Could add The Systems Bible (aka Systemantics) by John Gall. It certainly qualifies as quirky - I think I saw it described somewhere as the book that system designers read under a sheet with a torch at night to avoid being seen with it.
I skimmed the home care thing posted by someone else. It said to use paper towels instead of towels to dry your hands.
I almost never use towels to dry my hands. If you use paper towels, flush them down the toilet. (Assuming it won't be a plumbing problem. I can't do this currently because I live in a hundred year old building and my lease forbids it because the plumbing can't handle it.)
But you can also just let your hands air dry. You don't have to dry them at all.
From what I gather, they resort to ventilators with Coronavirus not due to paralysis of the lungs but due to inflammation and pneumonia (aka fluid in the lungs).
Here are some ventilator substitutes in such cases:
If you have fluid in your lungs and can't adequately clear it doing lung clearance in the shower, sleep propped up. A recliner is one option or prop yourself up on pillows against the headboard.
If you are having breathing issues, absolutely do not lay flat on your back. It can cause half your lung surface to be blocked by fluid and this is a good way to basically drown. Instead, lay on your side or prop yourself up. It will reduce the amount of lung surface blocked by fluid.
Ideally, have some caffeine, fluids and salt to help open up the airways and support mucus production and then go do lung clearance before trying to sleep. Then lay down on your side or prop yourself up somehow.
(Yes, I'm aware: Ideally, you should be hospitalized at that point. I didn't want my child hospitalized when he was an infant and had pneumonia, so I laid him on my chest and slept sitting up for three nights after he started antibiotics so he could breathe. I've got an incurable lung condition. I routinely deal with fluid in my lungs without seeing a doctor. It can be done.)
Obviously, ideally, see a doctor and all that. I'm only leaving this comment because the medical system is overwhelmed and that's not always going to be an option. There are going to be people in this crisis who can get info off the internet or have basically nothing because there aren't enough doctors, ventilators, etc to go around.
Taking into account that you've written this when you were 16 years old (2003), this certainly means a lot to you and I don't want to interfere with anyones beliefs. I also do believe in computers so I can relate.
