Sunday, May 17, 2020

Covid 19 experience

My family experience with Covid 19.

Honestly, this is just me venting.
Times are scary , and luckily for us we were able to get through it.
At the beginning of April, my aunts husband was tested positive for covid19 and my brother was at their house about two days before . When he came home and when we knew my aunts husband tested positive, i took him to get tested and my mom stayed at my grandmas until his results came back. me and him both self quarantined until the results, each day my aunts husband got worse and worse. his symptoms were so bad that there were points my family was scared he wouldn’t make it. A few days later my brothers results came back positive as well and honestly, being that i was the only one at home with him that whole month of april self quarantining, it was the scariest experience of our lives. each day i woke up scared fearing either my brothers symptoms would get worse , or i would start to develop symptoms. A week later , my other uncle tested positive . so now we had three immediate family members sick and the fear and anxiety had only risen. Other than fear , we also felt beyond lonely being that me and my brother both were quarantined and self isolated away from our parents and everyone we love, each day watching the media which only caused our fear to grow. at a certain point i started to develop symptoms as well, thankfully mine werent as bad as my uncles. Just coughing a bit of fever, and headaches. Falling asleep at night was beyond hard. Some nights i woke up in the middle of the night in cold sweat. having chills. with so much anxiety. Honestly, it was the scariest thing ive ever endured because theres still so little to this virus that we know. After over a month of literally quarantine and not leaving even our front apartment door , when we finally were cleared to go out , i feel like we both developed so much appreciation. We were lucky beyond measure to have made it through , and thankfully everyone in my family had been cleared since and despite how rough certain times were , we made it through. being inside for over a month without fresh air or seeing the ones you love is the hardest thing ive personally ever had to go through, everyday was filled with fear and anxiety.
From my aunts husbands experience where he literally was fearing that he wouldnt make it through each night, im here to tell everyone who may doubt the truth or doubt the seriousness of this virus that it is a very real and scary experience. I still see people gathering in groups and honestly its not worth the fear its not worth the anxiety to not listen to the guidlines is a mistake.
i wouldnt wish this on anyone, i wouldve never thought we would live to see the day this happened or even experience it ourselves.
i hope everyone has a safe and healthy summer , listen to the guidelines, social distance, wear a mask , stay away from large groups.

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