Life in the Coronaverse: Day 16

Posted on March 31, 2020 by C. A. Sanders

We’re doomed. Doooooomed…I think of War of the Worlds, where the aliens were wiped out by the common cold. A little thing like that can do so much damage.

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Life in the Coronaverse: Day 15

Posted on March 30, 2020 by C. A. Sanders

Trump is accusing New York doctors and nurses of hoarding masks, gloves, and scrubs. Let’s do some math: A nurse in each wing deals with 20 patients in a wing. They put on a new mask and gloves each time. That’s 20/hr. X 12 hr shift = 240 a shift per nurse. Say there are 5 nurses on duty per wing. 1200 masks and gloves per wing. The hospital I used to work at had 12 wings, including ICU (it was a very small hospital) . 14,400 masks and gloves per 12 hours, or 28,800 a day. And that’s just for the nurses, not doctors or surgeons or support staff or maintenance or materials management or radiologists, etc.

There are dozens of hospitals in NYC.

Not understanding basic math hurts

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Life in the Coronaverse: Day 14

Posted on March 29, 2020 by C. A. Sanders

Things are starting to get crazy here. I haven’t touched another human in 2 weeks. I’m an introvert, but this is a long time without human contact. I miss Katie so much.

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Life in the Coronaverse: Day 13

Posted on March 28, 2020 by C. A. Sanders

Hoo Boy. Things are getting intense here in New York. It’s hard to keep 6 feet away in a place where you live in tiny apartments. I don’t think people realize how small they are. New Yorkers are used to having the city outside as part of their home. There’s a LOT of park and playground space because people don’t have yards. But now people aren’t just exercising in the park, they’re congregating just to have some human presence.

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Quarantine Day 12

Posted on March 27, 2020 by C. A. Sanders

Btw: in a quest to give people new reading material, my novel “The Watchmage of Old New York” is free in ebook form today. The sequel “Cold Iron” is free till the 31st. Here’s the link

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Quarantine Day 11

Posted on March 26, 2020 by C. A. Sanders

I’m starting to lose my wits. Meanwhile, the NYC hospitals are completely overwhelmed by the sick.

I worry for the areas of the country that don’t have the resources or inclination to fight this. “The American Way” puts freedom above all. The Human Way is to sacrifice to save others.

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