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projectiboga

(53 posts)
1. Soap and Water
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 10:58 AM
Mar 2020

Hi, Stock up on cheep soap in the bar form. Soap and water using thorough hand washing technique making sure to do thumbs, finger tips, full palm, back and wrist. If you aren't circulating too much, bring him food and maybe keep distance and try to coach him on hand washing. Look around for an infographic, I saw a good one somewhere a month ago, that had a heat map of most likely to be missed places.

The big issue with this situation is the societal strain, so if some one elderly has a stroke or heart attack, they will be more likely to pass. Don't pass up the chances to check in and provide him meals. just keep distance, winter is mostly over, even if you get a light snow it will melt fast, unless you are way north of Boston in the mountains.

Just get some lawn furniture set up and keep a good distance from him, but visit for a few hours in the mid afternoon when it is the warmest.

Take care, we need to out survive them by the election.

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Soap and Water projectiboga Mar 2020 #1
I'm In a similar position with my dad. Blue_playwright Mar 2020 #2
Is he able to go for walks? JudyM Mar 2020 #3
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