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ekelly

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6. My parents are in assisted living in IL
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 08:03 PM
Mar 2020

It’s a very expensive, fancy assisted living facility (genuinely so happy they can afford it). But I don’t think the virus cares how much money one has, or who the healthcare workers and other staff interact with when they go home every night.
Both parents are in their 90s. Dad has cancer and mom has dementia. I was making the 4.5 hr drive once a month to visit for a week each time, but I’ve stopped that now. It’s heartbreaking, but I don’t want to bring the virus to them. My sister and brother still live in their area so they are checking in briefly a few times a week by phone, and meeting them outside for short visits...keeping a few feet away.

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