If she refuses to budge after you try this, just drop it instead of escalating. She will just get more entrenched if it turns into a heated argument. You can give it some time and come back with another plan of attack. Maybe show her examples of people with their conditions not doing well.
Definitely wait for Hobbes but from what I’ve seen I think your kids will be ok, but I’d also rather go with safe than sorry. Plus in general its a good idea to self isolate to slow down the spread so we don’t overwhelm hospitals and get a ton of old people like my mom killed. I’m not sure how much people care about that though if they don’t have older loved ones at risk.
My daughter’s gymnastics practices this coming week are still on, even though schools are all closed. They said they cleaned the gym on Saturday and have adjusted the schedule to try to minimize the number of athletes in the gym at once. Aren’t letting parents hang out in the gym, either.
I told my kid I’m probably not letting her go, explained why, and she’s cool with it. She said she can practice some things outside. I don’t even think they’ll have meets in April or May, anyway. Meets have been cancelled through March so far.
My man, young ones aren’t being affected by this at all, asthma or no and Crohn’s shouldn’t matter. Kids are gonna be fine, worry about the elders in your life.
Fyi it’s spelled Crohn’s, not chrons. As far as I know there is not yet any data on how Crohn’s affects COVID-19 outcomes. If he is on biologic immunosuppressant medications (remicade, humira, cimzia, etc) or immunomodulators (azathioprine, imuran, 6-mp) then his immune system is certainly more susceptible to not being able to fight off infection. If he is just on something like Entyvio/vedolizumab, his immune system is in slightly better shape as that drug targets just the gut specifically.
That being said, he is young and otherwise healthy which is good. I would take extra precautions, but try not to stress yourself over it if that’s possible.
As for your wife, have you discussed the situation in Italy at all? Maybe show her the video of the guy whose sister was dead on the bed next to him to strike an emotional chord in her. Or show her the WaPo article ggoreo posted yesterday that has excellent visuals of why social distancing is hugely important right now to strike a rational chord.
*I am not a dr., but this is a freeroll for your family to self isolate so my credentials shouldn’t matter :)
I’m pretty surprised I haven’t seen any deplorables use some form of “Pandemic is what you get when you put Dems in panic harharharhar I’m at a bar you pansy liberals.”
