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?

Of course the economy and education still matter 🤦🏼‍♀️

No.

I’ve actually had Covid, and it was no worse than a moderate cold for me. My 75 year old grandma gave it me, who was also absolutely fine (Pre lockdown). She has one lung due to lung cancer - and continued gardening Throughout as she thought she just had a nasty chest infection!

I still take it seriously though. Whilst everyone I know who has had it, has recovered quickly and not suffered badly, I know this isn’t the case for all and I don’t sniff at the precautions needed.

Yes, my grandad and my great uncle, although in the older age groups they were very fit for their age. I’ve seen a few comments on here saying they haven’t known any deaths from Covid but from cancer. Please remember cancer patients are vulnerable and if we let this virus get out of control many will die from Covid when they could’ve survived their cancer and the hospitals will be so busy cancer care may become worse. Keeping this virus down is in everybody’s interests.

Yes, my grandad. The only person visiting my grandparents was my grandads carer. The carer still visited when her son and husband were at home ill and isolating. Carer then went off sick but it was too late, she had already given it to both my grandparents. My grandad deteriorated rapidly at home over about 14 days with numerous ambulances called out but each one refused to take him to hospital for treatment on the orders of my grandads doctor. He got so bad my nan had to ring an ambulance and beg them to take him in because she was scared of watching him die. He died the next day in hospital alone and the results from his covid test came back positive a few days later. My nan was left at home with her symptoms which were quite severe which took a good few months to go. Breaks my heart to think she had to sit at home all alone during lockdown just staring at the chair my grandad used to sit in.

I am so sorry to everyone with late loved ones and friends they are thinking about now. It’s really tough.

My elderly Aunt. She didn’t leave the house, it was passed to her by her visiting family. She died alone in hospital.

Gosh this thread. So sad for you all

No.i know of a few neighbours who have had it. One is quite a drinker, 50s and in poor health generally, was hospitalised & needed oxygen. Another youngish couple, late 30s, got it early on and were laid up feeling lousy for about 3 weeks and with some continuing symptoms (fatigue etc) a couple of months later. A few other people got it mildly, comparable to normal flu/cough virus.

No I only know someone who had it for a couple of days and made a swift full recovery. I do also know someone who had it for 4 weeks like a bad flu. I did lose precious weeks to someone shielding who was likely to die anyway as they had end stage cancer and then they did die and we all bitterly regret shielding them, we should have taken sensible precautions with face coverings and being outdoors and just enjoyed their last few weeks which were during full lockdown. Bitterly regret not stretching the law. Life is not as easy as ‘staying safe’ from one thing.

Not directly, no. But I am pregnant and taking it seriously.

On the other hand, two people I went to school with killed themselves over lockdown (late 20s-early 30s) and both my grandma and mum's mental health suffered greatly too.

I guess I'm just as worried about the secondary affects as the virus itself.

Sorry to everyone who has lost someone.

Me and my family have had it about recently. Husband had moderate symptoms. The children and myself had very minor symptoms. I have lost total sense of smell since then.
I know a few elderly people who have died due to covid. I know young and fit people who were hospitalised and they didn't think they would survive, but thankfully they did.
The virus was passed to my husband by a co-worker.
We have always been careful but the mental health side is a huge issue and we have permitted the children to play in the garden with their friends. We have proceeded with caution and made decisions that are sensible.

Very sadly yes. Two women one in their 40s and one in their 50s both battling cancer but had been doing ok on treatment. One was a nurse.

A man in my village.

Several hospitalised including a kid with no specific underlying conditions

no and no

but i take it bloody seriously. i wear a mask, social distance wheverever i can. if anyone gets too close they are told to back the fuck up

Four, sadly.

One in her 70s with dementia and in a care home.
One fit and healthy 72 year old.
One 75 year old who went in to hospital for an unrelated operation and caught covid.
One guy in his 50s.

Well, my friend's mum died the week before lockdown seemingly overnight. Heat just stopped with no prior conditions. Very odd. Not linked necessarily.

My cousin and his partner had it, both 30-35, both recovered.

Yes, many unfortunately, through my work.

Yes my aunt and uncle I had to arrange joint funeral . My husbands aunt and uncle within 3 days of each other . A neighbour aged 40 with teenage children .

I know dozens (25-50?) people who've had confirmed tests at work and probably around 10 or so friends who almost certainly had it in March when we weren't testing in the community. Many of the ones with confirmedtests were not unwell at all.
I know a few people who were seriously ill including ITU. I know two who have not come back to work.
I know three people who have died but I didn't know them well, just to say hello to in the corridor. I know ofanother 3 people who died at work but I didn't know them personally.
I also treated a number of patients who died, predominantly elderly
I work in A&E in a big city.

I live in an area with a local lockdown and work in healthcare (although not frontline) and still don’t know anyone who has tested positive.

No
Don’t know anyone who has had it either

The thing is it can be serious if you get it, so can many things. But we live our lives and hope for the best usually. At the moment the hope is taken away and the government are spreading fear and resentment.

I don't know for certain, but my mum had a chest infection for months started a few weeks before lockdown. She was very unwell and weak. Sounds like long Covid.

Don't know anyone confirmed that had it or died.

Two, but I think they would have survived if they'd been admitted quicker. That second aspect is the hardest to deal with to be honest. They were both healthy, in their 50s, became very ill and their families tried repeatedly to get proper treatment. One had paramedics come to the house and stabilise him but wouldn't admit him. Both were eventually admitted to intensive care and both died.

So I am being very careful not just because I know people can die from it but also because it seems that proper care is not guaranteed. The fallout from both deaths has been devastating, as has the fallout from the experience of ringing for an ambulance for a desperately ill person and being refused admission or treatment until too late.

MNers are generally in their 20s-50s so it makes sense that most the people we know are in their 20s-50s, too. I wonder how many of the same people are being double counted here. I may feel a histogram coming on...

Unfortunately yes, 3 known and many more through others. I caught it in March and still have bad days, I'm caucasian, fit, healthy BMI and young, and it hit me pretty damn hard. A few months back I couldn't hit over 200 on the peakflow, today I finally managed 300 :)
Slowly getting better.

I don't have any antibodies so worried about the next wave.

Ps yes I follow all rules and do take it very seriously. I dont have the energy to deal with those who don't.