One of the Americans who has tested positive for having the coronavirus, having contracted it while aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess is speaking out about his sickness, and the media doesn't like it.
The reason that the media doesn't like it is because he's busted their little bubble of fear.
Even though we've seen the stock market take a tumble last week due to fear, and people going crazy with stocking up on things, Carl Goldman said at least for him the virus really hasn't been that bad.
“I am in my late 60s, and the sickest I’ve ever been was when I had bronchitis several years ago. That laid me out on my back for a few days. This has been much easier: no chills, no body aches. I breathe easily, and I don’t have a stuffy nose. My chest feels tight, and I have coughing spells. If I were at home with similar symptoms, I probably would have gone to work as usual,” Goldman explained in an essay for the Washington Post.
Once home from Japan after spending 14 days in quarantine on the Diamond Princess, Center for Disease Control and Prevention officials brought Goldman and his wife – who has not contracted the disease – to a biocontainment center at the University of Nebraska hospital. Goldman wrote:
During the first few days, the hospital staff hooked me up to an IV, mostly as a precaution, and used it to administer magnesium and potassium, just to make sure I had plenty of vitamins. Other than that, my treatment has consisted of what felt like gallons and gallons of Gatorade — and, when my fever rose just above 100 degrees, some ibuprofen. The nurses came to the room every four hours or so, to check my vitals, ask if I needed anything and to draw my blood.
I got very good at unhooking all the monitors checking my oxygen level, blood pressure and heart rate so I could go to the bathroom or just pace around the room a little, to get my blood flowing. I never quite got the hang of hooking them back up without making a tangled mess. After 10 days, I moved out of biocontainment and into the same facility as Jeri. Now we can videochat from our separate quarantines, in neighboring rooms.
Goldman added that it is “surreal” to watch everyone panic, see “school closures” and the “markets falling” because of the virus.
“Based on my experience, I’d recommend that everyone get a good digital thermometer, just as a comfort tool, so they can reassure themselves if their noses start running,” said Goldman. “Coronavirus doesn’t have to be a horrible calamity.”
As of March 3rd, there have been a total of 91 cases reported in the U.S. This number includes 45 people who were aboard the Diamond Princess as well.
Sources:
The Blaze | Washington Post
Trending Political News
New Whistleblower Complaint About Coronavirus and Cruise Ship Shakes Up Washington
Many people all over the world are very nervous about the growing pandemic of the coronavirus, especially as it continues to spread throughout the United States.
It's understandable that people are nervous. With thousands of people dead around the world including 6 now in the United States out of only a small number of Americans infected, the may be cause for some alarm.
Former Navy SEAL Gives Stern Warning Against Deep State If They Remove Trump From Office
We all know that the Democrats are hell-bent at stopping President Trump. It doesn't matter how, it doesn't matter when. I know that if the Democrats could stop President Trump from serving out his full term even by just one single day, they would be as happy as can be.
The sad truth is that in their attempts at getting rid of the President, they have engaged in some seriously shady, corrupt, an illegal actions to try and get this accomplished.
Miami's Cuban Population Throws Giant Trump Rally, Toss Middle Finger to Bernie
Bernie Sanders is not the brightest man, in case you had not figured that out yet. Just the fact that he praises socialism and hails dictators as saviors is maddening.
The senator came under heavy criticism after he praised Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and said that it was “unfair to simply say everything is bad” under Castro’s rule. Obviously that is an extremely concerning point of view for a man who is running for president of our country. I don't know about you, but I am not ready to eat my own pets and fight over scraps.
Key Witness in Weinstein Case Plowed Down by Car...What a Coincidence
Dr. Barbara Ziv, a forensic psychologist and a key witness in the court case against Harvey Weinstein is now in the hospital after being mowed down by a car. She was important to the case, and explained why Weinstein's victims continued to remain friendly towards him, even though he raped them.
Her testimony is believed to be crucial in the deciding factor of the jury finding him guilty.
Leave a Reply