It’s a hectic day, here in the CatBox. First, I overslept and got up 90 minutes late. Then I spent 90 minutes on breakfast. It’s a pain, but it’s been several days, since I last lost a meal. Then my oncologist sent me an extensive online questionnaire, and I spent 30 minutes on that. Needless to say, I’m behind schedule. Tomorrow, I have my initial visit to Evelyn Brosnan, my oncologist. I have to be in the lobby before the birds wake up, so please expect no more than a Personal Update from me, most of which I will do tonight to give me a fast escape in the morning. Oh God, it’s Monday Hugs!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:00 (average 4:37). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Trump* Virus Update:
Short Takes:
From Willamette Week: As Oregon Gov. Kate Brown weighs whether to close down bars and restaurants or institute a curfew, at least 360 medical professionals are asking U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for more dramatic action to keep people apart—or, in the parlance of the pandemic, to engage in more social distancing.
Those medical professionals signed an open letter tonight calling for federal action on the new coronavirus outbreak.
“No one should leave their homes in impacted regions except for medical care, essential supplies, essential work services and compelling other reasons that are clearly defined,” they write. “Virtual work options should be encouraged for all businesses, whenever possible.”
I fully agree with these Oregon medical professionals, but because Oregon leads the way, Kate should have been first to close down bars and restaurants. RESIST!!
From Alternet: The Kushner family is trying to cash in on the pandemic that could kill millions of us.
Oscar Health, the health insurance company co-founded by Jared Kushner’s younger brother, announced Friday it has launched a testing center locator for COVID-19. It shows where more than 100 centers are in the United States. The company is also offering a risk assessment survey and means to talk to a doctor online.
The coronavirus is predicted to kill anywhere from almost 500,000 Americans in the next year to more than 5 million. At least 62 people in the United States had died by Sunday; 3,130 have tested positive.
Do you remember when Kushner said he was delaying a response to “study” the situation? Now we know that sleazy son of a bitch was delaying a response to maximize personal profit from the suffering of others, without caring for the additional Americans, who will die because of the delay! Well, what the hell should we expect from someone, who would marry a Trump*? RESIST!!
From The Guardian: The Trump administration has offered a German medical company “large sums of money” for exclusive access to a Covid-19 vaccine, German media have reported.
The German government is trying to fight off what it sees as an aggressive takeover bid by the US, the broadsheet Die Welt reports, citing German government circles.
The US president had offered the Tübingen-based biopharmaceutical company CureVac “large sums of money” to gain exclusive access to their work, wrote Die Welt.
According to an anonymous source quoted in the newspaper, Trump was doing everything to secure a vaccine against the coronavirus for the US, “but for the US only”. [emphasis added]
That’s is just about as vile as a dirty bastard can get! Trump* virus is a worldwide problem. Solutions need to se shared freely with all patients, who need them, and all governments need to share in reimbursing the companies, who develop those solutions, for their work. Trump* and the Republican Reich would put the solution under their RepubliCare plan: If you can pay, you live. If not, Republican let you die for no extra charge. See below! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Association Cherish 1966
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
Vote Blue!!
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TC, good luck tomorrow.
‘Toon: And the Rethugs have been winning, damn them to hell!
WW: Containment needs to be the byword! At risk of being accused of being redundant, which I am: https://medium.com/@ tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act- today-or-people-will-die- f4d3d9cd99ca
Alternet: Kushner sucks, but that’s no news to people who visit here.
The Guardian: Lower and lower; and lower and lower;…. Hey, the Retags will look for a way to “tax your feet,” as the Fab Four suggested, especially as they put you, and your feet, into a body bag!
BFTP: Love it!
6:04 Ours is gone now, but, after Friday, there may still be parts of the mountains that look like that. I’m staying in.
Hope your appointment goes well tomorrow
Cartoon – Yup.
Map – Expect the deaths to go up. Those numbers reflect a mortality rate about half of what everywhere else is seeing. (Of course everywhere else doesn’t get lied to to the degree we do.)
WW – Oregon doesn’t have the infection rate that Washington and California do (I suppose SEATAC, SFO, and LAX have something to do with that), but that really isn’t an excuse. It could change overnight
AlterNet – And what else is new?
Guardian – Yes, I figured you would have seen this and would bring it up. Am I a bad person to be thinking he is almost certainly infected … and he’s in bad shape … and maybe Pence is infected …
Past – Oh,yes. That was memorable.
No….Joanne … you are not a bad person at all for thinking that dt or Pence maybe are infected…
I was wondering myself about them both having CV-19…and thinking … gee..is it too early for thinking ‘thoughts and prayers’ yet?
So..no..that’s an honest question.
Cartoon: ‘The legacy of the war on poverty policy initiative remains in the continued existence of such federal programs as Head Start, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), TRiO, and Job Corps.’ *wiki
TVU: Well, it’s going to get worse before it goes away…the schools here have suspended classes/school operations following the spring break to April 5th.
Your gov’nah – WTG Ms. Brown, and Kudos!
AN/Guardian: Anyone who puts $$money$$ over trying to and protecting/aiding human lives, and working to erase this monster coronavirus, is a sick, perverted and heartless ass. Their comeuppance will be coming, but not fast enough for me.
BFTP: Love this song, brings back good memories.
You probably needed that extra sleep, Tom. I sure do hope that all goes well for your visit with your oncologist tomorrow. Try and take it easy, and get your rest. Good news about keeping your brkfast down too. Hope that you have a good rest of your day, get in a nap, take care, and Thanks, Tom. (will be thinking/praying) for you tomorrow.
*This just in: re – dt – “I don’t always tell the Truth, but when i do, I don’t.” ~ Jackie L. ~
~ Danny L. ~
2. re: vaccine in Germany: “No way in ‘H’ will Germany give it to dt, he has been degrading our allies since day One.” ~anon~
3. re: vaccine – “Germany has already told Trump ‘no dice’ and he’s pretty PO’ed about it.”
4. “Trump is a plague profiteer willing to loet dozens die so he can line his pocket.” ~ Michael F. ~
Cartoon: Shameful to see they haven’t done a damn thing to keeping that goal.
TVU: It’s spreading rapidly. They’ve closed down schools, libraries, gyms. bars, restaurants (except call in/pickup, some stores. Grocery stores are cutting back hours, so is my bank. It’s crazy.
WW: Appreciate what she is doing. Our Mayor did the same thing today in San Diego, it will go in effect at midnight. Better safe than sorry.
Alternet: Never had any type of respect for Kushner. Always felt he was a loser like his father in law.
Guardian: Agree with you and Pat.
BFTP: Lovely song. Remember it very well.
Glad that you go some sleep. You certainly needed some with all of the pain and stress that you had been thru.
Good luck with your visit to the Oncologist tomorrow.
I go to see mine tomorrow too. My primary care doctor called back today and told me that the culture they did from Friday’s urine test, came out positive. She mentioned that she’d call in a different antibiotic. Said the one she called in on Friday wasn’t going to kill the urinary tract infection/bacteria that I got from the catheter that they used during the operation.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
Just what you needed (not!) – an iatrogenic UTI. At least she is being honest and pro-active about it I wish you a smoother recovery than it sounds like you are having right now.
Given *Rump’s response in refusing to allow Americans to disembark onto American soil: March 6: “I don’t need to have the numbers double because of one ship …” One has to wonder if our low per capita numbers are “*Rump” purposeful to make US look artificially better.
NOTE: That approach only HINDERS the medical community to get a grasp on this COVID-19 Pandemic.
Good decisions never result from false information. Unfortunately, in medicine, this becomes obvious very quickly – and very painfully.
Good luck tomorrow, TomCat. I hope your travels go smoothly and that your first consultation with your oncologist is informative.