Just found out this evening. She's in a nursing home, 93, and struggling with her memory. Before the lockdown, we visited her frequently, and have actually made many dear memories during her stay in the various care facilities we've tried. Still, she hasn't really been 'herself' in many months, but there are still short periods where she makes it clear that she knows we're there with her. Of course, it's been difficult in all the ways you'd expect, taken a toll on my family, etc, and we know that her time was coming near.

She hasn't shown symptoms yet, but several in her home have come down with them. Of course, odds are she gets a bad case. I have passed on all the info I have on HCQ+Zn, and am trying to be as supportive as I can of my Mom, who is in charge of her care. She's one of us, so it's just a matter of convincing the doc.

Assuming the worst, she is very old, and confused, and perhaps it is just her time... but she doesn't deserve to suffer. I fear we won't be able to see her, as she'll be quarantined of course, and I can't imagine how horrifically alone she'll feel.

I don't pray often, and nor am I a particularly religious man, but I know what it is like to be awake at night, helpless in one way or another due to circumstances I can't control, and beg the universe to have mercy on me or somebody I love. So, for my grandma's sake, please keep her in your prayers. She is a gentle, beautiful soul, who has overseen two good families. She's been a widow since 1992, but she has never ceased to be a source of joy, patience, and grace in my life. She deserves to be held by her children on a sunny day at least one last time, to know that we were with her.

Thank you, Pedes