yeah... i'm not cheering for darwin. talked to my dad again today, it's his 72nd birthday.
he is more annoyed than anything. said something along the lines of 'i guess the whole world is gonna shut down for the flu, ridiculous!' he at least seems to realize it's not a hoax by the media/left. though i had to literally say 'dad... do you think LITERALLY THE ENTIRE WORLD is in on a hoax?? come ON!'
he plays drums in the church band...small NE texas town, of course they had mass yesterday. he did say they told him not to come next week bc of his age (higher risk).
so then he tells me he was feeling bad yesterday, achy, nausea...but he sleep 10 hours and now feels fine!
my favorite line: 'meanwhile, 4500 people died from falling out of the bed last year! good grief!'
he's on 50 acres by himself (well, him and his cows and 5 dogs lol) and he's got a freezer full of meat and fish. he's a country boy and can take care of himself, his only health issue is a-fib and he's got plenty of his meds. he did take notice when i told him NOT to take ibuprofen or aspirin if he feels like he has a fever. i mean, he doesn't even have a thermometer 😐 he is self-isolating at least.
anyway...i got emotional when i got off the phone. i think a lot of elderly folks may just feel like 'whatever happens is gonna happen'. that definitely seems to be his attitude. i guess i get it...i mean, what are the options?
so today was the first day i really felt scared of losing my dad. just lost my mom a little over a year ago.
whatever, this isn't political, just felt like sharing.