Anyone worried that you, or someone close to you will die ?

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I am healthy with no underlying conditions , family are pretty much the same. But I just read a thread about a healthy man who is now in critical care fighting for his life with covid.

Yes, parents are PIL all over 70, fit and healthy for their age except Fil,

Dh has asthma and I have heart problems and a tendency to get pneumonia after flu/respiratory type illnesses so we are self isolating.

If I get it I will probably die. There was a time
20years ago When that was my life goal. Things have changed so much and now I want to live but my health isn’t good and now it seems I might never see 45 let alone 50

Oh yes, and several family members/friends in the London area. We're just outside London - but DD's school is in the Bromley area - high number of cases there, and suspected cases at her school.

Husband disabled, breathing difficulties one of the major problems for him, of course I'm worried. I'm not in the best health either.

This virus is REAL and will KILL people, start protecting yourself and your family the best you can.

I have elderly parents and in-laws, lots of elderly aunts and uncles on both sides plus elderly family friends and members of our church. All have health issues and I worry about how many will survive this because the odds are that not all of them will.

No, not worried about that more just about the economic and social impact of the virus.

Yes. My sister has copd and is terrified

Im terrified. 40 with bad asthma. I know what its like not to be able to breathe and dont wan to die like that. I have a cough..

No, we all have to die sometime. Obviously I'll be sad if it happens to someone I love, but there's no point worrying about it in advance.

ffsnosexallowed That is horrifying and should be publicised more

• it might wake up some elderly people who are taking daft risks

Almost everyone alive now has grown up expecting cradle to grave NHS care,
so many simply don't believe that the triage in Italy could be necessary in the NHS

.... "coming to a centre near you tomorrow, only palliative care for the elderly"

Yes..
I am pretty worried I will die. I am on the list of vulnerable people ( ie get a flu jab on the NHS). I am worried I will die at home.as hospitals.will be full and my 15year old DS will be even more traumatised than if I died in hospital.
I think maybe I am a bit over anxious about it though.

Yeah I'm theres at-risk people here, I'm a key worker and I'm genuinely worried.
Hopefully unnecessarily so.

Yes, elderly parents.
Just read about a family in America where the older/elderly mother and 3 of her adult kids have died.... Other family members isolating awaiting test results. Horrific.

@BunnytheBee I do care. But I'd be hard stretched to have a lot of sympathy if she got coronavirus and died because her actions are just inviting it.

I'm terrified for my best friend who is at risk, just can't imagine life without her. My mum has dementia in a care home in lockdown, no idea if I will ever see her again. At least she doesn't know what is going on and doesn't recognise me anymore. All the lovely carers who take care of the residents, must be so hard for them.

Ffsnosexallowed Please can you explain what you mean about the palliative care? My mother is 88 with serious health conditions and I'm sure she wouldn't survive. Would she be allowed to die at home and could we be with her? I'm terrified of the thought of her dying alone in a hospital somewhere.

I'm a nursery nurse with asthma, Its business as usual for us, albeit with around half the number of children we usually have.
My workplace seems to have no precautions in place, parents still come into classrooms, often with other children in tow. The most worrying thing is that we cant send children home who have a cough or temperature as it against policy!
I'm terrified.

I’m worried about my dad. In his late 60s and multiple health concerns but well. Chronic conditions rather than age related ones. My mum is in her 70s and well. Men seem to die more often too.
I’m t1 diabetic and I’m 35 but I’ve told dh not to take me to the hospital in the event of being ill. Let a healthy person have the bed. Got to go sometime. Tbh I think if the cv doesn’t kill me than having no access it medication will so I feel a bit 🤷🏼‍♀️ about it. I think it’s unlikely that I will see my parents again as I don’t think my dad will make it and I don’t think I will either.

Yes. I am only 50 but have cancer. I live in the epicentre of the virus and the hospital is even worse. But I have to keep exposing myself to it. I think my treatment will be rationed, even if I don’t get the virus.

I’m worried about my mother, she’s 68 with many health conditions and I know if she catches it it’ll be the end of her. She has MS, diabetes, heart failure and she’s had a stroke. She and my dad are self isolating but they have carers going in 3 times a day as she has to be hoisted and my dad can’t do it. I know that I won’t have her for years and every time she goes to hospital which is quite often I think it’s the last time. I know I’ll lose her at some point, I just don’t want this bastard virus to get her. I want her to go to bed one night and just not wake up in the morning, she’s struggled and fought to survive for years and I want her to have an easy, peaceful death not fighting for every last breath 😢

@EightNineTen That might reflect how you feel about her generally. I am so worried that my DM will get it and not survive. She’s still working and going out as she doesn’t get it so she is being stupid and I’m annoyed about it as she is putting herself and others at risk but I wouldn’t lack sympathy if she died... I’d be heartbroken.

I’m so worried about both of my parents.

I’m sorry we’re all dealing with this.

Worried about my husband. He has pre-existing neutropenia where his body does not produce enough white blood cells.

I'm worried about my older brother and his family. But that's mainly because they live in Aus, and I don't see them often apart from Skype.
I'm also worried about an elderly and disabled neighbour, who hasn't answered her door, but maybe be self isolating

I'm very worried about my parents. Both of them have health conditions, my dad has quite a long list of them. I am absolutely certain that if they catch it they will both need hospital treatment. I'm not absolutely certain that treatment will be available for them, in fact I'm pretty sure it won't be.

I am on the vulnerable adults list, so will be practising strict social distancing from tomorrow. I was at work as a secondary school teacher until 3:30 today, but from tomorrow I will be staying at home.

I have lots of people I’m worried about. Lots of asthmatics in my family which is a huge concern.

What I will say, though, is statistically even those elderly people with multiple serious health conditions (the most vulnerable group of all) are still more likely to survive than not. It’s not a automatic death sentence for anyone, thankfully.

So, a little bit of hope to hang on to.

With any luck, this thing will mutate a bit and become less deadly as time goes on.