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I kind of want to do a poll. Because, I've been wondering...does anyone have COVID-19? Does anyone's family or friends? Do you know people who have died from it?

[I know people who have had it, and people who have died. No one close to me has died, more distant, and an old guy at church who I'd gotten used to seeing and saying hello to.)

Is everyone in quarantine? To what extent? Are you opening up next week or have you done so already?

Do you feel this weirdness, where some people are living in the world of COVID and others seem to be oblivious...wandering about as if it's not an issue?

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elisi

Well we self-isolated in the middle of March, since husband woke up with a temperature, and eldest daughter had a dry cough and felt very tight-chested. However they both got better within a few days, and neither me, nor the other two girls got ill. So whether it was covid, or just random illness... who knows? We self-quarantined for 14 days of course, and lockdown was actioned about halfway through. I've been working from home ever since we self-isolated.

No one else in our immediate family has been ill, but (through facebook) I know one of my husband's cousins has been ill. I don't know if she has been tested, but it seemed to be textbook covid, and she was properly unwell (although not admitted to hospital unwell, thankfully).

I know one old lady from church who died. She was old and frail and in a care home, so it's not really surprising, but sad nonetheless. She was an incredible character.

Edited Date: 2020-05-13 05:35 pm (UTC)

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shadowkat

Sounds like a mild case? Similar to what my cousin in Washington had. But this thing is weird - and scary. Oh watch out for the kawanski syndrom symptoms in your kids. Although it sounds like they are fine, thank god.

Also, since no one else got it - it might not have been COVID? Hard to know without being tested. When I see my doctor next - I have asked for the anti-body test to be included with the rest of the blood work.

Are you still on lock down - I know your government is trying to open stuff up.
(A friend on FB stated that they had re-instituted jury duty, which sounded insane to me.)

I know a lot of people, extended family members, who got sick and think they had it, but don't know. I don't think any of us know if we got it until we get tested, since you can be asymptomatic, apparently, or just a carrier - it's like AIDS in that respect. In fact that was the problem with AIDS - there were people who were just carriers - they didn't get sick, they just spread it. And COVID-19 apparently has the same tendency.

I am glad that your family is well. I was wondering.