Done and Grateful

Yesterday afternoon after a phone interview with the Dept. of Health we were informed that our quarantine order would end at midnight. Together we spent 10 days feeling sick most of the time but not too sick. We monitored oxygen levels and our temperatures. Each of us had a couple days of low fevers. He had a cough, I didn't. I had about 3 days at the beginning of a headache, he told me about a headache once. I felt tired and took more naps that was usual for me. He didn't admit to fatigue but spent part of each day snoozing in front of crappy daytime television. 

I spent time reading and watching shows on Netflix. I watched the latest seasons of "The Crown" and the "British Baking Show" when the words of my book didn't make sense after reading a paragraph a couple times. I ignored my computer, email and social media but I am ready to jump back in to promoting things from the places I am affiliated with, Ebay, Amazon, Zazzle and Society6. I am looking forward to retweeting those I interact with the most. If you watch my Twitter timeline you will see some great authors and artisans. Maybe you'll find something you like for the upcoming holiday gift giving.

We made it. We are survivors of a disease that has killed and consider ourselves lucky. We were told that so far in Teton County there have been no cases of reinfection but it was advisable to continue distancing and mask routines which we will. Jim still tells me he has no idea where his exposure came from. I guess in the end it doesn't matter. 

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

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The Covid Journey So Far

So far I would say our cases have been mild. I had one day of fever, an irritated throat not bad enough to call sore and some fatigue but not far from my normal energy levels. Can I just say I am so thankful not to have a cough? After all I have given birth 3 times and am of an age where coughing can make me leak.

Jim has a cough that is getting no better but no worse but I still worry about it. 

We monitor temperature and oxygen levels a couple times a day. Our O2 levels have been in the 90s which is normal range.

I have not been taking any medicines, staying hydrated, eating well and resting. I am reading a lot and of course listening to podcasts.

Jim has been using Dayquil and NyQuil and watching too much crappy TV. (I am not going to fix that habit anytime soon!)

We are restricted to our home til next Sunday if we are fever and symptom free for at least 24 hours by then according to the Teton County Health Department.

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It's Official

It's official. This morning I was notified that I have Covid. My husband found out yesterday that he was positive. Right now I feel I owe the universe an apology. He had a "cold" for a couple days. As soon as I noticed his symptoms I told him to get a test. He kept telling me it was "just a cold". Yesterday morning I asked one more time and he said the same thing. This time I said, "Prove it." So he arranged for a test after a few words from him about getting me off his back. I feel bad that I didn't get him to go sooner. He is a stubborn SOB sometimes. What I feel really bad about is that he was going to work those first few days. 

His workplace will be notifying everyone he may have been in contact with and of course the county health department will know about us too. Now we have been told to quarantine for 10 days. I am a homebody so I am okay with that. He gets antsy though and before the end of our 10 days if he is feeling better I may have to tie him to his recliner to keep him home. 

I had a headache and an annoying tickle in my throat yesterday which are things really rare for me. As soon as we knew his results I was able to be tested too. By last night I added a low fever and some body aches to my symptoms. Over all so far this is not too bad but I do feel tired and I hate having a headache especially the kind where your eyes hurt too. Know what I mean?

He still says that it just feels like a cold for him but he does have a cough with this that I don't. The difference may be that he is a smoker and I am not. Speaking of which it was a bit tense around here when he figured out that he did not have enough cigarettes to get through our quarantine time. He couldn't just ask a buddy from work to drop some off because he has always hidden his smoking from everyone at work. I am not sure how big a secret is really is since smokers smell but he believes his secret is safe. Our daughter who lives 5 hours away bought a couple cartons for him and is sending them overnight via UPS. Don't even ask what the shipping for this costs. Let's just say that the shipping for 2 cartons was more than the cost of one carton.

I like to think that I will be back to update here as we go through this but I am not going to make any promises.

I do hope you and yours are all safe and healthy.

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Surgery and Recovery

The last couple weeks I have been spending a lot of time paying attention to Jim. He recently had surgery on a torn rotator cuff.

The day of the surgery I dropped him off at the hospital and came back home to wait. With the Covid19 complicating life right now I was not allowed to wait in the hospital. I did feel he was in good hands since he works there and everyone seems to know him. I got a call that he was ready to leave the hospital and went over to pick him up. At the main entrance my temperature and name were taken. I took advantage of the hand sanitizer station there too.

Next I had to walk back to the surgery department to sign papers and get instructions for him. I sanitized my hands again and of course I was masked for this whole process. I do think it is usually a good idea for instructions for care to be told to two people so that details that may be important are less likely to be missed.

Once home he had to keep a sling on, nearly 3 weeks out still using the sling. He handled the pain very well and the frustrations of being one handed as well. He went to work this week and is handling it well too. He has found sleeping in his recliner with the sling and the cpap machine he uses easier that trying to sleep in bed with those things. Physical therapy has started once a week so far and will change to twice a week at about 6 weeks post surgery.

I don't usually put pictures of myself online but I wanted to show Jim in better shoulder days. This was at Volcano National park last November. I finally got to see a volcano and loved being there! He always takes a great picture, me not so much. Oh well.

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Masks For The New Normal

With masks seeming to be the new necessity when going out in public I decided we had better stock up so we have enough around home to last between laundry days. I went shopping on Etsy of course and found a shop that I decided to order from. Forevercraftreasures is where I purchased four masks from. They make a nice addition to the masks we already have to wear for as long as this Coronavirus pandemic lasts. My goal is to be healthy until the vaccine is on the market and then I will be first in line. Wonder if I will make it. 

I was taking a chance since this shop, Forevercraftreasures, is new. There was a lack of graphics that make a shop look welcoming, there was a lack of any about shop info. I decided to buy based on good reviews, the around the head rather than behind the ears style, the ready to ship status of the items and the price. I am so pleased with my purchase and added to the shops good reviews. If you are a vintage textile lover this shop has some of those items in it as well. 

Here are the masks I bought. Two for Jim and two for me.

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