OK, here's the story. My husband and I love his brother and our sister in law. We love our niece and her husband and one year old baby. We've been dying to see them. Our niece is inviting us for a thanksgiving this year. SIL, BIL, baby will be there. We usually sleep at niece's when we drive up. They are 2.5 hours north of us. Niece and BIL live in different homes.
We and BIL are triple vaxed. SIL is currently double vaxed and is awaiting approval to get another vax due to her current illness. Niece and nephew not vaxed.
Main concern. SIL has active, reocurring, C. Difficile infection. She has been trying to get fecal transplant but has not had success. Her illness came after having peritonitis from a burst appendix two months ago. I don't want this infection for either myself or my husband. I'm terrified of bringing into my home. C diff is notoriously difficult to eradicate. Once you get it it's extreme,y difficult to get rid of it. SIL found out she has AFib and needs heart surgery but can't get it until C Dif is gone. We feel so sorry for her. She has been so ill. We do want to see them. C diff is very contagious and surfaces are easily contaminated and a real ordeal to disinfect, requiring daily special processes more intricate than any COVID protocol you might have read about. Right now, we can't even be certain that BIL, niece, nephew and baby have not picked up the C diff infection. They have had way too much physical contact. Ironic because niece has degree in molecular biology and she's a germophobe.
We will probably have to rent a car. We recently did and it cost $1000. I would prefer to stay in a hotel this time. I'm not even sure if they are any decent hotels nearby them. I have one idea how to get around the contamination problem. If we could meet them for dinner at a restaurant and if they could visit with us on the hotel lobby and grounds, it would be a way of solving the issue.
My husband has been horribly ill with a yet undiagnosed stomach or bowel condition, despite battery of tests by specialist. Moreover, my poor husband is in excruciating pain every minute of every day from chronic cluster headaches. He will be suffering the entire time. He's also not eating much due to the gastro problem.
It's not good to have someone that could be infected with C diff prepare a meal either.
I'm not going to want to hug anyone because of the risks. I'm not even going to want to sit on a chair or couch in either niece's or BIL's houses.
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