I have been asked quite a few times where
Dave
got the virus and who he was in contact with. I understand for some the virus became very real and you are scared it is in our community. I am copying simething I wrote to another person over a week ago.
Long story short I gave it to him.
My Mom ended up on the hospital on Nov 16 and they called the immediate family to come. I flew to Edmonton the next day, rented a car and drove 8 hours north. They figure I picked the virus up somewhere on my travels. I was so careful double masked, used sanitizer, gloves, when I was touching something I hadnt wiped down. I didnt want to expose my Mom to COVID in case she pulled through.
I found out she passed when I landed in Edmonton. Spent the week with my brother and sister.
On Nov 21st I noticed I was slightly congested and had a weird runny nose and slight headache but I usually get these symptoms as Dave and I are non smokers and my family are heavy smokers and smoke inside. The air is also really dry up in Northern Alberta.
I flew back to TORONTO on the 24th and Dave picked me up at the airport. I didn't feel 100% but still thought the stress of Mom passing, 2 hour time difference, smoke and -30 weather were the cause.
At work we have been very cautious with the virus so I wanted to get tested before I went back as I didn't want anyone to worry or get sick. I booked a COVID test in Bracebridge on Nov 25th. The morning of the 25th, when I was getting ready I couldn't remember if I had sprayed perfume on or not and took a whiff. Dave was in the bedroom and teased me when I picked up the perfume bottle to spray some on as he could smell it in the bedroom. I had zero sense of smell and we both were pretty sure then I had COVID.
Got my results back on Friday morning. The Bracebridge hospital called me around 10 and then Ontario Health called about 530 to confirm it was COVID.
Dave was starting to have body aches, tiredness and a headache on Friday and we mentioned it to the nurse. She wanted him to get tested but as we were isolating already, he decided not too.
About 5 days later he developed a dry cough and fever. His symptoms were very different from mine. He had vomiting, zero appetite, chills, all that yucky stuff.
5 days after that we called our family doctor to see if we could do anything to help with the cough and weakness he was feeling. She suggested lots of fluids and very small snack like meals. Which we did. He started to feel better but at night his coughing was so bad. I asked him each morning if we should go to Emerg but his symptoms always seemed to get better during the day.
Friday night before I forced him to go in, he woke up and thought he was having a panic attack.. he was hyperventilating. Dave has never had an attack.
I told him that morning we were going to Emerg. Called the hospital to find out the protocol and where they wanted us to go as I believed Dave had COVID. I had already received my attestation report saying I was no longer Contagious the week prior.
I wheeled him into the hospital, they took his oxygen reading and he was immediately put in ICU.
He wasn't in contact with anyone other than me. He never left the house as we were first self isolating and then he was too sick.
My family in Alberta all tested negative.
