Well, 8 days after Kari and Joel got sick, Greg fell victim. He was in denial until all of a sudden one afternoon, he couldn't taste or smell anything. I had him get tested (he was not pleased but it was for my peace of mind, so he complied), and sure enough, he tested positive. We had been having sick ones and Greg wear masks in the house whenever they weren't in their rooms, and I'd been vigilant about cleaning surfaces, but once Greg, the one we were most worried about because of his weakened immune system, got sick, I gave up. It was futile. We were all going to get it. The day after Greg got tested, on Christmas Eve, Grant came down with a fever. It was down to just Aubrey and I, but we didn't last much longer. I started feeling weird that evening, and I spent Christmas day lying on the couch, drifting in and out of sleep. Aubrey had a bad headache and was not feeling well on Christmas Eve, felt fine Christmas Day, but then COVID got her down, too, the day after Christmas. So, we managed to stretch out our illness to three solid weeks. It would have been nicer if we'd all been sick at the same time, but that was not part of the plan for us this Christmas. We made the difficult decision to stay home and not go to Mom and Dad M.'s on Christmas day as we had planned. Eric and Leah's family had already had it, but they had not and neither had Grandpa and Grandma M. We couldn't risk being the ones to get them sick. So, it was just us this year.
Kari and Joel recovered within a week, and Greg must have had a very mild case because he didn't feel too bad at all--never even had a fever. He was most angry about the fact that he couldn't taste anything. He went from having the bad chemo taste in his mouth, to not being able to taste at all, and then just as he was starting the meds again, his sense of taste returned. It was just wrong! He said, compared to chemo side effects, COVID was no big deal. It's all a matter of perspective, I suppose. Grant and Aubrey recovered within a week of getting sick. I was super tired but never had a fever either. I did end up with a sinus infection that dragged my recovery on to three weeks, though. Joel was well for a week and then started running a fever again. We took him to the doctor and had tests done, and nothing showed up. He must have just contracted another virus. It lasted a long time, though. He had a high fever for a week and a low-grade fever for two weeks after that. He had no energy and just didn't look right for what felt like a very long time. He finally perked up after three weeks, though. Poor guy. He was sick for almost an entire month!
So, now we all have COVID immunity superpowers for a few months at least!
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| Oreo sitting on me and keeping me company on my couch bed in the bonus room. I slept in the bonus room for a week to try to keep Greg from getting sick. It didn't work. |
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| The kids set up a liquid taste-test for Greg while he had so sense of taste or smell. He was able to identify the milk and eggnog, based on texture, but he didn't get gatorade or orange juice correct. |
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