I got COVID-19!
I didn’t feel terrible, but I did lose my sense of smell. After 2 ½ years of checking it every day, it left me the minute I tested positive. To say the least, I am heartbroken about that.
I worry about my husband. Will he get it? Yes, indeed. He got it two days after me.
All those times I masked up and looked silly to the rest of America, I don’t regret at all. I don’t want to be in this situation again.
I participated in an Icon workshop that was delayed for 2 1/2 years. It lasted for 5 days and I masked for the first 2 of them. When we got to the adding of the 24K gold to the nimbus (which is the halo around an Icon), I had to have the mask off and everyone else did too. It was a high church-like ceiling and we were far apart, so I risked it. I made it a month with no problems, so I thought I was through all that. We did a follow-up afternoon workshop, and I thought that having the same people finishing up their icon would be just as safe. It was a basement with a low ceiling and there were about 10 of us. Not the same situation and I should have known that, and definitely should have worn my mask. Even though fully vaccinated, three days later I got COVID-19. It was bad, but not terrible and I have fully recovered. The hardest part was not being able to go to the drug store to get decongestant for my husband, when he got sick two days later. A tip for your future travels. Ask your Doctor if you can take Robitussin, if you do end up with COVID-19 during your trip. Of course, don’t forget to mask up!
I am heartbroken and as a person who writes about avoiding COVID-19 I will restate for the record that yes, you can travel safely, but it is much less of a problem if you spend the extra money and get a private room on an AMTRAK train. You can travel with your mask off for most of the journey and come home healthy, instead of sick.
