do you know anyone personally who has died from Covid?

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Just that really. Posting here for traffic.

After a conversation with my mother we both agreed that people who have actually personally lost someone due to Covid are more likely to take it more seriously. Have you lost someone? Has this affected your attitude towards the virus and your own behaviour?

Yes, and no it didn't change anything because from the beginning I didn't think the deaths of thousands of people was nothing to do with me and I don't think the lives of elderly and vulnerable people are any less valuable than mine, whether I know them or not.

Also I understand maths and exponential growth. Its not that hard to get and I don't think a bunch of suburban keyboard experts know more than epidemiologists advising governments around the world.

And just to add, governments around the world have trashed their economies, just to have people pondering why others might 'take it seriously'...jesus.

No. I have a very tenuous 'six decrees of Kevin Bacon' connection to one person who has passed away, but thats it.

No but I take it seriously. Mainly WFH, always wear masks and sanitise and maintain social distance. Only meet friends outside. I badly miss seeing my elderly parents but won't put them at risk. The only way to get to them is a journey of eight hours and five different modes of transport, so the risk by the time I'd arrived would be too huge.

Yes my cousin, she was in her early 40s.
She contracted it very early in March - while she was already in hospital for diabetic complications. At that point they didn’t have the precautions/PPE etc in that hospital.

She died 2 weeks later in hospital, her diabetes had a significant impact.

We watched the funeral via live stream.

She was very unlucky. I often wonder what would’ve happened if she hadn’t been in hospital then, or if she’d caught it later - they seem better at treating it now and maybe she would’ve had more of a chance.

No, but I know a teacher who was in intensive care for months because of of it. He is in his late 30s.

I personally know five people who have died from Covid.
I know two people who have ended up in intensive care
This virus is real

A friend of mine also lost her friend who was in his early 30s. He experienced a ‘cytokine storm’ where your immune system goes haywire trying to stop the virus and ends up damaging your cells/organs. Apparently it’s somewhat common in the younger victims of COVID.

Yes DH's grandmother who was in her 90's with comorbidities and several work colleagues that were middle aged and healthy as we are frontline and they were exposed pre PPE to a large amount of patients. I do take it seriously and follow the guidelines as my DH and my Dad are at higher risk.

I don't even know anyone who has had it (not even a friend of a friend). We are taking it seriously and following the rules for the greater good, but are not personally overly worried about the actual virus. I do worry about the long term mental health impact for a lot of people.

No and I don't know anyone who has tested positive to it either as yet.

No. I'm the only person I know who has had a positive test and it was milder than a cold for me

Yes several people actually, and this week or rather these past 3 days over 7 people I know have tested positive. I do however live West coast of Scotland. Tourism recently has boomed in the most frightening manner. We in my area have lost our social confidence again and have closed our doors, safety first. 🌺

Two and one still suffering from serious long haul covid and unable to work 6 months on.

Yep. My mum on the 31st of march.

I know two, but they’re my step dads uncle and my dads work colleagues friend so I don’t know them very well

Yes an acquaintance not a ‘friend’. He died in early May.
And a friends uncle died of Covid. Both in their 60s. Neither had underlying conditions that I know of. Those who knew them well have said this.

One of our neighbours died from covid. He was over 70 and had other health issues.

Two colleagues from the school where I work have been hospitalised with it. This was in lockdown when we were open only to the children of keyworkers. One is in his 50's and no health issues but significantly overweight. He is still having some ill effects months later. The other, in her early 40's, no underlying health issues at all, was very unwell at the time but fine now. Since we've re-opened properly other colleagues and their families have tested positive but thankfully had a relatively mild version of the illness.

I wouldn't say it's influenced my attitude towards the virus. We are taking it seriously but then again so are most people I know.

Sorry, forgot to add. It didn't really change much, in fact it's made me annoyed that all through lock down the no mixing of households meant that we, as a family, were technically not allowed to meet up to grieve together. My dad has since been diagnosed with terminal cancer and, again, the rules are that we are not supposed to mix households, or have more than 6 people together, meaning my sister, her family and me cannot be with dad at the same time. We've ignored that one as well as he has wanted us all together to help plan his funeral when the time comes. We are being careful around him but we will not stay apart, we did that in March, never again.

Yep, one of our elderly relatives.
Also know of lots who have had it. Another elderly relative was hospitalised with it, DH's Aunt hospitalised, her family had it but not severe, numerous friends have had it, one struggling to recover after months.

I am not overly afraid of it. I am cautious, but not neurotic about it.

Yes, a regular acquaintance who was very physically strong and fit. I was chatting with them a couple of weeks before lockdown and two weeks after that he died.
Also former work colleague was hospitalised for several weeks and thankfully recovered. Said it was the worst experience in her life.
My son is an NHS worker, he and three colleagues had to isolate due to symptoms in March. They were tested several weeks later. The other three had antibodies but my son hadn't any.
Every week in the local paper, there's numpties denying its existence because they personally don't know anyone who's had it, despite the town being in the top ten in England and being subjected to measures beyond the rest of the country

Yes my darling nana passed away on the 2nd of april from covid, she was in hospital already since the march with a broken hip and caught covid on the ward she was on. It was awful, my brother went to see her as i had my daughter and couldnt go be cause her Dad was refusing to let her go between households. There were only 4 of us at the funeral and really its only now starting to sink in that we have lost her. Theres not really been a chance to grieve for her.

Yes - my dad has lost 2 brothers and a sister due to Covid, only his sister had an underlying health condition. We have followed the guidelines from the beginning but do take extra precautions now, as the virus is obviously very real to all of us in our family now.

No, i don't know anyone who's died from it.

I only know one person who's been confirmed to have had covid, she's an A&E doctor. It was pretty mild and I think she recovered in a week and the rest of the family didn't get it.

Yes, they were in their 40s. I know at least 12 (separate) people who’ve tested positive, and for some of them their family members caught it too. 1 still has physical problems 6 months on (in their early 30s).