Covid Strikes

“Quarantined for 10 days” was what the guy from the Iowa Department of Health said when I asked him how long we needed to quarantine since Kierra tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday. Everything else he said didnt really register after that. Where had she been the last week, what schools do all of our kids attend, had we traveled to other counties, question after question. A twenty minute phone call with no instructions on how to take care of her other than to keep her isolated from the rest of the family. Thankfully we already had been isolating her since Sunday when she started not to feel well and suddenly couldn’t smell or taste anything. We were pretty sure she either had a sinus infection or Covid so we sequestered her right away. Monday when she still wasn’t feeling any better we made an appointment with her pediatrician and he got her in right away on Tuesday to get tested. His phone call to us yesterday was a relief since my biggest concern had become what to watch for and how to take care of her.

We knew it was only a matter of time until one of us got it. There’s eight of us, so the odds that one of us would get it sooner or later were pretty high, but it’s scary when they actually confirm it. I spent most of the afternoon yesterday on the phone with schools, the Iowa Dept of Health, and a contact tracer. It was a little overwhelming.

Kierra is doing pretty well right now though, her symptoms haven’t progressed. She hasn’t been running a fever, but has lost her taste and smell. She feels achy, has a sore throat, and a headache. So compared to what it could be right now she appears to have the milder version, we are praying that it stays that way. As one of friends said yesterday, I am a walking pre-existing condition, so keeping me away from her has been a big priority in the house. It sucks. I want to go in and check on her and cuddle her up like we usually do when she’s sick, but I can’t this time and it makes me sad that my health is so bad that I cant take care of my daughter when she needs me.

So if you are a prayer warrior please say a prayer for our family. If you are more of a love and light person please send love and light our way. Or send both!