do you know anyone personally who has died from Covid?

[greystarblanchard]

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?

No. I know quite a few people who think they've had it, but no one who's had a positive test.

No, but BIL had it in April and the effect it has had on him has made me unapologetically cautious, especially as my youngest DD was on the shielding list.

He's in his 30's, he was fit and healthy (used to be a PE teacher, played sport every weekend) and he had a "mild" case. He spent one night in hospital as they were concerned he had sepsis, but was at home the rest of the time. He lives in a second floor flat and he still has to have a rest midway up.

I don't know a single person that thinks they have had it, tested positive, or died of it.

My mum.

I know a few people who've had it (confirmed), one still suffering with the after effects (early 30's fit and healthy) my mum (completely fine, barely suffered - 60 next year) and a friend's brother was hospitalised and on a ventilator (30's asthmatic) - he is now recovered physically but almost definitely has PTSD about it.

My attitude towards it changed in June when DS1 went back to school, DS2 started nursery and i went back to work from mat leave. being forced into 'normal' life took away my increasing anxiety about it, but i still take it seriously and wear a mask, wash hands and try and maintain distance.

Yes, my great aunt died of Covid back in the height of it all, she just turned 70, no prior conditions. No it hasn’t changed my outlook, I do feel strongly the governments response is ridiculous and that the current measures are stupid.

Nobody I know personally, but another school mum lost a parent, our next-door neighbour lost a work client (in his 50s so not elderly), and a friend's sister has been suffering since Spring with long Covid. So I take it pretty seriously.

Just remembered that my uncle had a positive antibody test a few weeks ago (prior to an operation) - he has no idea when he had it so it was either like a mild cold back at the beginning of the year or asymptomatic

What does “taking it seriously” mean, here?

I’m part of a group and a family that has been affected in various ways as I detailed above, I don’t believe it’s a hoax etc. But equally, I don’t think the restrictions as they were implemented were necessarily the right response, I don’t think we should have another lockdown, I don’t think that young people hugging in pubs should feel guilty that they are “killing grannie” or whatever the message is at the moment - I’m not doing those things myself, but I also think that the government should take responsibility for continuing to fail to supply the NHS and schools with what they need rather than foist the blame on the public and encourage us to turn on each other. I have broken some rules, where support and love was needed in a non socially distanced way. I know some people will be angry about that. It’s not me “not taking Covid seriously”, it’s me feeling that Covid is not the only thing to take seriously.

Not died no, but working in healthcare I know of quite a few colleagues who have caught it. All back in March and Feb when we weren't using PPE for everyone. I know of 4 hospitalised. 2 on ICU (unventilated) a 25 year old nurse with no other medical conditions, an anaesthatist in the 30s who does marathons and boot camp type activities normally who couldn't get up her stairs at home. The other two are nurses in their 50s with no previous health complaints who were hospitalised for oxygen requirements and although both are "recovered", one still has no sense of taste or smell. The other has to have regular chest xrays because she was left with a plural effusion.

I have known one who died and tested positive. Whether it was actually covid that killed him I don't know as he was very old with multiple health problems. I have known numerous people be very ill with it, one in hospital for nine days and one on a ventilator.

@ArabellaScott

No.

But I believe I had it quite badly in March/early April.

I do take it seriously and always have done. I've lost a fair few friends over it, too, who thought I was 'overreacting'.

Snap, didn't think it was at the time, but now I wonder.

In answer to OP, yes two.

@greystarblanchard

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?

I disagree. My mum is asthmatic and has been shielding throughout. We have taken great care that she never has to go to the shop, pharmacy etc as we know the consequences of her getting CV would probably be dire. We don't need to lose her to realise that.

Yes the sales director at one of my suppliers died from it early on. He was only 58, he loved in Norwich but the business is in the Midlands which was hard hit early on.

His wife was in intensive care for a long time too she’s even younger. I couldn’t stop thinking about their poor daughter - single mum in her early 30’s facing both her parents dying at the same time. Awful.

His wife recovered but has ongoing problems that’s as much as I know.

Also a chap in my parents village. I know who is but don’t know him or his family personally IYKWIM but my parents do.

That is so sad, he must have suffered for quite a few weeks, which is awful.

The first few doctor deaths in the UK were all over retirement age and of BAME backgrounds (went back due to the NHS needing more doctors) and began at the end of March. I'm so soory about your friend

I would take it seriously whatever though because I’m not a selfish idiot.

Yes, my sister, she was 46.

I wouldn't wish this on anyone. We had to watch her funeral on facetime as it was limited to 6 people only. Her husband and children were the only people there.

Yes. My friend's dad. But he had serious health issues and was elderly. Another friends dad also had it. He's in his late 70s with advanced Parkinson's and had no more than a pesky cough and is fine now.

Also, as a HCP and someone who is CV, I took this seriously from the beginning. I'm scared of whats coming this winter if people don't follow the guidance/rules.

I don’t know anyone who has died or had it and survived, also no one saying they think they had it either. I take the situation seriously.

I take it seriously but it’s a fact that many people who died of something else were stated that they died of covid just because they once had it.

@Ifartglitterybaubles

Yes, my sister, she was 46.

I wouldn't wish this on anyone. We had to watch her funeral on facetime as it was limited to 6 people only. Her husband and children were the only people there.

That's horrible, I'm sorry

Yes, I do.

Yes. Also, several who've been very sick with it. Why, do you think the government and press are making it up?

Very Popular teacher at DC school committed suicide last month. That was very upsetting, & is the only death of anyone I know personally in last .. 2-3 years, I suppose.