Posted on 07/12/2020 4:31:57 AM PDT by a little elbow grease
A Florida woman, separated from her beloved husband for 114 days, accepted a dishwashing job at the nursing home where he lives so they could finally see each. Visitors were not permitted at the nursing home because of the coronavirus pandemic.
What would you do for someone you love?
For 114 days, Mary Shannon Daniel wasn’t able to hug her husband. She had to see him through a window, like many with loved ones in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Her other half, Steve, is living in the memory care unit of a nursing home and has early onset Alzheimer’s, according to First Coast News. No visitors have been allowed in the nursing home, per orders from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in order to stop transmission of the respiratory disease caused by the virus.
“I told him I’d be there with him, holding his hand,” she told the broadcast station. “We tried a window visit. He just cried. You can’t explain it to him.”
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Smart solution.
Like the Jewish kids who put up a “Justice for floyd” sign at their birthday party so it would not be broken up.
But damn sad. If she was willing to risk it, that should be HER call. The government should just mail yellow stars to every single citizen and insist they be worn at all times (except blacks and during race riots)
This probably wouldn’t work at my dad’s nursing home. They have very strict limits on contact and kitchen staff would never see the patients during the Chinese Communist Plague. They might make an exception for something like this, but they might not.
Very creative.
God bless her.
My mother-in-law is also in a nursing home for early onset Alzheimer’s.
My wife hadn’t seen her until this week when MIL was hospitalized for a bowel issue (not life threatening). She was allowed one visitor, so my wife went. My Sister-in-law is a nurse at that hospital, so both my wife and her sister finally got to see their mother. MIL is doing ok, so far.
$50 says she gets arrested for outsmarting the smarty pants state. Really.
I started dating my wife when I was 15. We’ve been married for 28 years.
No one will keep us apart.
That’s my line in the sand.
Either Cuomo was right (he wasn’t) or keeping our elders safe in the nursing home was right. The two points cannot BOTH be true.
The story evokes some sympathy for the plight. I have a mother in law in a nursing facility. We did not see her for months after visiting at least three times a week.
But they were able to keep the sickness at bay and only lost a few to the virus. This is compared to other facilities within 5 miles that failed to react properly—and lost about 200 patients during the same period.
Sometimes the needs of the one are lost to the benefit of the many. This person came up with a solution that worked for her. Most folks are not that motivated.
Honestly, I am so tired of one or two people crying for their individual cases with complete disregard for how their stupid “wants” will impact everyone else in a facility. If you are so determined to see your nursing home patient, bring them home with you. This idiocy of “it should be her choice” puts the staff and the rest of the residents at risk. And these are the people MOST at risk.
What a selfish country we’ve become.
Why do you seem to always put a negative spin on things? The nursing home called her about the job opening.
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LOL .............. you may be right.
After all, the bastards took the guns away from the couple in St. Louis who were trying to defend themselves.
Well said, Vermont Lt.
I wasn’t even talking about HER. I was referring to the idiots who said she should have been allowed to visit her husband, as it was “her” choice. That shows a complete disregard for every other resident and staff member in that building.
My spin might sound negative to you. I am truly indifferent about that. If you think the protection of an entire facility should be left up to individuals, you probably don’t have the capacity to make that decision or understand it.
FR is full of people who get all of their information without questioning. They base medical decisions on what politicians say.
That kind of Polly-Anna mindset ends up getting people killed.
I agree sometimes tough decisions must be made for the greater good.
I work with elderly, in adult family homes. This seperation from family is killing them. Many have dementia and don’t understand why or what is going on. In addition these people are dying, average life span 2-4 years and for nearly 5 months they haven’t had visitors. There has to be a better solution.
You work with the elderly? And you are not aware of the steps that are being taken?
People under your care should be afraid. There have been steps in place for at least two months to gain access. You should learn about them.
Depends on the state. NYS just opened nursing homes to visitors with restrictions. 2 visitors and place must be covid free 28 days.
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Could she become a toaster oven in the morning, then a dishwasher at night?
Asking for a colleague.
Mourning becomes Electra.
I’m not understanding your response, of course I realize the protocols that have been put into place. They are inhumane. Elderly residents are suffering from not seeing loved ones. Very bad for overall health.
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