Covid stuff...

[mistressofmuses]

Mom and Taylor both made it back from Mexico on Tuesday night. Fortunately they weren't tangled up in all of the flight cancellations or anything, which likely would have been a risk if they'd come back the day before, when freezing fog caused a lot of cancellations at our airport. They had to deal with several delays, and wound up about two and a half hours later than planned, but no other problems.

Except my mom wasn't feeling great on that last day while they were traveling... and they had a coworker on the plane refusing to mask despite running a fever at the time.

...And yeah, as you could probably see coming, my mom tested positive for Covid again on Wednesday morning.

Taylor tested negative at the time, but positive as of this afternoon.

THEY BOTH JUST HAD IT RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING. Ugh.

Mom seems to be feeling pretty lousy, but in the "moderately bad cold" sense with lots of fatigue.
Taylor said their symptoms are "mild but annoying cold" levels - sore throat and congestion, but no fatigue or loss of smell/taste.

I'm the only one out of my immediate family to have "only" had it once. Alex is basically the only person I even know in person who hasn't had it at all. (Still amazed he didn't get it when I had it, since there's no isolating in a one-room apartment.)

*heavy sigh*

Comments

[scarlipswolfwife]

Your mom and sibling need to call the airline, tell them that they have tested positive for covid, demand the name of the unmasked passenger, and then sue their fucking ass off.

[mistressofmuses]

Well, they know exactly who the unmasked passenger was, because it's one of their coworkers, so... probably not going to meet with much success suing. That's almost more frustrating, because it's someone they have to keep working with.

[scarlipswolfwife]

They need to go punch the person in the face then.

[mistressofmuses]

I would not disagree with that one, lol.

[scarlipswolfwife]

Sounds like your mom and Taylor need the Chair Leg of Truth themselves in this case.

[olivermoss]

That sucks. I hope they get better soon and they don't get any worse.

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you. I hope so, too.

[umadoshi]

That all sucks SO MUCH. >.< I'm sorry.

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you, bleh.

[galadhir]

Oh no! It is so annoying that you can have it several times in a row. I hope she gets through it as easily as possible and manages to avoid it for a long while after

[mistressofmuses]

I know! Twice in less than two months seems so unfair! I hope both of them do get through it pretty quickly and easily and don't have to contend with a round 3.

[spikedluv]

What crap! That person is an idiot. I'm sorry your mom and Taylor both caught covid again. That is major suckage. I hope they both recover quickly and fully.

(I know a guy who has it for the fourth time. I asked Pip if he throws himself in front of it. *head desk*)

[mistressofmuses]

Right? SO frustrating that people are still acting like that. I am sorry they both got the crud again, though Taylor's is pretty minor, and my mom's is about the same as before.

Jeez! That's some rotten luck for that guy! Or maybe he really IS throwing himself at it. I know of a couple people who've had SEVERAL cases, but a lot of them have immune system issues that make them susceptible.