Welp, first, my GD’s first week of preschool was pushed back because of an exposed teacher. Now a whole class (not hers) is on quarantine because one of the kids is positive. And this is in a sane state, with masks and widespread vaxing and HEPA filters etc. So maddening. And how is a not quite three year old supposed to understand any of this? I can’t WAIT till she can be vaccinated.
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I applaud the school measures to quarantine a class to contain exposure. The Covid and variants are causing more havoc as time goes on.
Front page of our Friday newspaper was a case out of MS of a very healthy softball playing 13 YO girl that had Covid inflammatory syndrome, – multi-symptom inflammatory syndrome in children called ‘the lethal MIS-C’ – evidently caused after an asymptomatic or mild Covid-19 infection. This gal in January had 103 fever and Tylenol, Motrin, baths wouldn’t break the fever. At ER she tested negative for Covid-19, strep, and influenza, and they removed her inflamed appendix. Soon after surgery her fever spiked again and other horrible signs that the life was draining out of her and she was whisked to Children’s of Mississippi - pediatric intensive care where she received the diagnosis of MIS-C. She had Covid-19 antibodies and they had to fight the syndrome which they realized she had.
This gal’s parents got the vaccine once they became available. They weren’t available to them when their daughter first got sick.
The contagious delta variant swarms – MS has one of the nation’s highest per-capita infection rates and one of the lowest vaccinations rates, barely hitting 41%. IDK if they are talking about adult vaccinations, as they just started giving more guidance on youth vaccination (above age 12).
There is no ‘sane state’ - however I am sure there are pockets of people in a lot if not all states who have had mild Covid symptoms with or w/o being vaccinated.
It seems the children that are becoming vulnerable to some very horrible consequences for some.
We were begging our 25 YO daughter to get vaccinated and she finally did. She got the 2 shot Pfizer, which based on what was being said was the way to go. That is what DH and I received (I got mine first through work - and my workplace was later than our area hospital’s workers received their but not by much with my first vaccine Jan 21; he had to wait as he was 64 and needed to wait in our area with those over 65 or with serious health conditions being scheduled first). We both had mild cases of Covid in December.
Certainly I would feel better about my children and grandchildren being with vaccinated adults. There may be a higher percentage of people who have gotten Covid vaccinations or taken the alternative medication, but just think about the past ‘bad flu seasons’ - I guess that is the situation I can most recently think about – the flu virus that became prevalent was a different strain than the vaccine prepared you for, so one is at the mercy of own defenses. Those that have gotten Covid after having the Covid Vaccination(s) have pretty much all been said to have had mild cases.
There have been other strains of viruses - SARS (Nov 2002 - 2004) – Wikipedia has a summary. DH was in Singapore and got a flight out of Singapore the day they closed the schools there because of SARS. Singapore was aware of what was going on with SARS from cases/deaths in Vietnam. My prayers were answered that there was no SARS on the plane my DH took to Japan and then changed flights to US. There was a flight into Canada that there were people who were coming down with SARS – and I believe there were 7 - 10 deaths directly from that flight. At that time, there was criticism that China did not alert about SARS which had its first cases in China and spread from there. Can see where the highest cases and deaths were from that Wikipedia source.
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I haven’t seen any photos of my twin GDs on facebook–which kind of surprised me since my GD’s other set of grandparents are constantly posting pictures of their other granddaughter. (SIL’s sister’s child). I wonder if SIL or D1 told them explicitly not to post since I know they don’t want their children’s info or images on FB or any other social media.
In other news–Twin A called me NA-NA when we were FaceTiming Thursday afternoon. She recognized me (she always recognizes me on video calls, always smiles at me and lately waves hello when she first sees me then kisses the phone screen) and Thursday she gave me a name/title when my D asked her “who’s that?” I’m thrilled and secretly gloating a bit. I think I posted earlier on this thread how as soon as D1 told her in-laws she was pregnant (at around 3 months), the other set of grandparents immediately & unilaterally announced they were going to be called “Pop-pop” and “Nana”. I wasn’t even given the courtesy of being asked about my preferences. However, it seems that Twin A didn’t get the memo and has decided I’m Nana.
Twin B recognizes me too, grins hugely when she sees me on the computer screen, but she’s not into naming things as much as her sister. She’s more interested in trying to catch the cat or stealing away her twin’s toys.
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My daughter, son-in-law, and grand baby (10 months next week) were at our vacation place for the last three weeks. We all had a great time. I’m just amazed at all the ways the baby changed and grew while we were here. I also had forgotten how much attention babies require!! We’ll get to see them again in December.
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Oh my. Any chance you can intervene?? Take care of your grandchild while they attend?
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DD1 and her H felt they had had Covid in 2020 but didn’t tell us. DH and I had it Dec 2020. DD1 was pregnant (delivered Aug 31 2021) so Covid vaccines in early months were not recommended. IDK if they would have more adult protection with Covid vaccinations now after Ivermectin or not.
Other countries had been using Ivermectin (like India - it is like 2 cents a dose oral medication overseas and total cost like maybe $2) - that is why when Covid was spreading quickly in India they got this medication out quickly; a prescription here is like $20 or so for full coverage, and it is FDA approved off label for Covid but seems to give some protection. The problem in the US has been all the sell on the Covid vaccinations - which IMHO is still the way to go for adults. I think they have recommendations for youth 12 and over.
SIL had been using Ivermectin recently and IDK about DD1 - he was prescribed by MD and evidently a fair amount of research and it seems safe/somewhat effective. Until they shared the Ivermectin info with me in person, I was getting quite perturbed about SIL - they discussed with me in person when I had a sit down with them.
Maybe anti-vax folks have already had a mild case of Covid. All you can do is pray and hope they ‘do the right thing’. They are taking risks they should not be taking. Last November families spreading Covid is why that ‘wave’ got a lot of people that were being careful before. I had someone tell me it just took one of her careless relatives to spread it to the family at Thanksgiving. That is when our skilled care/rehab facility – which had been containing it with various units sealed off, finally had more than 50% of the building with it in the air – after that is when I got it at work. I suspect a nurse that works some in the medical records office brought it in to me there.
I would continue to raise my objections on the indoor parties with all these unvaccinated people and the innocent baby - and get DD to specifically address with the pediatrician.
The Delta Variant has caused a lot of people to get into very serious condition.
It is frustrating when it seems the unvaccinated people are spreading this IMHO - but realistically vaccinated people could be spreading it as well.
Of course they want to show the baby off.
I just remember my in laws had their 25th wedding anniversary, and husband had our wedding album (we lived in TX and the wedding and the relatives were in WI) – the prints on all the protected pages gives me an idea of what all the baby is going to have with all those relatives.
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Hi! I am very much in favor of her school’s actions. I’m sorry if that wasn’t clear! And by sane state, I mean: high vaccination levels, no resistance to masks, at least in my county, and generally a real understanding of the situation.
I thought what my position was was clear, but perhaps not. I think I understand the overall situation pretty well. Thank you for your thoughts.
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Yes people w/o vaccinations should be wearing masks. These unvaccinated people not wearing masks (and certainly not sanitizing their hands) are certainly in the wrong and making this all terrible for everyone who is doing the right thing.
Vaccinated or not–everyone indoors in public should be wearing masks (but I don’t want to divert this thread so let’s get back to grandparenting.)
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D1 and her husband are away in Portugal for a wedding. They really didn’t want to go except for the fact she is a bridesmaid. They were originally going to take their baby on this trip and make a vacation of it, but for the delta variant they decided to leave the baby home.
They asked me if I could be on duty and I said yes. The twist on this is it is also the same week I am starting my new job. The saving grace is their nanny is coming from 8am to 7pm, so I will only be on duty for one hour in the morning. The baby wakes up around 7am and goes down at 7pm.
I took care of her this weekend with D2 and the nanny’s help from 2 to 7pm. I am tired. My knees are red from crawling around with the baby. I forgot how hard it was to take care of a baby. But she is the cutest baby though. :).
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DIL is in labor. Whoo hoo!! Another grandchild soon!!
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They had a boy!! Whoo hoo!!! So now they have one of each.
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Congratulations 
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Congratulations, @VeryHappy, to you and your family! Great news! Enjoy every single cuddle!
I think GS and GD’s preschool is doing a good job. All staff is vaccinated, drop off / pick up times are staggered, all parents and siblings must wear masks during drop off / pick up, kids are screened and temps taken daily, HEPA filters are in rooms, smaller class sizes / cohorts, and masks for adults required and highly recommended for children. GS and GD wear them and we sure wish all children would wear them.
@WayOutWestMom, The first time a grandchild says your name is magical.
Oh, @Silpat, I would feel the same way you feel. I’m sorry.
I was reading with GS yesterday afternoon during quiet time. Did you know that you can read many, many ‘Pete the Cat’ and ‘Wild Kratts’ books in an hour? When we finished reading, GS looked at me with the sweetest smile and said, “I love you, Nana.”
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Oh, wow!!
In labor…
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Girl! Got vaccinated second trimester when available. Doing great!
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Hurray! Congratulations!
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