August 4, 2022 - 581,482,920 confirmed infections; 6,412,307 deaths
August 5, 2021 – 200,670,800 confirmed infections; 4,264,000 deaths
August 6, 2020 – 18,753,000 worldwide confirmed infections; 706,800 deaths
US (Map)
August 4, 2022 - 91,961,550 confirmed infections; 1,032,820 deaths
August 5, 2021 – 35,392,700 confirmed infections; 615,150 deaths
August 6, 2020 – 4,824,000 confirmed infections; 158,250 deaths
SA (Coronavirus portal)
August 4, 2022 - 4,004,555 confirmed infections; 101,982 deaths
August 5, 2021 – 2,497,655 confirmed infections; 73,875 deaths
August 6, 2020 – 529,900 confirmed infections; 9,298 deaths
Post from:
August 5, 2021: “Hyacinth as virus”
August 6, 2020, “Reaching out”
Wrong side (0:27 mins)
Eric for Missouri (0:49 mins)
Last week in the Republican Party - August 3, 2022 (2:10 mins)
August 5, 2021 – 200,670,800 confirmed infections; 4,264,000 deaths
August 6, 2020 – 18,753,000 worldwide confirmed infections; 706,800 deaths
US (Map)
August 4, 2022 - 91,961,550 confirmed infections; 1,032,820 deaths
August 5, 2021 – 35,392,700 confirmed infections; 615,150 deaths
August 6, 2020 – 4,824,000 confirmed infections; 158,250 deaths
SA (Coronavirus portal)
August 4, 2022 - 4,004,555 confirmed infections; 101,982 deaths
August 5, 2021 – 2,497,655 confirmed infections; 73,875 deaths
August 6, 2020 – 529,900 confirmed infections; 9,298 deaths
Post from:
August 5, 2021: “Hyacinth as virus”
August 6, 2020, “Reaching out”
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The Lincoln Project:Wrong side (0:27 mins)
Eric for Missouri (0:49 mins)
Last week in the Republican Party - August 3, 2022 (2:10 mins)
Meanwhile, back at the ranch…
Meso Mary is in the back-and-forth stage of post-surgery recovery. One day she feels as if she can cut down on her meds – specifically, oxycodone (she’s afraid of addiction), next day she feels she’s already addicted and unable to cut back.The docs tell her to relax, take the drugs, after all it’s only 3 weeks since her invasive surgery, no need to cut back so soon. She listens, takes their advice, and still tries to cut back. She explains, “I’m cutting back just a little bit, an hour, not much.”
Except an hour is much when one is discomforted by pain.
This is the power of the media playing up the unprecedented numbers of Americans addicted to oxy. Yes, opioids are addictive. No, Mary is not a candidate for addiction. For one thing, addiction is unlikely if the drug is taken to address “real” pain. Apparently, it is after pain abates and the patient continues to take the pain killer that addiction arises.
Other than that, Mary appears to be recovering well. She and I walk several times per day, eat well, take naps as needed.
I’m so relieved she’s on a trajectory to heal.
This is the power of the media playing up the unprecedented numbers of Americans addicted to oxy. Yes, opioids are addictive. No, Mary is not a candidate for addiction. For one thing, addiction is unlikely if the drug is taken to address “real” pain. Apparently, it is after pain abates and the patient continues to take the pain killer that addiction arises.
Other than that, Mary appears to be recovering well. She and I walk several times per day, eat well, take naps as needed.
I’m so relieved she’s on a trajectory to heal.
Alas, after this batch of healing ends, chemo begins.
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