MAY 25, 2020 WHEN DO WE END QUARANTINE

I have lived in New York City for most of my life. I have lived through the AIDS epidemic and the loss of lives. I have lived through 9/11 and the loss of lives. And now I am living through the COVID pandemic and the loss of lives. I have volunteered during this crisis. I have watched New Yorkers die. I have lost patients to COVID. On my trips into New York City from Connecticut to volunteer I have seen empty streets, and empty lives.

I recently read an article by James Marcus. I read it carefully and was sad when I finished. He is right. Enough is enough. We have followed all the recommendations and restrictions. We have social distanced as we were told. We flattened the curve. I am in awe of the job Governor Cuomo has done. Now it needs to end. We are following his phases.

YOU MUST WEAR A MASK. FOLLOW THE REQUIRED RECOMMENDATIONS

Yet New York City is dying . There are starving New Yorkers waiting on food lines. There are businesses closing. I had to move my medical practice as I can no longer afford the previous rent. Some businesses cannot re open despite loans they have generously received. There is no social life anymore in a city that was the most vibrant.

We are the most diverse city in the United States. Our people came together after 9/11 in a way that to this day I am proud to be a resident of New York City. It is time to that again. WE must open now.

Until tomorrow…

MAY 22-24, 2020 BILL GATES IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM

There are some people that help our world. I thought Bill Gates and his wife were those individuals. In the last one year I have been reading a lot of his involvement in an immunization program. As far as I know Bill Gates is NOT a medical professional. He intends to vaccinate the global population against COVID 19, and then track and monitor each one through digital surveillance. His wealth has gained input in every corner of medical research, public health and vaccinations. How did this happen? Is it all because of his wealth. Does he have a master plan that we are unaware of !

He is not a doctor, nor an epidemiologist or infectious disease expert. Yet he is the central figure to billions of people and getting too involved in vaccination of the world in getting back to work.

I remember the name Bill Gates when discussing the United States vs. Microsoft and that company breeching anti trust laws with Windows 98. To me he is baffling, coy and cunning. I remember seeing that he gets a pie in the face in Brussels. Look at where he is today Far from a pie in the face

.He is hailed a visionary and using his wealth and power for the greater good of humanity Do you believe that I am unsure at this point when I hear him discuss global vaccination. Ellen DeGeneres hails him as the richest and most generous men in the world. I thought that also. Why was there a conference in the Fall 2019 of a corona pandemic when it had not even begun What did he know about this?

I think every person should know about him . He followed Rockefeller’s dream and philanthropist ideals and surpassed it with the Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation. I am not saying he is a bad person, but a man who needs to be carefully looked at in all aspects of his life

Until tomorrow…

MAY 21, 2020 COVID SYMPTOMS

It is not over. . The number of confirmed cases worldwide has passed the 5 million mark. Health officials believe this is an underestimate and the number is higher. I totally agree. How we count cases is now being studied

There will be a second wave in infections as we rapidly open different states with the US. Other countries are cautiously reopening. Summer travel could cause another wave of infections.

There are other COVID symptoms other than cough, fever , headaches and muscle aches. There are skin rashes, diarrhea, and some kidney abnormalities. There are clotting problems which I saw within the hospital setting that cannot be explained. We usually do not see other respiratory viruses spread to other organs as COVID 19 has. This is the question I discuss and write about time and time again. Why ?

These types of symptoms caused by COVID need to be studied rigorously The skin rashes could either be the actual virus in the skin or a manifestation of the immune system reacting to the virus. I believe the latter. I also believe that these immune reaction and a cytokine storm is what is causing the clotting resulting in heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral vascular disease with the loss of limbs.

I would hope in the coming months that this could be researched and solved.

More to be revealed.

Until tomorrow…

MAY 20, 2020 QUARANTINE OR NOT ?

I have been reading a lot in the last few weeks. Are we following the science? I am not sure. We are studying the disease around us and making conclusions. Some statements do not make sense. The President unleashes hydroxychloroquine as the cure weeks ago. The data doesn’t support this medication fully. Then nothing about it on the news. But then 3 days ago he announces he is negative for COVID but talking hydroxychloroquine. We have focused on COVID so much that we can’t forget heart disease, hypertension and cancer.

We have instilled so much fear into patients that other patients with other diseases are afraid to see their doctors and even go to the hospitals. n some areas of the USA we have let go staff at hospitals as the numbers don’t warrant the staff. Yet in places like my hometown, New York City we still have maximal staff in hospitals. Two months ago we shut down travel and started to quarantine. Yet we quarantined the healthy whereas in other diseases at other times we quarantined the ‘sick’

At the beginning of the epidemic there were millions of predicted cases and even death That is not materializing. For example in California: There were about 280,900 test performed. There are 33,865 cases. That is 12% This does not add up to what we initially thought. I feel if we did this for every state, you would see the same results. Yes COVID is here . It is here to stay for a while. This is the new normal as I hear people say. There are 1,270 deaths in California with a 0.03% chance of dying in California Does this necessitate sheltering and quarantining. I honestly don’t know anymore It would say ‘ No’ So perhaps letting down ‘ shut down’ is the way to go. Does all this necessitate not going to work and shutting down the medical health care system

There are many unanswered questions. I propose all this to educate I propose all this to make you think, ponder and reason.

Until tomorrow…

MAY 19, 2020 SO MUCH MORE THAN A RESPIRATORY VIRUS

As this pandemic spreads around the world, we still will have peaks and valleys in the United States. As stated this will occur as “we” begin to open to normalcy. It is more than the common cold as I have seen. It is a pathogen capable of destroying the body and causing death. This “ supposed” virus can cause multi organ system failure. The inflammation depending on the patient’s immune status and their genetics render the blood cells more prone to clumping. This leads to clots literally all over the body. The body cannot then dissolve these clots. Sometimes the medications used to dissolve clots aren’t enough. This leads to strokes, myocardial infarction, loss of limbs and even death

As I have been saying - ‘ a normal respiratory virus’ does not cause this. Why is this corona 19 virus so virulent ? Was it manipulated with in a lab?

In children , the inflammation of the blood vessels triggers excessive immune activation that can lead to death. This is seen in a children’s disorder known as Kawasaki disease. If you recall at the beginning of the pandemic, the public was told it does not affect children. This is madness. I feel we do not have a hold on the implications of this virus.

I have seen intravenous vitamin C and IV gluthathione used for similar illnesses be helpful in this corona epidemic. Studies need to be done on natural IV solutions that can be helpful.

Until tomorrow…

MAY 18, 2020 COVID 19 UPDATE

I am 10 day without volunteering in a hospital. I am doing this to be 14 day free so I can possibly see my grandson. I continually FaceTime. How will I explain this to him in years to come. How will be explain any of this ?

Currently there are 1,390,764 cases in the US This is about 20,000 higher than last week . The deaths are up 1,800 from last week now totally 84,136

The drugstore CVS said recently that it is opening 50 drive through testing sites in 5 states, and 1,000 across the country by end of May. Where are we with testing in NYC?

I have to say I believe that this isn’t going away anytime soon. This is the new NORM. Wearing a mask whether you believe it works or not must be done. This COVID 19 virus may just become another endemic virus in our communities, and it will never go away ( at least anytime soon )

There now many articles appearing on line about tracking those that have the virus. I have mixed opinions about this. I recently read that cats can transfer the virus to other cats. The question is can cats transfer this virus to humans

Until tomorrow…

MAY 15-17, 2020 CHANGES

The National Stockpile is going to be robust according to the officials. Well it is about time. It is estimated this is the big time - over 1 billion N95 masks. Well let’s face it we were not prepared when the pandemic started. There is going to be more of a range of different supplies and constantly replenish Prior to this pandemic we hadn’t had a pandemic of a virus for 10 years. I feel we have to be prepared because a second wave and certainly a third wave is going to be just around the corner.

We are seeing the outbreaks in nursing homes. And there is now outbreaks being reported in jails. Life has changed. There has to be CDC recommendations for these facilities and operational. This virus is NOT going away. You will see a lot of items being ‘ disposable’

There is still a lab of testing supplies and testing facilities. We are seeing this in New York City. We all will know someone who got ill and possibly died.

And then there is the awaiting vaccine. I could write pages of information about vaccines. What will this vaccine contain ? Let me remind you that previous vaccines had toxic metals and other unwanted materials. DPT has aluminum salts, Influenza vaccine (Fluad) has polysorbate 80, Influenza (Flucelax) has canine kidney cell proteins, Influenza ( Fluzone) has formaldehyde and so on. Do you want a vaccine ? Will you be mandated to get one ?

until tomorrow….

MAY 14, 2020 WHO TO LISTEN TO

After Mondays live conference hearing I heard a lot of warnings by medical professionals. Do they know something that we don’t As we reopen there is an expected second wave of infections. Are we prepared this time? We as Americans should listen to social distancing and wearing masks. Dr Fauci did issue a stark warning on the risks of relaxing restrictions too soon. I realize that our economy is falling and WE all have financial hardships. Unemployment was 14.7 % in April- the highest since the Great Depression. Is it worth risking your life or the life of another human being. We were told children were not affected at the beginning of this epidemic. That is not the case now.

We do not know how we will handle schools reopening ? Big Universities could partner with high tech for more classes on line There are talk of new strains of COVID. It was in a report that is yet to be reviewed by some, but in its 33 pages it highlights some important points. It is on the website BioRxiv . It discusses a mutation D614G.

Although the conference was many if not all appearing remotely—it sent a message. WE as a country must have the capacity to prevent another full blown outbreak. I think this is certain. We cannot stay home indefinitely. In my humble opinion we are not out of the woods of this ‘ supposed’ virus. There is more to be revealed. I recently read that there were 5,000 COVID excess deaths from March to May that were not reported in New York. How can this happen?

Eat healthy, exercise regularly, and take your supplements

Until tomorrow…