And this time I’m extremely early with my #WeekendCoffeeShare. This week was rather eventful, especially the last couple of days. I just had my afternoon coffee today. You can probably get a cup of coffee, tea or a soft drink from the staff, but I’m so glad this meeting is actually virtual.
After all, if we were having coffee, first I’d share that I’m in room-based isolation. I started having a sore throat yesterday, but wasn’t sure it was the fact that I’d just had a screaming fit or it was actually a symptom of illness. The staff on shift yesterday tried to reassure me. Today though, I woke up very sniffy. I warned the staff, but at first she wasn’t concerned this time either. After she talked to a colleague though, I had to be in room-based isolation. The staff are now wearing protective clothing when entering my room. I’m usually in my room anyway when not walking. For this reason, if I do have COVID, it’s unlikely the other clients will have caught it too, at least from me. The staff though, well, they’ve definitely been at risk.
Thankfully, one of my home’s staff is one of my facility’s appointed testers. She swabbed me right this morning and the test should be at the lab right now. Please all pray that it’ll come back negative.
As for how I’m feeling, well, I’m okay. I’m a little sick to my stomach in addition to the cold symptoms, but overall it’s manageable. I don’t have a fever and my oxygen saturation was normal too.
If we were having coffee, then I’d tell you that I didn’t have as good a walking week this week as I had last week. The reason is that, besides not being allowed out today, I wasn’t allowed outside of the home on Tuesday either. Another client had to be tested for COVID. Thankfully, his test came back negative. I heard this the next morning, but today the staff told me they’d been informed already Tuesday evening at 10PM. I asked the staff to wake me up if this happens with my test too (only if it’s negative).
If we were having coffee, I would share that I had a really productive appointment with my psychiatric nurse practitioner yesterday. The staff who’d seen the PTSD video with me last week, accompanied me. Together, we were able to explain my continuing issues with hypervigilance, flashbacks and emotional dysregulation. I was able to explain about some of my traumas, including traumatic experiences within the psychiatric system. My nurse practitioner was able to validate me from his own perspective as a former psych hospital nurse.
If we were having coffee, lastly I would share that I made a coconut-mango smoothie this morning. It didn’t taste as good as it could have and I’m not sure whether to blame my cold symptoms or the chunks of coconut that weren’t properly blended.
What’s been going on in your life?
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I’m glad you had a good visit with your psychiatric nurse practitioner and I do hope you feel better super soon.
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Thank you so much!
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Astrid, I’m glad to hear your appointment with your psychiatric nurse practitioner went well. I hope you feel better soon. #WeekendCoffeeShare
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Thanks. I am glad about my appointment too. Not feeling better yet but at least my COVID test came back negative.
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Glad your appointment went well. So sorry you’re under the weather. Hope you’re feeling better soon.
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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Take care,Astrid. And keep us informed about your swab test reports. Get well soon dear 🙂
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Thank you. The test came back negative. I’m still experiencing quite bad cold symptoms, but knowing I don’t have COVID is a relief.
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Sorry to hear you’ve been feeling unwell, but really hope that your test will come back negative, and also that you’ll feel a lot better soon. 🙂
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Thanks. The test did come back negative, but I’m still feeling under the weather.
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That’s a relief at least with the test.
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Yes, it certainly is. I’m confident I’ll be back to my normal self within a few days.
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I hope your test is negative and the yucky feeling passes!
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Thank you. My test was negative indeed, but I still feel meh.
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I’m glad your test came back negative. I hope you have a wonderful week ahead and manage to get some good walks in.
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Thank you so much! Have a nice week too.
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Hi Astrid, I was pretty confident that your test would be negative. You have spoken well of your staff and the hard job they do so I expected their efforts have kept you all safe. But still, I’m sorry you had the stress of not knowing for a while. I also am glad you seem to have a good team trying to help with your other challenges. It must be scary and maddening some times to deal with all this. Hang in there. They may yet find a path of comfort for you.
Blessings
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Thank you so much. Yes, I have a great team around me, both the care facility staff and my mental health team.
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glad your covid test turned out to be negative, its always nice when our team can validate us. Xoxo
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Thanks. ☺️
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