Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, still take good care of your family. This has been a very rough year for flu and this year has been especially deadly. Rest, fluids, and monitor the progression of symptoms: if anyone appears to be getting worse consult your medical community for appropriate care. Covid19 is not the only danger around. On Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 2:57 PM Howard Cummer via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 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