Come straight from the heart. The food the russians and to make sure to get the torch to maintain our g. W. I think i just have to concentrate on staying alive. And with common sense and caution. Concha lives with a disorder that causes her muscles to waste away it also a thanks has breathing placing her in the widely discussed High Risk Group the coronavirus would like to greater danger its a hard life and health than it would otherwise for several weeks concha chronicled her life and talked about her fears and concerns in a long video diary. By late march 2020 around 64000 people in germany had caught the novel coronavirus. Italy had already set a chilling example. Many hospitals there were in a state of emergency. Theyd run out of beds for all the covert 1000 patients. Thousands of people were dying. Was the same fate in store for germany. Around that time 30 year old recorded her 1st video message. She was terrified of catching the virus herself and hardly ever left her home in cologne houses. She started having panic attacks. And the lung inflammation could prove fatal. I keep hearing reports that now neighboring countries are having to decide who survives and who doesnt. Who gets medical care and who doesnt. And that theyre literally making life or death decisions. And when i visualize that i know all too well that if this situation arose here the odds for me would be very very bad i. Become in all probability i couldnt or they wouldnt let me survive. Catches suffers a disorder that affects her muscles and her lungs as well so her breathing often has to be supported by a ventilator. Before the cold in 1000 crisis this was part of her routine and her oxygen supply was secured but recently she had a technical problem with her equipment and suddenly her health care supplier wouldnt send any of its employers to see her. Kind of mind. Then you start imagining the wildest things. After i hung up i wondered if the time would come when they wouldnt show up at all because they didnt have any dental later im until a few days ago a ventilator wasnt really anything special. And now it is exactly what we dont have enough of. And that more than anything is whats been keeping me alive all these years. Orange must be im young andy oh im in my heart not. In an attempt to keep the pandemic under control the German Government urged people here to limit their contacts and keep a distance from each other. Only 2 people were allowed together at a time. But the reality often looked very different. To god i dont go out among people. But recently i tried to take a walk just because the walls were closing in on me. But then i noticed that people arent really taking care to keep their distance from each other. And since i belong to the High Risk Group that makes me very nervous. So walk ins are causing me more attention than it really doesnt count these days if she wants to catch a little sun catch you feel she can only go outside in her own courtyard this is where we met her and one of her assistants in early april such a has an assistant with her around the clock to help her manage her daily life so she can live outside of institutions now some people in germany are asking when the social distancing rules can be relaxed all the time this is how everyone has to observe the rules. And when the time comes that they say only the highways. Group has to stay home and everyone else in start going outside. My mouth and then my assistants will probably go about their normal lives even now. But thats actually the greatest danger moment. And im married and it will just get even more for me look im not competitive. As part of their job catches assistants have to get very close to her now the risk of infection hasnt made it easier fight any means but young to catch is a system for today makes protection the highest priority should make i think idea has a wonderful way of formulating her needs without making me feel like shes stepping on my toes i should because it is a matter of life and death for her. Even if she tells me to wash my hands again 13 times i dont take it personally because and in germany personal Protection Equipment is in short supply catches assistance cant find any facemasks without them they cant give cant you have the physical therapy she urgently needs to combat her aches and pains. On april 9th German Health minister yan spahn was saying it might be possible to ease up on the lockdown after easter. Chancellor Angela Merkel called for discipline over the holidays saying the situation was still uncertain. Catcha had Something Else to worry about. Her mother would soon have to return to her job she works at a school. If conscious team of assistance proved to be unavailable her mother was her only backup option. But i sure was growing not to become ill at any cost. My mother is my safety net. Shes already brought me through so many long installations in step with me in difficult circumstances. Where by now for the 1st time. Thats no longer possible. Also feels uneasy over the prospect that should she become infected she might not be allowed to have anybody with her in the hospital. As things stand corona patients are not allowed visitors in hospital. On april 15th all of germany was looking to berlin. The government announced the 1st easing up of the lockdown. In may pupils would be going back to school and smaller businesses and hair salons would be allowed to reopen. Shop and ive got a team of 9 people. I know have to go back to their normal lives. Not within the limits of whats possible. And that means higher odds of my catching the virus to one of us. So i have to assume that ill be getting it eventually. And all i can do is hope that Adequate Health care measures can be taken when i fall ill. Of that. But it is a conqueror. By april 28th 156000 people in germany had caught the corona virus and the infection rate was climbing again. By then each infected person was passing it on to one other person on average. Catcha felt like she was climbing the walls. After 6 weeks indoors she ventured out among other people again 5 cents back ok thank you dont go off and leave it no i dont have a nice day you 2 thanks a lot. Im. Going. Now i thought oh i just need to be and dependent again for a change. All know without sending someone else to take care of things for nice. For me i want to be able to do it for myself. And thats very important to me. And thats why i decided to venture out there cautiously. Harm. Kathy a is also suffering from the pandemic financially. After completing her degree in social work her student loan ended but meanwhile the job market has stagnated. Most missed their house and i have to send out applications now oh and find a job to be able to survive here on. Oh and for that i have to go out. As a social worker i probably wont be able to accomplish much from home. So ill have to find some way to get by you know. Keeping in mind that were in the midst of a pandemic and. Cathy has been commenting on her life during the Coronavirus Crisis on her blog for over a month now. You know. And shes begun to take a more positive view of the situation. And i mean im always afraid of getting infected. But i think fear is more paralyzing than it is enabling. I think i just have to concentrate on staying alive. And doing it with commonsense and caution as well oh oh. But i think id rather distance myself from fear now oh so far when the pandemic 1st started. I was extremely scared that it would spill over to this country. You know i was having panic attacks and now. I want to get free of that and concentrate on how to make the absolute best of this situation. So ill be able to enjoy my life a little even though i know im being. Nice and. In spite of the warnings of a 2nd and 3rd wave of infection. Germany is gradually returning to normal life. Would have liked it to be even more gradual as she sees it many uncertainties remain. There i think its really sad and just a shame that no real precautions are being taken for humanity with people from the High Risk Group. At all from my circle of friends i get the feeling that many people are tending to stay isolated. And that just cant be the way to go. It doesnt get any prettier than this but perhaps a bit cleaner. To cleveland converts old timers into timers his Company Turns classic cars into modern electric roadsters and with a clean green sound its all these are ready to ride off into the future read. This. Initiation still to play cricket. 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