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aegbooks(Ann) posted an update Sunday, Jan 2, 2022, 8:44pm EST, 2 years, 4 months ago
Happy New Year to all, may it be a better year for all!
Hi Brian-- briguy, great to hear from you.
Jane , so sorry to hear about the covid in your family, hope you all have the least symptoms and the fastest recovery.We are vacced and boosted, and have been very careful about avoiding crowds and events. But older brother went to a music event at a church . they did check vacc cards and all wore masks, but he said it was not distanced-people were side by side. So he came down with some minor symptoms and decided to get a test because he wanted to visit some friends New Years Eve, well he tested positive and had been with us at Christmas without masks, so he let us know. None of us had symptoms, but I called my clinic and told them I was exposed, they said they are only testing if you have symptoms. but I had just visited two separate friends who have issue and felt I'd better find out so I could give them early warning if I were positive. I found a place nearby to do a drive-in PCR. (more thorough but could take a lot of time for results tho) A friend in the medical field recommended Home Tests, so DH and I went to five drugstores before we got some. You do two tests with 24-36 hours between them and we all came out negative. I was able to tell my friends not to worry. And the PCR came back today and was negative too.
Here in town a friend's grand-nephew came down with covid after their Christmas gathering and had seriously impaired breathing and got treatment in hospital. He will be ok, it was lucky they didn't say, oh just a cold, he would have died.
So we were just beginning to relax a little, and now it's back to being extra careful. It is frustrating. We are lucky to be retired and don't have to go to work with contact with others, those are the ones I'm really sorry for.