Asymptomatic and or minimally symptomatic Covid 19 infected people who are still going to workplace or assisting the infirm and elderly may not be a blessing to others as they could be unwittingly transmit the virus through no fault or their own. Social distancing is imperative. Special thanks you to all healthcare workers and grocery store employees who are on the front lines. Birders are some of the luckiest folks on earth.
Ellen Vancura, New Ulm -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> On Behalf Of Judith Clayton Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 9:50 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Subject: Re: [mou-net] MOU President Message Yes! Thank you! And let us reach out to our friends and neighbors letting them know that we are thinking of them and wishing them well! Sincerely, Judy in Alexandria, Mn > On Mar 18, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Brian Tennessen <brian.tennes...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Great message, thank you! > > Brian Tennessen > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 8:40 AM Richard A King > <richardallenk...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> To MOU Members and Friends: >> >> >> >> Our new normal is shaping up to be quickly evolving and stressful. >> Most of us have not been challenged with anything like the current >> Covid-19 pandemic where this new coronavirus is spreading in the population. >> Fortunately, most who are infected have mild or no symptoms. Older >> people, particularly those with a problem such as diabetes, heart >> disease, lung disease or an organ transplant are at an increased risk >> of serious lung infection and congestion, and breathing problems. We >> are being told that we need to slow the spread of Covid-19 in the >> population – to ‘flatten the curve’ – to give hospitals and the >> health care providers (physicians, nurses, technicians) the time to >> care for those who need their care. Right now, reducing the chance >> and rate of exposure to the virus is the only approach to achieving this. >> >> >> >> Self-quarantine and social distancing will help slow virus >> transmission. In the meantime, we need something that is positive and >> up-lifting to manage our stress about tomorrow and the unknown, and >> what can be better than birding. From our windows or in the >> outdoors, we love to watch birds because watching them removes us >> from current problems and generally makes us happy. Looking at birds >> as they come to our feeders makes us feel good any time of year. >> When we can get outdoors to watch birds, we have the significant >> additional benefit of a ‘nature bath’ which many believe improves our >> sense of well-being. Watching birds is an excellent way to reduce >> stress. We often go birding in groups, but birding alone or with >> another person while maintaining our needed social distancing should >> make us feel good and help us manage the stresses of the time. As >> MOU President, I suggest that our love of birds will help us all get >> through these changing times, and we are lucky that this is our >> passion. Be healthy and safe, wash your hands, and keep watching. We will >> get through this. >> >> >> >> Richard A King, MD, PhD >> President, MOU >> >> Professor Emeritus, Medicine >> University of Minnesota Medical School Chair, Board of Directors >> Hennepin Health Research Institute >> >> richardallenk...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> -- >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html I am fully convinced that the soul is indestructible, and that its activity will continue though eternity. It is like the sun, which, to our eyes, seems to set in night; but it has in reality only gone to diffuse its light elsewhere. Goethe ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
