COVID HITS

 Sunday 1 September 2024,

    Woke up to cloudy skies and a light drizzle. Doesn't that just figure we are to go to a cookout at the Smedley's in Dillsburg.  We pretended not to notice and went about our morning. As the morning went on the rain kept picking up. By the time we left a steady light rain but amazingly 5 mile down the road it quit.  We took the slow and back roads through York and to Dillsburg. By the time we got there the sun was out and temperatures were on the way up.  It was a nice visit especially to see Chase and Kennedy playing and swimming. Shane didn't get there until 2:30 we had a short visit with him before heading over to Lynn and Rick's.
    We sat on their deck talked for a while before ordering pizza. The pizza showed up and we headed to the basement to eat and played a game of Mexican Train.  Diane ruled the board no one else was even close.  Around 10 we called it night planning on staying for breakfast before heading back.  When morning came Diane was not feeling good, headache, mild fever and scratchy throat. She got dressed said goodbye from across the room and we went back to the apartment. 

Monday 2 September 2024

    As soon as we were in the house, she took some pills and rested.  I went for my second bike ride made it 11miles. I don't want to push it too much until my butt get used to riding again. 😊 Very windy this afternoon to the point other bikers were actually kicking up some dust. I stopped to get a picture of the Cocalico creek, beautiful and very peaceful.

Brad crosses the
Cocalico Creek

    I made it back to the apartment Diane was still resting. Lynne sent a covid test kit with us and Diane finally tested.  Yep, she has covid.
   That was about it for today. I made dinner for us (warmed up leftovers) more pills for her and off to bed.

Tuesday 3 September 2024

   First full day of confirmed covid for Diane.  She got some Paxlovid from the doctor hopefully she can kick this early. She mostly sat around took pills and napped. I'm still feeling ok, went for bike ride this afternoon. The farmer by the rail to trail was out with his kubota tractor--with iron wheels that's just wrong. But what a beautiful day we had sunny almost 80 degrees.  The bike ride was about it for today.  I had to make dinner again😩 take out from Gus's restaurant, not to difficult.

Sitting outside

Wednesday 4 September 2024

   Day two with covid. Diane appears to be coming around just a bit.  Yogurt for breakfast. Diane is sticking with her plan, drugs, nap and eat repeat. We are watching more TV in a day than we normally watch in a week.  I went for a bike ride; it may have been a bit much 4 days in a row. By the time I returned to the truck my throat was a bit scratchy.  But I made it. Diane made baked fish and had a little appetite, first in three days.  Cleaned up the kitchen and we were both in bed by 9:30. Hope we kick this sickness soon.