St. Charles County Detachment 725, Marine Corps League

Remember those who won't be home for Christmas and the families of those who gave their lives.

Maybe pass this idea on to people who might be able to benefit from it. Great idea for those who live next to someone in need.

If you need help, reach out. If you need someone to shop for you let us know. Make sure you are checking in on your family and neighbors often. - Don't Panic. Keep in touch with people. Todays technology allows you to video chat so you can see the other person. Its a great thing to do if you feel its in your best interest to self-quarantine. Good advice from a nurse on Twitter if you should get the virus: I know we’re all tired of hearing/talking about it, but one thi...ng I HAVEN’T really seen going around is advice for what happens if you DO get coronavirus (many of us will), we're only seeing advice for how to try to AVOID it. So as your friendly neighborhood RN, a wee thread: Things you should *actually* buy ahead of time (Erm, not sure what the obsession with toilet paper is?): Kleenex, Acetaminophen (Tylenol) in 325 mg tablets, Ibuprofen (Advil) in 200 mg tablets, Mucinex, Robitussin or DayQuil/NyQuil, whatever your cough medicine of choice is. If you don’t have a humidifier, that would also be a good thing to get. (You can also just turn the shower on hot and sit in the bathroom breathing in the steam). Also a good time to make a big batch of your favorite soup to freeze and have on hand. If you have a history of asthma and you have a prescription inhaler, make sure the one you have isn’t expired and refill it/get a new one if it is. You basically just want to prepare as though you know you’re going to get a nasty respiratory bug like bronchitis or pneumonia. You just have the foresight to know it’s coming. For symptom management, use the meds I mentioned. For a fever over 101, alternate Tylenol and Advil so you’re taking a dose of one or the other every 3 hours. Use both cough suppressants and expectorants (most cough meds have both). Drink a ton, hydrate hydrate. Rest lots. If you're sick, you should not be leaving your house except to go to the doctor, and if you do, wear a mask (regular is fine, you don’t need an N95). You DO NOT NEED TO GO TO THE ER unless you are having trouble breathing or your fever is very high and unmanaged with meds. 90% of healthy adult cases thus far have been managed at home with basic rest/hydration/over-the-counter meds. We don’t want to clog the ERs unless you’re actually in distress. The hospital beds will be used for people who apamctively need oxygen/breathing treatments/IV fluids. If you have a pre-existing lung condition (COPD, emphysema, lung cancer) or are on immunosuppressants, now is a great time to talk to your PCP or specialist about what they would like you to do if you get sick. They might have plans to get you admitted and bypass the ER entirely. One major relief to you parents is that kids do VERY well with coronavirus they usually bounce back in a few days, almost no kids have required hospitalization (unless they have a lung disease like CF). Just use pediatric dosing of the same meds.

BEWARE THE OLDER MARINE. AT ONE TIME HE WAS IN THE TOP 1% OF EVERY HUMAN. WITH A GUN, WITH A KNIFE, WITH A STICK, WITH ANYTHING WITHIN REACH WITH HIS BARE HANDS. EVEN NOW AT HIS AGE HE CAN RECALL THOSE LESSONS. HE CAN RECALL THE FEELING OF HIS WEAPON IN HIS HAND. YOU PROBABLY ARE NOT HIS MATCH EVEN NOW. HE STILL HOLDS HIS OATH AS SACRED. HE LOVES COMPLETELY WITH BLIND DEVOTION.... WHEN THE TIME TO BE VIOLENT IS OVER, HE WON'T WORRY IF VIOLENCE WAS NECESSARY. HE WILL WONDER IF HE WAS VIOLENT ENOUGH SOON ENOUGH, AND THAT IS WHY HE WAKES AT NIGHT. Semper Fi, Marines.