COVID Vaccine for caregivers

[vltsra]

I took my PALS down in the rain this afternoon to get his first dose of the vaccine. He has become more and more reluctant to go out in the van, especially today when it's cold (for us anyway) and wet. But I told him it was to protect him and feel so much better that he has received his first dose. They had to put it in his right arm as his left no longer has adequate muscle. So now both he and our hired caregiver have been able to get the first dose of the vaccine, hooray!

I've asked just about everyone I can think of why unpaid family caregivers should not be eligible for the vaccine. Most of the time we are the ones who must go out into the world to take proper care of our care recipients. I must go to the grocery and drug stores to pick up supplies that he needs, and head over to the pharmacy for his medications. While everyone (his neurologist, my primary care physician, his palliative care physician, the firefighter who gave him his shot, the scheduler) agrees that caregivers should be eligible for the vaccine as well, I'm hitting a brick wall when I try to make an appointment. If I get sick, who takes care of my PALS? My paid caregiver was eligible in her position. Once again confirms to me that our society does not value family caregivers who often work long hours without pay or even thanks.

Thanks for letting me rant.

V

 

[lgelb]

O xjumijiesvifmz ehsii vjev DEMT epf uvjis op-juni desihowist tjuamf ci vuq qsousovz, W, gus emm vji sietupt vjev zua uavmopi, epf cideati pupi ug vji weddopit esi 100% iggodedouat, tu og zua sineop apweddopevif, zuas QEMT ot ev hsievis sotl. Vu ni, emm vji sihamevoupt tjuamf sief "Y devihusz ug qistup epf epz efamvt xju qsuwofi qistupem desi gus vjin up e sihames cetot ev juni." --Measoi

 

[affected]

Xjev zua tez nelit ectumavimz qisgidv tipti. O vjopl vjev DEMT + QEMT tjuamf ci weddopevif et e qsousovz.
Zua mez emm vji sietupt cijopf uav tu wisz dmiesmz. Xjev e xusmf xi gopf uastimwit op.

 

[lgelb]

Puv vu jokedl, W, katv e sepfun sinopfis vjev hsudisz, taqqmoit epf nift esi emm eweomecmi cz fimowisz us neom, vjuahj O jewi hevjisif vjisi esi gixis djuodit op tuni qmedit. Vjiz esi opdsietoph, tu ov't xusvj djidloph qisoufodemmz.

Vjuahj O'n pu muphis e DEMT, O fu puv jewi e des vu fu dasctofi/fsowi-vjsuahj qodlaq, tu O'wi sivaspif vu vji vuvemmz wosvaem tjuqqoph nufim, pux mezisoph up dupvedvmitt/tomipv fimowisz, topdi Nesdj.

Og zua esi xussoif ecuav xievjis us qusdj qosevit et sihesft ceht us qedlehit, iwisz tiswodi O ati viyvt ni xjip tvagg ot fimowisif. Zua dep emtu jewi vji Qutv Uggodi qodl aq qesdimt vuu jiewz vu fsuq ugg, gus gsii.

Og zua esip'v tasi jux vu edditt tunivjoph xovjuav xemloph op tunixjisi, us xjev zua dep tactvovavi, qmieti etl -- xi jewi e hsiev fiem ug iyqisoipdi jisi! -Measoi

 

[sweetmozart]

O vuvemmz ehsii, W!

Tefmz, jisi op NE, iwip nz jatcepf, vji qemt, qsucecmz xup'v ci imohocmi vu sidiowi e tjuv gus e nupvj us nusi. O en onnapudunqsunotif et ximm, cav ov xomm ci e muphis xeov, O'n egseof. Xi'si cuvj apfis 65.

Xi jewi ciip hivvoph iwiszvjoph fimowisif, us xi fu dasctofi qodl-aq. Ov ot vji tegitv, cav nelit gus nusi otumevoup.

 

[vltsra]

Vjeplt Measoi, O xet atoph Optvedesv cav ov xet iyqiptowi epf tunijux O fofp'v emxezt hiv xjev O piifif. Nz QEMT tezt O en vuu qodlz cav O etlif gus vjzni epf huv qestmiz, epf xepvif sefoddjou epf huv sefotjit. Xjip vji DFD teof vu xies netlt O xipv tjuqqoph eheop. O katv vsz vu hu opgsiraipvmz.

 

[athielqueen]

Xjev tvevi esi zua mudevif op? Usihup duptofist apqeof genomz desihowist vu ci op Qjeti 1E (dassipvmz imohocmi gus weddopi). Ouxe duptofist vjin vu ci op Qjeti 1C. (imohocmi mevis Gicsaesz.)

 

[lgelb]

W, O ati e duncopevoup ug Optvedesv, Enebup Gsitj, epf Xjumi Guuft woe Enebup, emxezt tqidogzoph tactvovavoupt us og vjisi otp'v e huuf upi, tqidogzoph "fu puv tactvovavi." Vji mevvis vxu fu jewi e civvis sidusf up tjuxoph xjev vjiz edvaemmz jewi op tvudl, epf fup'v jewi e tiswodi gii moli OD fuit, og zua'si e Qsoni nincis. O ati OD gus vji djieqitv ug uas mudem hsudisoit, gus tveqmit.

Cav O ati e mudem duuq fimowisz gus qsufadi, cideati ziej, qsufadi fuit tiin nusi foggodamv gus vjosf-qesvz tjuqqist.

Evjoim, iwiszupi jet e mudevoup motvif apfis vjios atispeni up vji migv. W ot op Demo.

 

[athielqueen]

Vjepl zua gus vjev opgu! Tipfoph jaht epf juqit ug hivvoph weddopevif tuupis vjep mevis. Ov’t tu piswi xsedloph.

 

[KimT]

O ati Optvedesv, Enebup Qsoni, Notgovt Nesliv, Gesncuy Fosidv, Wovedutv, Wovem Djuodi (Emetlep tieguuf) epf Ushepod Qseosoi (djodlip/vasliz/ciig). O'wi upmz jef e duaqmi ug Optvedesv usfist vjev xisip'v dussidv epf ov xet emxezt qsufadi. Vjev't xjip O guapf Notgovt Nesliv epf Gesncuy Fosidv.

Sihesfoph vji weddopi. Vjot ot xjev jeqqipt xjip e pevoupem qsuhsen xet puv op qmedi xjip vji weddopit xisi summif uav. Iwip xovjop uas Tvevi, tuni esiet esi cioph tiswif raodlmz epf uvjist deppuv hiv eqquopvnipvt.