NawlinsAg's post brought up a discussion that has been going on in my house for the last week or so. My wife is a physician just South of KC. Thankfully we don't have any confirmed cases at her hospital yet but it is only a matter of time.

We're already following a similar procedure to NawlinsAg about coming into the house (stripping in the garage, showering immediately, disinfecting all items from work (phone, computer, work bag, etc).

As this gets worse and the risk of infection goes up I along with the kids will probably leave for my parents house. For those of you with a guaranteed risk of exposure are you sending your spouse and kids somewhere else? What time is the right time to make that transition and do you think it is right choice for you? Does the emotional stress of being alone at home outweigh the stress of worrying about getting your family sick if they had stayed?

Depending on your parents age, I'd say going with them presents way more danger to your family (them), unless you or your kids have conditions that make this riskier for yourselves.

Just want to put out there I would leave now. The risk to you parents is higher. I have not seen my 80 year old Aunt and Mom in over a month. My Mom has Alzhimers and is at her house for 24 hour care. I can't see her.

Would a hotel of hospital workers be better or worse as far as spreading this?

THey need the business and doctors need a place to sleep and not bring anything home or to community.

I am a nursing facility Administrator. We have all moved in with the in-laws for time being, and I will head back home alone if we get any positive cases in our building.

Honestly we are so tightly locked down I hope it doesn't come, especially after the results in Washington nursing homes. If it were to happen I would more than likely be at the building 24/7 anyway.

We're in the same boat. Both in our mid 30s and no comorbidities. That's the main reason that I haven't taken the kids and left. Also I don't want to risk taking something to my parents in their 60s. They're healthy and have no comorbidities but still the numbers aren't great.

We actually had a scare on Monday a few weeks ago, right when this was starting. We decided to see my parents one last time before they isolated. The kids spent the night, I went to pick up the kids the next day and our youngest has a fever and cough. It gets progressively worse so we took him into the office Tuesday morning and he swabs negative for flu (rapid). We still think it might be flu so get him tested again (pcr this time) and he's negative again. He most likely had RSV or something similar because his symptoms cleared within a couple of days and no one else ended up getting sick. Thinking about that really opens your eyes to how fast you could go from everything being okay to not.

I figure we'll stick it out at home and hope for the best. We have community spread here as well and are currently under a 30 day stay at home order, so hopefully that'll slow it down here.

My wife and I are currently arguing over this. She currently doesn't have any confirmed cases in her unit, but we figure its bound to happen. She keeps saying that I should take the kids to grandparents', but I don't want to potentially infect them, especially since they live in a smaller community with no cases right now. My plan is to quarantine her at a hotel nearby so if she does get sick I'm not stuck hours away from her.

She's adamant that she won't be in the same house as us, though.

My work exposure is trivial compared to my ER and ICU colleagues. My current plan has been to change/shower upon getting home and then I wear a mask to decrease the chance I spread anything to the wife and kids. Sleeping in the guest room as well and one bathroom has been deemed mine and off limits to everyone else.I'm a radiologist so my exposure isn't a hill of beans compared to some on here but we are just being extra cautious.

Have read of otherwise currently low-to-zero-occupancy hotels offering greatly reduced rates to healthcare workers on the frontlines. May be worth a phone call if there's one near your hospital or practice.

My wife is an ER doc in Missouri. She's had a few Covid patients and 1 death. We're not planning on staying away, but she is taking precautions. She strips in the garage, opens the door with wipes and goes straight to the shower. If things get bad, she may stay with a coworker that's single, and if she gets sick, will quarantine herself downstairs in our house.

I talked about it with my wife but ultimately she's ok with the risk, and frankly kids the age of mine (4 and 2) are generally having mild to no symptoms with literally no deaths.

We have told our parents to all stay away for at least the next several months.

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My wife is an ER doc in Missouri. She's had a few Covid patients and 1 death. We're not planning on staying away, but she is taking precautions. She strips in the garage, opens the door with wipes and goes straight to the shower. If things get bad, she may stay with a coworker that's single, and if she gets sick, will quarantine herself downstairs in our house.

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If that is her routine I am sure you can find multiple places for her to stay.

My wife is an NP at MDA and we're discussing the next few weeks. Generally, she's in-patient Leukemia at Alkek and only sees patients on rounds and admissions. Starting today, per policy, she will not be entering any room that has a suspected case as she's not on the dedicated COVID team. However, that is subject to change if there's a wave requiring all-hands on deck. Though, it's hard to tell what's coming at MDA given their patient niche - so far they have 40 or so COVID dedicated beds and 2 cases.

So compared to others, a cake walk. But I have asthma, well controlled, and that's all she can focus on. We're in a town home and the first floor bedroom is already her disrobe and shower place. Next step is for her to move into a friend's garage apartment, but I'm pushing against that request as of now. Mentally and emotionally, she needs the contact with our 15 mo. old as an outlet.

Well said. I agree. Thank you to all who serve their fellow man.

You would be surprised how many health care workers are married to other health care workers. My wife and I are both physicians working in the hospital. We take all the precautions above and do the best we can but full isolation isn't really an option. We also have three kids who are at home and starting Remote Learning tomorrow and will need our help with this. Like others said, no real good options for where to send the kids without putting others at risk from our little asymmptomatic carriers.

My wife is a critical care anesthesiologists that has been working on the COVID-19 ICU unit. We have choose not to quarantine from each other. Mostly because we do not have kids and I am healthy with no comorbidities. We have isolated ourselves from everyone else though.

Im not in the hospitals, but as a retail pharmacist I come in contact and talk to patients all day long. I do the disrobe in laundry room, wipe all my belongings down and head straight to the shower. At this point we share our room and bathroom, but we do not let the kids use our bathroom. I haven't done much by way of staying away form my wife and kids after being "clean" but we also know this is invisible. Its gonna happen and run through our families. I like to think doing this protects them, but know that once I am infected (by these people that refuse to stay home and come in for non-essential stuff) that I won't know. In laws are too vulnerable to have them stay there so we are doing this together.

I'm banking on the idea we will get through it fine if we do get it (because I have to be positive), but only time will tell. Grateful our faith is firmly rooted in Christ. Be safe people....

I have 2 small children, one with asthma. It seems that I will have to be separated from them at some point to protect them. My husband is anxious & I don't blame him. Thankfully I can stay with a coworker when that time comes.

My wife is an ER nurse. So far there hasn't been any like cases at her hospital but I'm sure she'll be dealing with it soon. We're currently in the process of moving into a home we just bought and our lease on our duplex isn't up until the end of May. The plan is to get moved this weekend and leave a few things behind in the rental in case she has to quarantine herself. I don't know how well we'll be able to do that though.

So far I've been able to work every day and we have someone to watch the 16 month old. I don't see that changing. If we do lose our help with the baby, I won't be able to work so we might as well all hang out together in quarantine.

Not seeing family has sucked but I feel like we're at too high of a risk to see them. I feel like things will get back to normal sooner than most people think but I'm sure it will be a while before I'll feel comfortable visiting my parents.