COVID-19: Episode 5: In it together

[mdlbear]

I haven't seen any advice out there that applies to households all of whose members are high risk, and only one of whose members is able to drive. Colleen and I sleep together; because of her care requirements putting us in separate bedrooms isn't an option, even if we had another bedroom. And we don't wear masks around the house. (Not that we have masks; I have some on order from $A that are supposed to come today, but I'm not going to count on it.) My assumption is that if one of us develops symptoms, the other won't be far behind.

We can mostly isolate S or L (currently on the mainland for the next month, so not really part of the current plan), if one of them is the first to develop symptoms. Or me and Colleen together, if one of us does. Might help a little. What happens if both S and I are too sick to do things is anybody's guess at this point. Worst case would be C trying to manage by herself. Damned if I know how that would work. Maybe there will be people who have had it and recovered by that time.

We will be having some difficult talks in the days to come.

Notes & links:

  @ Why the Black Death was not the bubonic plague.: seanan_mcguire
     Not really relevant; method of transmission matches, but not the symptoms.
     Theories of the Black Death - Wikipedia