Anthony,
I think you're being unduly pessimistic in believing that none of us would survive Covid-19 regardless of our ages based on our health histories. First of all, this group is comprised of a huge range if people with varying types and severity of heart problems, general medical histories, ages and fitness levels (theoretically including anyone from elite level professional athlete with a valve repair to nonagenarian in late stage heart failure plus terminal cancer and everybody else in between these extremes).
In addition, all this talk by health authorities about people with preexisting conditions being at higher risk for serious complications is a bit perplexing when one researches the issue and finds that nearly HALF the adult US problem suffers from some sort of cardiovascular disease. Our group is just the known tip of the iceberg that have had documented cardiac events of varying kinds. That doesn't make us any more at risk than the hidden, submerged part of the iceberg that has unknown but ticking health time bombs that may result in someone keeling over at dinner tonight, dead before their head hits the table, from a widowmaker heart attack about which they had zero advance warning. And then there is the general adult US population, approximately half if whom are deemed obese and/or diabetic or pre-diabetic as well as the chain smoking, beer guzzling, vaping addicted, Spring Break crowd and their wannabe pals in every university all over the world.
So who is really not at elevated risk when it comes right down to it? Kids? Twentysomethings? Maybe but, interestingly, in my town of 60,000 right across the river from NYC, the vast majority of those testing positive for Covid are the youngsters. It has been rare to hear about a positive senior test, probably because it is the seniors who seem to be taking social distancing far more seriously than many of the younguns.
Bottom line is that this pandemic is a lousy deal for all of us for sure, and we need to take every step recommended to try and stay safe, but I ain't buying that we're we're all dead men/women walking. I'm not Catholic, but if I was, I wouldn't be calling my priest to give me last rites just yet.
Hang in there and stay safe and healthy, friend.
Ira
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Ira Reid
Hoboken NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-28-2020 23:23
From: Anthony Smith
Subject: corona virus
I'm staying inside my house. INSIDE. I've been out only two times in the last 2 week. I was VERY careful about distance and disinfecting everything I brought into the house. Anybody with me?
Scared -- but diligent.
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Anthony Smith
Lake Elsinore CA
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