Pretty horrible week for me on this subject honestly.
Some of you might have read the story I told in the Virus Tales thread about my son getting out of his Dorm in New Rochelle the night before the National guard moved in.
My son apparently had the virus approx 2 weeks ago now.
A doctor looked at many students and staff at IONA pronouncing the ones that should self quarantine..no tests on hand.
My son was told to self quarantine in his room.
So after it had passed my son was symptom free for three days prior to coming home we all felt we should keep him on a leash for another week.
Its not easy to completely self quarantine your 20 yr old son in his room.
So there was a small amount of interaction.
All is fine until about 4 days ago when I noticed a light cough & my breathing became a bit shallow.
I ask my wife and other son does anybody have a cough or anything?
They did not.
But here I sit the guy in the house that never gets sick feeling a bit shitty hard to breathe..
So I begin to wonder if the news is right & my son would've been contagious for at least 7 days after being home & like I said we did keep our distance.
Then my cough turned into aches..then laziness.. I'm not a Napper...but nap I did.
My son rattled off in order how the symptoms came when they left which ones stayed the longest.
It happened just as he said.
So will my wife(55) get it or my youngest is the question & I could be contagious for 10 days After the symptoms pass.
I wanted to add like you hear on TV a lot... I'm not feeling THAT bad..the Aches suck..cough is a little annoying.
So my Dad passed a few months back & my mom(78) is alone in a house in the boon docks & we don't dare put in a visit or help at the moment.
& yes we find people if she needs something but still.
The rest of my family lives hours away.
Then there is the economy.
Like many I'm not even going to look up any stocks or my 401k I'm dumb founded how much I've lost as so many have.
Yeah a yr from now it could be back..we'll see.
Then there is my work manager of a Red lobster.
The decision to go to take out only is idiotic.
I'm not saying I disagree with Shutting down but to go to takeout.
My store had to decide who to layoff who to schedule.
Now were learning there just isn't enough takeout to bring in anyone(hourlies). As we suspected would be the case.
So this morning we put out a text/Email letting everyone know not to report in.
It'll be unemployment for most.. the 64 million dollar question..is this going to be for one month or four?
One? Thats fine lets get on with this and see what happens.
Four to six months and I'll be more than worried for a whole lot of people across the Nation/World.
Then there is looking at how the different people are handling this.
Not good not good at all.
My area is ridiculous.. I walk my dog usually at night 8 ish..and lately it felt like it was midnight.
No traffic..nobody walking...as were walking my boys and I'll try to spot curtains or blinds being peeked thru.as they look at us like zombies....its hysteria.
Again I'm not a the virus is fake guy...but seeing what its reduced so many too ..it blows my mind.
Again I ramble..but if not here then where?
My wife kicked me out of the garage and told me to go lay the **** down & rest drink fluids etc.. so here I sit and type..self quarantined in a county practically shutdown.
Oh & both my kids are home finishing their school yrs on the computers.