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the evil bug
Mar. 29th, 2025 03:41 pmSo Ken got Covid. We have no idea how this happened, because he's as careful as can be. He does go into work, and takes public transit, but he wears an N95 all the time. He has a private office, so he takes it off unless he is having a visitor, or is going outside of his office, and he's pretty religious about that. When he eats with others, he takes his mask and holds it in his offhand, and breathes through it, take a bite, breathe, take a bite, breathe. So I don't know how more careful he could be. Now, he does have a beard, but he has this frame that he's made that compresses the beard to make what appears to be a pretty good seal. He tested it with plastic wrap over the mask and wasn't really able to get much air to come in.
Anyway, he tested with a nucleic test on Wednesday evening after he came down with a fever, and it was negative. So we assumed he didn't have Covid. Then he tested with a multi-disease antigen test Thursday morning, to see if he had flu, and it was negative for both flu and Covid. So we thought it was just a bad cold and while he attempted to not give it to us, he was hanging out in the common areas at home. And then, Friday, we received a different nucleic test system, Plus Life, which had been hung up in customs for a few weeks. So he decided to try one of those, which was also a multi-disease test, and it said he was positive for both Covid and flu. Seemed highly unlikely, so he started using other tests that just did Covid, and they were all positive, antigen and nucleic. So that was a real bummer. Valerie had the booster a few weeks ago, so she's probably in good shape. I didn't get around to having the spring booster yet, so my booster was in October, same as Ken. So, I've been exposed.
We've isolated Ken in his room and are delivering meals and stuff like that. He and I went on a walk today where I tried to stay up wind, so he wouldn't go too stir crazy. So we're just waiting and seeing if I get it. Annoyingly I had plans for both next weekend and the following weekend. So we will see if those plans get canceled; hoping not!
Anyway, he tested with a nucleic test on Wednesday evening after he came down with a fever, and it was negative. So we assumed he didn't have Covid. Then he tested with a multi-disease antigen test Thursday morning, to see if he had flu, and it was negative for both flu and Covid. So we thought it was just a bad cold and while he attempted to not give it to us, he was hanging out in the common areas at home. And then, Friday, we received a different nucleic test system, Plus Life, which had been hung up in customs for a few weeks. So he decided to try one of those, which was also a multi-disease test, and it said he was positive for both Covid and flu. Seemed highly unlikely, so he started using other tests that just did Covid, and they were all positive, antigen and nucleic. So that was a real bummer. Valerie had the booster a few weeks ago, so she's probably in good shape. I didn't get around to having the spring booster yet, so my booster was in October, same as Ken. So, I've been exposed.
We've isolated Ken in his room and are delivering meals and stuff like that. He and I went on a walk today where I tried to stay up wind, so he wouldn't go too stir crazy. So we're just waiting and seeing if I get it. Annoyingly I had plans for both next weekend and the following weekend. So we will see if those plans get canceled; hoping not!
