Keeping Seniors Safe as Things Reopen
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Q. My granddaughter, Hailey, called the other day and she sounded happier than she has been in months. Her small business and other stores and restaurants in the DC Area are beginning to reopen starting today (Friday, 5/29). She told me that the stay-at-home order has been lifted and that several malls and restaurants will be reopening as part of Phase 1. She asked me to
take a look at my calendar because she and other family members want to take me and my husband, who has moderate dementia, to our favorite restaurant for a belated 60th anniversary dinner.
Just last week, I read about seniors, who were around my age, dying of COVID-19. I am glad my granddaughter’s business will be reopening, and believe me, I want to have fun, too, but I’m not sure if it is truly safe for people like me and my husband to return to normal life so soon. He has diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as his dementia and a history of
pneumonia. I am in the early stages of COPD, from having been a heavy smoker when I was younger. Aren't those the kinds of chronic diseases that doctors have been saying make people more vulnerable to infection? Is now the right time to take a chance at going out, if we are planning to wear masks and maintain social distancing? What are some things we and our caregiver (my oldest daughter) should consider? Thanks for your help!
Critter Corner: “Grandkids on Demand” Help with Loneliness
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Maury, a man I used to work with, is in his 90’s and lives alone. I touched base with him recently over the phone, and I can tell he has been lonely during the pandemic. He always told me how he wished he had gotten married, so he could have children and grandchildren of his own. He now lives across the country, so I can no longer visit him, and he doesn’t feel comfortable
with technology. What are some ways he could still get companionship?
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