Well...the 10-year-old tested negative and was immediately shipped off to her mother’s custody.
But then, dammit some more.
MiniSue tested positive. But her highest temp so far has been 99.6. She sounded okay, a bit sniffly, but FAR LESS STRESSED because the little one’s absence means MiniSue can go mask-free at home and no longer has to spritz hydrogen peroxide on bananas whilst trying to comfort a bored child.
MiniSue’s main man is still going to work...and the company owner has become more symptomatic and is back in the hospital. I hope he recovers, both for HIS sake and so that BF has a job to go to. Meanwhile, BF is running the company, almost singlehandedly. I hope he’s authorized to sign his own paychecks!!
So, to shut MiniSue up, we got tested today. We don’t know if the tests we took are any good. I tried to find if ANY COVID-19 tests are approved beyond Emergency Use Authorization status, but found nothing.
We used Ready Responders, a company that sends EMTs to your home, where they take your entire medical history, check vitals, and then set you up with a doctor or Nurse Practitioner at a remote location via Zoom-type connection. The provider asks a few questions and orders the test. The EMT performs the test. (We had the one that takes both oral and nasal swabs.) Then s/he waves good-bye.
I told my sister we were going to do this. She called right away. The EMTs showed up at both our homes in less than an hour and their visit took about as long as ours. The whole thing covered by insurance and we didn’t have to leave the house.
I took forever, because they really did cover our entire health histories, but it’s done...and we didn’t have to wait in the car.
ETA: And ADDITIONAL less stress...because she tested positive, and even though she‘s been working from home, she has been placed on PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE for two weeks. So, no work, no pretending to work, no having to stay next to the computer all day. Just…paid “vacation“… until two weeks pass or until she tests fever-free for 72 hours after stopping any fever-reducing medications.
