Making plans if you or partner get sick

[Anonymous]

My biggest fear is both of us getting sick at overlapping times. Kids are 4 and 7. I’ve been teaching my 7 year old how to do some basic things like put a tab in the dishwasher, open a can of tuna, put toothpaste on. I’ve moved 2 weeks of their vitamins into a non-kid proofed container so they can open it themselves and we’ve practicrd putting on our dogs collar (thankfully have a fenced yard).

If we both get really sick, but not sick enough for the hospital I’m sure they’ll pretty much be eating tuna, cheese and junk food, won’t shower and there will be overflowing waste baskets, but I feel better teaching them some tiny basic things.

[Anonymous]

As many others have said, if one of you gets sick everything else (homeschooling, work, etc.) goes out the window. You shift focus and start using the new FMLA laws that were enacted for Coronavirus support to families. You just keep everyone else healthy.

If you're both sick, I'm sure you have a friend or neighbor that would step in and help in these times. I would not hesitate to do this for any one of my friends or neighbors until more help arrived, even knowing this would put me at risk.

[Anonymous]

I would quarantine DH upstairs with his own bathroom and move DS and me to the basement (which also has a bathroom). We have a few masks, which I would have DH wear while I went into his room (this is shown to be effective in preventing transmission). I have stocks of soups, jello, and drink mixes. Focus has to be on hydration and monitoring. We also have an 02 monitor. One thing on my to-do list is to get DH set up with One Medical, which I think will do a good job on telemedicine. Would open windows in his room for ventilation.

If god forbid we both end up very sick at the same time, DH's brother says he would drive down to help.