My sister’s professional life is an Insurance Adjuster. She was telling me about a conversation with a Wyoming State Patrol Officer. He told her the accident rate is “way down”. A bright spot in this otherwise chaotic time?

Personal Impact

I’m blessed. My sons, my daughter-in-law, my grandchildren, and my vast number of relatives have, so far, stayed healthy. Middle son makes medical equipment and has stayed employed. DIL is in upper management and is now supervising the home workers, as her employer has gone in that direction. 

I laughed.

Food

Local supermarket chain King Sooper (Kroeger) will accept orders and deliver them to your car. As much as I hate lines, I’ve been doing this for some of our residents with health issues that are keeping them inside. The nearby store has eight stations, four for the west side and four for the east side (direction of approach) set up behind the store. This morning there must have been twenty vehicles waiting.

Local

I’m staying away from the national and international impact of this pandemic. Several bloggers on my sidebar are a better source for that intelligence.

Stay safe!