Hey there,
This is our story of Covid. I'm not urging you one way or the other.
I'm just telling our story. I believe it is everyone's personal choice to decide for themselves.
We decided to get it, and this is what happened.
Covid hit our family this past week. Luckily, it was a very very mild case. The hardest hit was our 11 year old because he isn't vaccinated yet, but he had 2 days of intense illness and then just feeling rundown.
Getting sick during a pandemic with the pandemic virus was an interesting experience. We had so many people to inform. Church, school, our doctor (oh, shoot. I still need to inform our doctor).
I talked to the MN Department of Health for over 40 minutes. We traced back for 3 days or 14 days for each of my sick kids. And we counted forward 10 days for each of my sick kids.
I texted every friend I may have come in contact with.
I texted every friend who would let me work out my emotions.
We got Covid tests.
LOTS of Covid tests.
Even though the rest of us were in close proximity to Covid, we thought we were able to go about business as usual--unless someone showed symptoms--because we were vaccinated.
Of course, my 6th grader and 11th grader were both unable to participate in Halloween. And my munchkin had to drop out of The Wizard of Oz.
We thought we had it all figured out. And then, we went to church. And we got sent home. It was terrible. And it was painful. And suddenly, no one had any answers. What I thought was cut and dry, was so much more layered than I expected.
I felt terrible. I wasn't trying to expose anyone. I took it seriously. And yet....I still got it wrong. It was hard. Humiliating. And humbling.
Have you had an experience with Covid? What happened?
