Z got back on Sunday, having enjoyed a fun weekend with his friends. Unfortunately, he woke up feeling ill the next day, and you can guess what he caught.
Thankfully, we had the basement for him to isolate in, and we ventilated as much as we could. I took a test today and it came up negative, so thanks, immune system. He was feeling pretty bad the first few days, but he is doing much better now and is much more himself :) although still testing positive at the moment.
It is a bit strange to miss someone who is a ten-second walk away, although it's not like we haven't seen each other at all - Z needed me to come take spiders outside for him, and to bring him food at first. It also becomes very easy to jump at every possible slightly strange bodily feeling. Does my throat hurt because I'm getting another random sore throat like I get sometimes/because my eyes are irritated and watery and the mucus is possibly irritating my throat, or because I have Covid? Do I feel bad because I barely ate all day or because I have Covid?
(My current work project is about the aftereffects of Covid infection in children, which let me tell you, does not make you inclined to feel good about how so many places are basically 'yay pandemic over!' despite case counts rising almost to first/second wave levels. At least school-age kids can get vaccinated now.)
Anyway, I'm hoping that Z finishes getting better this weekend and tests negative soon so we can spend time together again. And I'm glad that he didn't have a severe case.
Thankfully, we had the basement for him to isolate in, and we ventilated as much as we could. I took a test today and it came up negative, so thanks, immune system. He was feeling pretty bad the first few days, but he is doing much better now and is much more himself :) although still testing positive at the moment.
It is a bit strange to miss someone who is a ten-second walk away, although it's not like we haven't seen each other at all - Z needed me to come take spiders outside for him, and to bring him food at first. It also becomes very easy to jump at every possible slightly strange bodily feeling. Does my throat hurt because I'm getting another random sore throat like I get sometimes/because my eyes are irritated and watery and the mucus is possibly irritating my throat, or because I have Covid? Do I feel bad because I barely ate all day or because I have Covid?
(My current work project is about the aftereffects of Covid infection in children, which let me tell you, does not make you inclined to feel good about how so many places are basically 'yay pandemic over!' despite case counts rising almost to first/second wave levels. At least school-age kids can get vaccinated now.)
Anyway, I'm hoping that Z finishes getting better this weekend and tests negative soon so we can spend time together again. And I'm glad that he didn't have a severe case.