5th Norlite resident dies of coronavirus

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5th Norlite resident dies of coronavirus
13 residents and six employees have tested positive

CORONAVIRUS

APR 21, 2020
CHRISTIE MASTRIC
Journal Staff Writer
cbleck@miningjournal.net

                                                                   

MARQUETTE — Norlite Nursing Center has confirmed the fifth death due to COVID-19 in its facility.
The center, located at 701 Homestead St. in Marquette, made the announcement in a Monday Facebook post.

“Unfortunately, over the weekend we learned that two additional residents and one additional employee have tested positive for the coronavirus,” the post read. “In addition, one of our residents that tested positive two weeks ago has sadly passed away. He was 92 and was very beloved by our staff.”

It said 13 residents in total — five of whom have passed away — as well as six employees have tested positive for the virus.
One of the two newly confirmed residents was from Norlite’s 400 Unit, the first confirmation to occur outside the 200 Unit at Norlite.
“This means that the coronavirus has spread outside of the isolated units, and it is likely that it must have been transmitted unintentionally by an employee,” the Norlite post said.

BLD.

Just left Walgreens where a lady asked me what kind of dog i had. I said a bull mastiff service dog. Very rudely she yells what type of service? I said he is a BLD. What's a BLD? She asked as she has her face in my dog's face allowing him to lick her......Now with a straight face I said "He is my butt licking dog. I can't find any toilet paper anywhere because of all you hoarding ass people, so he licks my ass clean...... The cashier lost it and walked away from the register.

 

Toughen up people.

Toughen up people.
I TALKED TO A MAN TODAY . . .
I talked with a man today, an 80+ year old man.
I asked him if there was anything I can get him
while this Corona virus scare was gripping America.
He simply smiled, looked away and said:
"Let me tell you what I need! [pause]
I need to believe, at some point,
this country my generation fought for [pause]
I need to believe this nation we handed safely
to our children and their children [pause] . . .
I need to know this generation will quit being
a bunch of sissies . . . that they respect
what they've been given . . .
that they've earned what others sacrificed for."
I wasn't sure where the conversation was going
or if it was going anywhere at all. So, I sat there,
quietly observing.
"You know, I was a little boy during WWII.
Those were scary days. We didn't know
if we were going to be speaking English,
German or Japanese at the end of the war.
There was no certainty, no guarantees like
Americans enjoy today.
And no home went without sacrifice or loss.
Every house, up and down every street,
had someone in harm's way. Maybe their
Daddy was a soldier, maybe their son was a sailor,
maybe it was an uncle.
Sometimes it was the whole damn family . . .
fathers, sons, uncles . . .
Having someone, you love, sent off to war . . .
it wasn't less frightening
than it is today. It was scary as Hell.
If anything, it was more frightening.
We didn't have battlefront news.
We didn't have email or cellphones.
You sent them away and you hoped...
you prayed. You may not hear
from them for months, if ever
. Sometimes a mother was getting her
son's letters the same day Dad was
comforting her over their child's death.
And we sacrificed. You couldn't buy things.
Everything was rationed.
You were only allowed so much milk per month,
only so much bread,
toilet paper. EVERYTHING was restricted for the war effort.
And what you weren't using, what you didn't need,
things you threw away,
they were saved and sorted for the war effort.
My generation was
the original recycling movement in America.
And we had viruses back then...serious viruses.
Things like polio, measles,
and such. It was nothing to walk to school and pass a house
or two that was quarantined.
We didn't shut down our schools.
We didn't shut down our cities.
We carried on, without masks,
without hand sanitizer. And do you know what?
We persevered.
We overcame. We didn't attack our
President, we came together.
We rallied around the flag for the war.
Thick or thin, we were in it to win.
And we would lose more boys
in an hour of combat than we lose in entire wars today."
He slowly looked away again.
Maybe I saw a small tear in the corner of his eye.
Then he continued:
"Today's kids don't know sacrifice.
They think sacrifice is not having coverage on
their phone while they freely drive across the country.
Today's kids are selfish and spoiled.
In my generation, we looked out for our elders.
We helped out with single moms
whose husbands were either at war or dead from war.
Today's kids rush [to] the store,
buying everything they can . . . no concern for anyone
but themselves. It's shameful
the way Americans behave these days. None of them deserve
the sacrifices their granddads made.
So, no I don't need anything. I appreciate your offer but,
I know I've been through worse things than this virus.
But maybe I should be asking you, what can I do to help you?
Do you have enough pop to get through this, enough steak?
Will you be able to survive with 113 channels on your TV?"
I smiled, fighting back a tear of my own . . .
now humbled by a man in his 80's.
All I could do was thank him for the history lesson,
leave my number for emergency
and leave with my ego firmly tucked in my rear.
I talked to a man today. A real man.
An American man from an era long gone and forgotten.
We will never understand the sacrifices.
We will never fully earn their sacrifices.
But we should work harder to learn about them . .
. learn from them . . . . . to respect them.
~ Courtesy of Craig Dew

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How it can't happen to you or wait it did!

How it can't happen to you or wait it did!
Today you went to Walmart again, it's the 3rd time this week, but you really wanted some snacks and what's the big deal. You feel fine and you'll be in and out in a few minutes.
Unfortunately, someone else thought the same thing but they had already been infected unknowly 5 days ago. But it can take up to 14 days to show symptoms. They went to Walmart, they coughed a couple times, but it's just allergies right? They pick up a bag of BBQ chips, but change their mind. Sour cream and onion is the way to go.
But BBQ is your favorite! So you end up grabbing the bag they put back. Right after, your nose is itchy, so of course you rub your nose.
Got to kill this bordem somehow, right? Your friends are bored too. You guys all decide to get together and watch a movie. They all bring snacks to share too!
Then you go home where you live with mom and dad. It's the first time you've been home all day so mom sure missed you! She gives you a big hug and kiss on the cheek. Mom is now infected too!
It will be fine though right? It's just like the flu they'll all be fine after some rest and fluids. But mom also has an undiagnosed autoimmune disorder. She wakes up in the middle of the night a few days later, she cant breath! You take her to the ER and she ends up on a ventilator. She is tested and diagnosed with COVID-19. It's a few more days, but mom doesn't make it.
You only show mild symptoms, which you assume are allergies. You never get tested and never realize you were the source of mom's exposure.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?! Mom was practicing social distancing. How did she get exposed? She didn’t leave the house, she never came in contact with anyone who lived outside the household. You and dad never got sick. You only went to Walmart a couple of times, you only hung out with your friends. You didnt put yourself at risk, right? You washed your hands all the time, you never came in contact with anyone who was infected. Well, at least that's what you thought.
You would never put mom at risk, except you did. Because you thought it was no big deal.
It's not just about you...

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