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March 13th, 2020 at 01:00 pm

I had to start admitting to myself yesterday that I was getting sick. I have a mild fever, a cough, wooziness and constriction in my chest. I took the night to make sure and then this morning I resigned from the election. I am the second person on the team to cancel and one other is on the fence; yet another has never responded to any message or voicemail. I have no idea what is going to happen with the election, but I do know that I need to self-isolate. I canceled my weekend trip and I turned down dinner at my ex's house tonight. Since I'm already in the high-risk group, actually coming down with possible symptoms made it clear that this is what I must do.

I'll get in touch with my doctor's office today, but I doubt that I will get an appointment, since I have not traveled nor had any contact with a documented COVID-19 sufferer. Our testing system is nuts. It's obvious, with those kinds of rigid rules in place, that hundreds of people are walking around with the virus and no way to verify it.

Before I came to this decision, I was out yesterday -- I had my car emission-tested (passed!) and then got an oil change ($36) and bought a few groceries at Jewel ($15).

I was going to go to Sam's today and get tp, but instead I will have to make my nine rolls last. There's probably no tp anywhere in the whole city.

I believe I have enough food on hand to get through two weeks without shopping. My son has offered to pick up anything I might need. I will miss going to the gym, but it is apparently okay to walk outside in open spaces, so I will do that for the duration, in small doses.

This morning I bought a gift card online for a local hamburger shop. They hire people who are marginalized in some way and asked for support in this way so they could keep paying them. I will be able to use the card later on for dinner with the grandsons, whenever that can resume.

I guess that's it. I'm quarantined!

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8 Responses to “What a Mess!”

  1. Carol Says:
    March 13th, 2020 at 02:54 pm 1584111274
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    Hope you feel better soon!!

  2. Butterscotch Says:
    March 13th, 2020 at 03:12 pm 1584112334
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    You are such a kind and thoughtful person to buy that gift card to help a small business. I’m always rooting for you, get well soon!

  3. AnotherReader Says:
    March 13th, 2020 at 04:25 pm 1584116718
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    You need to be tested. Push the doctor hard, especially if you get sicker.

  4. Dido Says:
    March 14th, 2020 at 02:24 am 1584152673
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    I hope you get better soon! Hopefully after today's national emergency announcement, tests will become much more widely available and you can get tested for reassurance. Prayers for a speedy recovery!

  5. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    March 14th, 2020 at 03:59 am 1584158346
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    {{{hugs}}} Hopefully it's just a "normal" illness and you'll feel better soon.

  6. Lucky Robin Says:
    March 14th, 2020 at 05:03 am 1584162180
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    CB, do you have a peri bottle (sometimes they give the out after hip surgery or giving birth) or any water bottles with the sports lid where you can squeeze the water out? You can fill one with warm water and use it to spray off and blot dry with a wash cloth or cut up pieces of an old t-shirt or sheet after using the toilet and save the toilet paper for bowel movements. Also consider baby wipes. A lot of stores still have them. And Amazon still has toilet paper although the prices have gone up.

    I'm sorry you are sick. I hope you get better soon.

  7. My English Castle Says:
    March 14th, 2020 at 05:39 am 1584164357
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    We have a ton of bronchitis and seasonal flu going around. Nasty as that is, I hope that's what you've got.

  8. CB in the City Says:
    March 14th, 2020 at 10:36 am 1584182188
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    Thank you all for your concerns! I am doing well; my symptoms are light, and I think it is highly likely I do not have the virus. But I don't mind quarantining myself for the sake of others, just in case I do. I will get tested as soon as the mobile sites are available.

    LR, I do have a peri bottle and two big packages of wipes, so I am not worried. I do hope toilet paper will be back on the shelves in two weeks!

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