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Bitter disappointment today

smoochy — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 03:45:41 GMT

The mother daughter Caribbean cruise that my daughter was taking me on, is a bust. We were to leave this coming Saturday. I have come down with Covid. Symptoms began Monday. Worsened yesterday and today. I had planned to go get my required pre cruise Covid test tomorrow. Based on my symptoms and an uneasy feeling, I decided to use a home test today. The thing lit up like a Christmas tree the instant the solution touched the test strip.
Darcy and I FaceTimed and cried together. She is taking a close friend in my place. She paid for the entire cruise and I paid for two fun shore excursions. She even offered to reimburse me the $300+ dollars. I said of course not! You and your bestie have a ball!
Since Darcy lives in Thailand I only get to see her about once a year.
I've been fully vaxxed and boostered. So I've continued to live my life normally. Who knows where I picked this up. My husband so far has no signs or symptoms and went today for a test, which was negative.
Now I have to start unpacking.
My planned trip to Thailand in December of 2021 had to be cancelled because of the long quarantine requirements there.
thanks for reading and "listening".

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wagirl — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 03:59:00 GMT

Well that is a drag and I'm sorry you are sick but you are doing the right thing and hopefully there will be another time for a cruise. But think if you were not vaxxed and boosted---could be so much worse. I am resigned to the fact that we all will probably get covid no matter how careful we are--the nature of that awful beast. But this is the new normal. Hope you and your hubby will not suffer too much.

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Roni18 — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:02:45 GMT

I am very sorry to hear about that. So disappointing. I hope your symptoms will be mild and that you will be better soon.

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smoochy — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:03:51 GMT

@wagirl Thank you. I am still kind of in shock. Over two years with the stupid virus and I never caught it. Yes you are probably right, it could be worse. I'm 71 and I guess that automatically qualifies me as a higher risk

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smoochy — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:04:44 GMT

@Roni18 wrote:
I am very sorry to hear about that. So disappointing. I hope your symptoms will be mild and that you will be better soon.

Thanks. Actually my symptoms are horrible.

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beach-mom — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:09:50 GMT

@smoochy wrote:
The mother daughter Caribbean cruise that my daughter was taking me on, is a bust. We were to leave this coming Saturday. I have come down with Covid. Symptoms began Monday. Worsened yesterday and today. I had planned to go get my required pre cruise Covid test tomorrow. Based on my symptoms and an uneasy feeling, I decided to use a home test today. The thing lit up like a Christmas tree the instant the solution touched the test strip.
Darcy and I FaceTimed and cried together. She is taking a close friend in my place. She paid for the entire cruise and I paid for two fun shore excursions. She even offered to reimburse me the $300+ dollars. I said of course not! You and your bestie have a ball!
Since Darcy lives in Thailand I only get to see her about once a year.
I've been fully vaxxed and boostered. So I've continued to live my life normally. Who knows where I picked this up. My husband so far has no signs or symptoms and went today for a test, which was negative.
Now I have to start unpacking.
My planned trip to Thailand in December of 2021 had to be cancelled because of the long quarantine requirements there.
thanks for reading and "listening".

@smoochy - I am so sorry. Around here it's spreading. DD has it right now; so does her coworker. She was trying to be so careful because her dad is diabetic. We are going on a family vacation next week. DS flies in a few days from now. For the first time in a long time, since our children were in college, they can both come and stay the whole time.

It was so nice of you to let your DD take a good friend. She will miss you, but she will have a different special time with her friend. I hope you feel better, and I hope you and your DD can look forward to another special mother/daughter time together.

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Flyer98 — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:16:42 GMT

@smoochy What a disappointment! I'm so sorry this happened to you. I know the virus is just going wild here. I hope you can shake this quickly, and I'm so sorry it's hitting you hard. Try to find something to treat yourself while you are stuck at home.

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smoochy — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:17:14 GMT

@beach-mom Thanks for your very kind words. I hope your daughter recovers quickly.

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smoochy — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:20:41 GMT

@Flyer98 Thanks. Here in my Florida county, Covid is spiking again as it is elsewhere. Last week was my birthday. We went to the casino that night and to Busch Gardens the next day. Quite likely I picked it up from one of those places.

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daisyk — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:37:04 GMT

I'm so sorry! That just stinks. I do hope you're better soon and hope that you and your daughter can plan a rain check trip.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 05:02:24 GMT

@smoochy That was indeed a bitter disappointment. I'm so sorry this happened to you.

I had an Alaskan cruise planned with my parents once. We were meeting in Seattle and on the way, dad became seriously ill and couldn't continue. We quickly substituted my sister. She and I had a blast but I was always sad the parents never got to see Alaska.

Hope you don't become seriously ill. I hear some of the new variants are more transmissable. Get well and keep dh healthy.

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aroc3435 — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 05:54:43 GMT

@smoochy What a double whammy to have escaped being infected until now and just as you were about to go on such a special trip to the Carribean with your daughter who lives so far away from you is such a

letdown.

I hope even though you feel so crummy and disappointed that you have a rapid recovery.

The medical authorities have sad that the latest strain is so much more contagious. One consolation for you might be that you did not get sick while on the trip where you would be in a strange place.

I will pray that you have a quick recovery without any complications and that your husband doesn't contract it.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

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elated — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 06:38:05 GMT

@smoochyI am sorry about your trip. I would contact my doctor and let them know. They can prescribe a medication that will help you recover faster. Take care.

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aroc3435 — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 06:32:59 GMT

@elated It's @smoochy --not me--who has had to cancel her trip to the Carribean with her daughter because of coming down with covid.

Thank you, though.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

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elated — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 06:36:43 GMT

@aroc3435 wrote:
@elated It's @smoochy --not me--who has had to cancel her trip to the Carribean with her daughter because of coming down with covid.

Thank you, though.

aroc3435
Washington, DC

I had put @smoochy but I may have hit the next name down.

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Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 07:56:15 GMT

@smoochy

Oh darn! Does your travel insurance cover any part of this? Hope so!

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Barbara-QVC — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:57:30 GMT

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haddon9 — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 10:11:48 GMT

I am so very sorry to hear that. I can only imagine just how terribly disappointed you are. Hopefully you can make it up somehow in the not too distant future.

So many people that I know who have been fully vaccinated & boosted have still come down with covid.

My DD got married in May and I was terrified of coming down with Covid just before the wedding or the morning of the big day!. For the two weeks leading up to the wedding I only did the minimum being around other people. It may or may not have helped but I was too afraid and wanted to be on the safe side.

Hope you are feeling better soon! When you are try to do something special for yourself.

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qualitygal — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 10:13:53 GMT

That really stinks!! Sorry you couldn't do the trip this time. Maybe next year?

I do wonder how/when/where someone now is contracting this illness. Wonder why the shots don't stop us from getting it. I know it's supposed to be less severe with the shots. I'm really sorry and hope your shots keep you from being very ill.

What bothers me too, is some have the lingering parts of illnesses after the initial illness. Hope you don't.

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meallen616 — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:19:18 GMT

@smoochy,