One week ago, between Christmas and New Year's, we gathered at my mother-in-law's house to visit with our nephew (and family) who was visiting from Colorado. The Sunday prior, he was with his wife's family at the Pats game. On Wednesday morning, they found out that a couple of members of the wife's family tested positive for Covid. So our nephew and wife took a rapid test, which came back with 2 negatives. They told us this when they arrived. We are both recently boosted, so we stayed.
Fast forward a few days, and our nephew is back home, but not feeling well. He and his wife get the PCR test. Meanwhile, I wake up on Monday with sinus issues. When we find out they had a PCR test, we called our doctors and got registered for one on Tuesday morning. Today, we hear that both of them are positive. Then we find out that I am positive, but Mrs. Scotch is negative. We haven't been avoiding each other, so I'm not sure how we're going to handle it.
Also, my 86 year old mother-in-law has been oblivious to the whole thing. She's at the point where she isn't thinking clearly. She never considered the risk of having the nephew visit with her at her house, and when she found out I was positive, she acted like she had no idea where I got it from. She doesn't have any symptoms, and she gives no thought to the possibility she could be carrying it. This, despite the fact her TV is tuned to MSNBC 24-7, and all they talk about is Covid.
I spoke to a nurse at my PCP's office. I've had just the mild sinus symptoms for 3 days now. At one point, my body temp was one degree above normal, but is back down now. I don't have a headache, body aches, or respiratory issues. As I have seasonal asthma, I have prescriptions for an inhaler and pills to help breathing. So I'm keeping on top of that. We've already talked to people we've been in contact with.
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