On the 18th of December my mother appeared to be extremely tired. Telling me that she was going to lay down and take a nap. I initially thought it was due to the long days she had put in while we were having some work done on the house. The next morning when I didn’t hear the normal activity happening, I had gone to check on her. When I entered her room, I found her struggling to make a doctor’s appointment on line. She had said she wanted to get checked for the Covid-19 virus. I quickly grabbed my computer to see if I could make the appointment. When I couldn’t, I quickly drove to the doctor’s office to see if I could perhaps sign her up. As I entered the office, I quickly realized that the doctors were unable to see her. Being told that I could bring her in but she would need to wait and MAYBE they could get her in was not going to work not in her condition.
With no luck I returned home and told my mother that the office was all booked and she would need to wait. As I got home that night from work, I realized that her condition hadn’t changed and I was doing all I knew to do. That next morning, I texted my brothers asking for ideas and help. Soon, text messages were flying back at forth and my brother was able to make an appointment and was headed over to take her in for a test. As we waited for results to come back each of my brothers had come by and one of my brothers had decided to stay over night to help watch her. Early the next morning my brother found a service that would come over and offer a test and it was discovered that my mother had the COVID-19 virus.
After almost two weeks my mother appears to be getting better with some other issues still occurring like the lasting cough and some confusion (brain fog). Tonight, for the first time in weeks she has actually felt like eating.
I don’t know if you the reader of this blog think the virus is blown all out proportion or if you wear a mask or not, what I can tell you is the virus is real and its impact on the individual and also on family members is overwhelming and nothing I have ever seen or felt in my life time. It is not lost on me just how fortunate I am that my mother at this point is recovering. It is also not lost on me that many have not been so fortunate and my heart goes out to those who have lost someone they love and care for. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
This Blog is dedicated to each of my brothers for stepping up and helping out and to my mother who we love so much.
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