Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim what Jim said Relief !!!! Keep safe, the whole batch of you crew Amities Philippe > Le 24 mars 2020 ? 21:04, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> a ?crit : > > If flu can ever be great news, Howard, this is it! I'm relieved for you > entire family. > > On 3/24/20 2:56 PM, Howard Cummer via LUG wrote: >> Just in from daughter Katie in Victoria: >> >> Ian and I have had a rollercoaster of a few days that we can now share >> (as always apologies for the length): >> >> As you know, we got notification on Friday about our dentist's office and >> a positive COVID 19 case there. Ian, Clementine and Eloise were sick >> during the week, but we didn't think anything of it, until getting the >> notice on Friday. I also started showing signs of sickness (sore throat, >> dry cough, low grade fever, shortness of breath...). Not good signs in >> these times!! >> >> So, on Saturday I spent three hours trying to get through on 811 and >> another four hours on hold waiting to talk to a nurse (I was told it >> would be six, so four wasn't so bad!!). Based on our symptoms (Ian was >> also low grade fever, chest pain, shortness of breath, etc. and both >> girls were sore throats and runny noses), we were given the coveted COVID >> 19 screening clinic number, but told they weren't open until Monday at >> 830 am... >> >> In the off chance someone was working, I called on Sunday morning and >> left a message. Within an hour they called back and scheduled all four of >> us for COVID 19 tests later that morning, on account of our contact with >> a confirmed case and subsequent symptoms. So, off we went for drive thru >> testing. It was intense and awful. The girls were champs. They too got >> swabs all the way up their noses to swab the backs of their throats ? >> >> The last 48 hours have been agony, but happily I just called and we were >> confirmed negative for COVID 19 ?? I'm positive Flu B (whatever that >> means!!), but at least not COVID 19. So, there you have it! We figured >> best to not burden you until we knew the outcome ??? Love to all!! x >> >> Needless to say we are very relieved. >> >> Howard >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information