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Deskisamess · 03-16-2020, 02:52 PM

We are dealing with Tim's mom only just being moved to a nursing home 2 weeks ago today. The adjustment has been tough for her, and now no one can visit. It's a good place, and she seems to be coping fairly well, but she easily misunderstands details, and is a hand-wringer from way back. She is 89, 90 at the end of May, and basically in good health, but is unsteady on her feet. This has been stressful for the family, along with closing up her apartment. The workers at the nursing home are doing a good job, but activities are being limited there as well to keep down on large groups.

Tim's working, but the company has stopped any vendors/visitors to the building, and stopped all travel. He can work from home with his laptop as long as the servers here and in Minnesota are up and running. Their "mother ship" is in Minnesota.

We are both over 60, but have no health issues that make us high risk. We are just being extra careful, and staying away from people as much as possible.

Both our daughter and her wife work food service. Daughter delivers for a pizza shop, DIL is a sous chef at a local owned high end place. They don't do much carry out, but eating in has been stopped, so they are meeting today to work out how to offer carry out. The pizza shop is encouraging customers to pay online so no one has to handle cash. They can't afford too many days of being off work...

Our oldest son is in Gumi South Korea...schools are closed, (he works in the schools thru EPIK) and he is bored out of his mind. He is alone, knows enough Korean to get by, but there isn't much to do for him except online games, streaming, etc. It's been a few days since we talked to him. He is 40, not a child, but it's very hard to be so far away from him, knowing he is now on his own over there.

Our son in Louisville works from home, they are staying in with the 2 kids, 6 and 4. Everyone there is fine, as is our son who lives here near us. This son drives between Canton and Pittsburg PA 3 days a week...he can do much of his work from home as well if need be. Their boys are healthy, but bored, they are 7, 10, and 12.

Adding...I'm watching The Diary of Anne Frank right now, which is giving me some healthy perspective on being somewhat housebound and inconvenienced.

03-16-2020, 02:52 PM	#15
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,741 Karma: 45300001 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	We are dealing with Tim's mom only just being moved to a nursing home 2 weeks ago today. The adjustment has been tough for her, and now no one can visit. It's a good place, and she seems to be coping fairly well, but she easily misunderstands details, and is a hand-wringer from way back. She is 89, 90 at the end of May, and basically in good health, but is unsteady on her feet. This has been stressful for the family, along with closing up her apartment. The workers at the nursing home are doing a good job, but activities are being limited there as well to keep down on large groups. Tim's working, but the company has stopped any vendors/visitors to the building, and stopped all travel. He can work from home with his laptop as long as the servers here and in Minnesota are up and running. Their "mother ship" is in Minnesota. We are both over 60, but have no health issues that make us high risk. We are just being extra careful, and staying away from people as much as possible. Both our daughter and her wife work food service. Daughter delivers for a pizza shop, DIL is a sous chef at a local owned high end place. They don't do much carry out, but eating in has been stopped, so they are meeting today to work out how to offer carry out. The pizza shop is encouraging customers to pay online so no one has to handle cash. They can't afford too many days of being off work... Our oldest son is in Gumi South Korea...schools are closed, (he works in the schools thru EPIK) and he is bored out of his mind. He is alone, knows enough Korean to get by, but there isn't much to do for him except online games, streaming, etc. It's been a few days since we talked to him. He is 40, not a child, but it's very hard to be so far away from him, knowing he is now on his own over there. Our son in Louisville works from home, they are staying in with the 2 kids, 6 and 4. Everyone there is fine, as is our son who lives here near us. This son drives between Canton and Pittsburg PA 3 days a week...he can do much of his work from home as well if need be. Their boys are healthy, but bored, they are 7, 10, and 12. Adding...I'm watching The Diary of Anne Frank right now, which is giving me some healthy perspective on being somewhat housebound and inconvenienced. Last edited by Deskisamess; 03-16-2020 at 02:55 PM.