Monday 18 July 2022

Poorly Son

 DS flew to the USA last week for an annual work trip. Timeline for infections has determined, either on the aircraft or first day in the office, he managed to catch Covid. He has avoided it here for 2.5 years so probably the aircraft.

Although he managed to do his days in one office, he flew to another one before testing positive and obviously can't go in. He feels rotten but luckily, an Uber driver not only delivered food but also large bottles of over the counter medications. Can't do that here, as our packets of things such as Paracetamol and Ibuprofen are limited to 16 pills per pack and only two can be bought at any one time. We can of course go to many shops to get more.

I was worried he would be stuck in a hotel room but luckily, he has been put up in a very nice house owned by his work place. He has someone else with him but don't know if they are both having to isolate, I should think so.

On top of that, his internal flight back home was cancelled. Can't seem to pick up another one. Now even if he could have travelled back this week, his international flight home was cancelled just before he tested positive.

He can't fly home until 24th at the earliest and then only if negative AND can actually get a flight home. It is getting ridiculous.

Nowt worse than being ill in another country. I am very worried about him.

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  1. Flying for work was how we think my Son in Law picked up covid a while ago - and that was only a short flight from France.
    Hope your son will get well soon and get a flight home - what a strange world we are living in

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  2. I think flying and airports etc are one of the worse transmitters of Covid at the moment, we both got pinged after our flight home from Spain, but we were clear thank goodness. I do hope your son is okay, at least he has someone else with him and they should be able to watch out for each other.

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    1. The other guy is still tested negative so that’s something.

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  3. Hope he is well and home again soon. My daughter's friend in the USA works for an airline. I'm still working through the huge bottle of Paracetamol tablets she brought me when she came over last year!

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  4. Oh no, what a time to catch it. No wonder you are worrying about him. I hope he recovers quickly and can get home soon. K and A came back from Glastonbury with it, so have only just seen the baby.

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    1. It is certainly doing the rounds isn’t it? We had hardly given up wearing masks but are back on them whilst shopping.

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  5. Oh dear, I am keeping my fingers crossed that everything works out and your DS can make it home. The way the cases are rising...I am glad that I am still wearing my mask if I go shopping at a time other than the early morning (as soon as they open and no one else is around).

    God bless.

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    1. Us too on both counts. Numbers are rising here as well.

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  6. I'm so sorry it's such a worrying situation and hope very much that things fall into place so he can get home as soon as he is allowed to. xx

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  7. Hope your son is getting better and that he manages to get home soon.

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  8. Oh my goodness, how awful. :( I'm so sorry this happened to him, and I hope he recovers swifty.

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