The danger is still out there

July 13th

My mom tested positive for Covid today. She wasn’t feeling well, and her sister with whom she lives was feeling even worse this morning. My aunt went to the doctor first and after the test she got a positive result. My mom went to a doctor after her, and obviously, she got a positive result as well. Now, I spend a whole Monday with them and I could be possibly infected too. Just to be clear — we are all triple jabbed with a vaccine. I called my doctor who scheduled me for testing tomorrow evening, and in the meantime, I took a home test — it was negative. Still, I cannot be sure until tomorrow and the professional testing in the doctor's office. And that is where it gets tricky — on Saturday, my sister is getting married. The groom’s witness has just tested positive for covid, and I was asked to fill in. I agreed, but if the test tomorrow comes back positive — then what? There will be one day only to find yet another replacement witness for the marriage ceremony…

Drama and surprises are galore with all this stuff going on now. I will manage fine, although I already feel tired. I am worried about mom, though. She went from being slightly physically annoyed with the virus and furious about missing her daughter's wedding, to actually not feeling well at all. Physically that is. Her fever stays on, there is more coughing and her throat hurts more than this morning. She is 72 years old, with various medical ailments, and I worry about her well-being and what long-term effects there might be on her health, which is fragile as it is. The virus is still here, and it seems it is coming back with a vengeance. I am afraid that soon we will be back to wearing masks everywhere, isolation and quarantine, full hospital wards, and more deaths.