Good afternoon, all. Jillian here. This will be short as I am still not feeling up to par. Sorry I haven’t been around to comment on all the posts. I promise to read them as soon as I can focus my brain for more than 10 minutes at a time.
We went down to Maitland, Fl (a suburb of Orlando) to visit the son and daughter-in-law near the end of August. They bought a mid-century house there and basically gutted it to renovate. They’ve been diligently working on it since April. The old screened in porch was rotting in places and there was a big masonry grill/fireplace out there as well. My husband volunteered to help tear down the fire thing and also to replace the wood on the porch before they got a new pool enclosure.
We didn’t go anywhere once we got there, but did stop got gas and other needs on the almost 7 hour drive. We were super careful and took Lysol wipes with us. One of the places we stopped for gas, I went in and got some peanut butter crackers. When we came out, I turned to my husband and said, “If I get Covid, it will be because of this place.” I laughed.
That was on Thursday., the 21st of August. All was well until Saturday, August 29 when i felt a bit weak. By Monday, the 31st, I was so sick I could barely hold my eyes open. When I could, I frantically googled Covid symptoms. I didn’t really seem to have any- other than feeling like I had the flu. Being the paranoid person I am, I finally broke down and had the test. It came back as “No Covid Deteccted” so I was very relieved. I still feel a bit weak and blah, but I am better than I was even three days ago, so I hope to keep improving until I feel 100% again. I also won’t be making jokes about Covid-prone places…..and staying close to home.
Stay healthy, friends.
I hope you’re soon all better and this is all behind you!
thanks TrishaFaye. Me, too. I am not a good patient 🙂
Oh my gosh. When you wrote What a month so far, I immediately thought, what a year! But you’re right. You’ve had a tough month. I’m glad you got to see your son, but to come home and get sick is tough. Glad you’re healing.
Thanks. Yep, September has not been my friend so far. Hoping to keep on healing. And it was lovely to see the family as I hadn’t since March.
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What a year. We will survive but sometimes it get hard. So happy you’re starting to mend. Take care of yourself.
Thanks Lavada. I am doing better today for sure.
Do hope all is well now, you’ve had a rough time of things.
thanks Kit. It is much better now. Jillian
Hope you are now feeling much better, Jillian. How rotten for you. It certainly has been a rollercoaster year for you.
It has been indeed. I love roller coasters as a rule, but I am not fond of the one I’ve been on for this year. 🙂 Jillian