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Originally Posted by Strongside
Some of you know my mothers situation. Nurse Practitioner at Menorah, came down with classic CV symptoms a couple days after the first JOCO patient was diagnosed, but the state refused to test her due to her having not “been in contact with someone infected or traveled internationally.”
She is still self-quarantining and, though feeling much better, has not fully recovered.
The night before she got sick, she stayed at my brothers house.
He, his fiancée, and both of their kids now have a 100+ Fever and a dry cough.
My brother refuses to go to the doctor, saying it’s just the flu and they’ll ride it out. He doesn’t make much money and is concerned about the costs associated with going in.
This is why our system is ****ing broken. This is why we won’t contain this thing until it runs its course. People fear our expensive as **** healthcare system more than they utilize it.
I’ve tried to get the kid to go in and get tested. He isn’t budging.
I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.
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I understand your concern but you are not helping. If you want to help you need to get them to CALL the doctor. Do not self diagnose. Do not just go into an ER or doctor's office. If your Mom works at Menorah she should be the first to tell you this.
Also tell your brother that they are passing a law to make the testing for CV free.
Also, given their ages, they will be fine. They might get sick but they are not in the profile of a critical case.