It turns out DP can’t take the boys for their tests tomorrow morning, so it’s a good thing I’m too strong-minded to actually ever be sick. (Famous last words.)
I put on my, “I can’t believe I’m having to do this,” voice, which sounds exactly like my mother, and asked him, “As a personal favor to me, stipulating that you should never do anything you don’t want to do, but ...” to please get himself tested should it ever be convenient for him, so we’ll know whether he’s immune afterward.
GAH.
OK. I disobeyed a direct order and went to Walmart in the dark but I’ll have to go again tomorrow, when I have gas in the truck, which I will put in while I’m running errands again today. Seems my errand-running coincides with the DVDs that need to be returned to the library.
I suspect if DP gets the Covid, he will be DP to the nth degree. I don’t envy you, in that event.
The drive home wasn’t as bad as anticipated, but not as good as it could have been. Since Walmart opens at 0700 tomorrow, I’ll have plenty of light to see my way home. The hills are getting harder and harder for the BB SUV to make, but at least I don’t have to drive them at 65 mph.
It was fairly mild, we wouldn't even know for sure if my nonagenarian mom would have had more liquids. She got tested at the ER after they rehydrated her.
Mostly we slept a LOT had low grade or no fevers (mom never had a fever, I topped out at 100.4°, I think Ratboy managed to beat me by a few tenths.
STAY HYDRATED! Palliative care for the symptoms. NyQuil, DayQuil, Musinex, ache and pain relievers (NOT acetaminophen while taking the 'quils).
You all are likely to not have much of an appetite, soup is always good, comfort food is good, not much point in spicy food with the depressed sense of smell and taste. We had spicy foods anyway...
If you aren't taking the Dr. Zelenko cocktail, start.
Quercitin 800 mg (opens the cells to absorb zinc)
Zinc 50 mg (once in the cells jams viral RNA reproduction)
Azithromycin or Doxycycline (protects the lungs, we did without)
Consider adding:
Beta Carotine it forms vitamin A in the body, but unlike straight Vitamin A you body won't covert to more Vitamin A than it can handle, you can't get too much this way.
Vitamin C take increasing doses until diarrhea, then back off a bit
Vitamin D3 5000 IU
We're also taking NAC N-acetyl L-Cysteine 500 mg