August 19th

CURRENT WEATHER
2:08 PM
71°
RealFeel® 76°
RealFeel Shade™ 72°

Cloudy

Blood Pressure: 11/71  Pulse: 50

Got this message from Cathy: 

Hi Kathy.     I just wanted to give you a couple of updates on your mom.  Her blood pressure has been really low.   Home health and Dr. Evans are trying to take care of things from home so she doesn't have to go anywhere right now with the virus out there. Yesterday, the nurse also said she thinks she is dehydrated. Either one of those could be causing her symptoms of feeling weak and "reeling" they are tweaking her medicines and someone is coming to her house today to draw blood and get a urine sample. I talked to her this morning and she actually sounded better than yesterday.  But I guess we will know more later in the week. I will let you know when we hear something.

It scared me. I called Mom and she sounds all right, but she said the people were supposed to come for blood and urine today and the nurse tomorrow. I told her Elysha's birthday card had come and I sent it to her. I told her I'd let her know when Elysha got it. It's just a card but it could be the last one she gets from Mom.

I'm not feeling nauseated anymore (like I have been for over a month now) so I wonder what it was that made me that way. If it was nerves, I'm still worried a lot, but not sick to my stomach over it.

It looks like we might get rain again. Last night, we had one little blast of thunder that was loud enough to shake a little, but nothing like the night before!

It's been a long week and it's only Wednesday - I think!

Coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic

Essex County cases

Updated Aug 19 at 2:02 PM local

Confirmed

20,001

Deaths

2,111

Recovered

-

New Jersey cases

Updated Aug 19 at 2:02 PM local

Confirmed

188,427

+329

Deaths

15,936

+11

Recovered

-

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United States cases

Updated Aug 19 at 2:02 PM local

Confirmed

5,571,840

+83,077

Deaths

173,979

+1,833

Recovered

2,823,249

+60,110

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Global cases

Updated Aug 19 at 2:02 PM local

Confirmed

22,218,441

+392,099

Deaths

782,883

+9,731

Recovered

14,156,538

+268,237

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