Grandma’s Christmas Bells
Well…fiddle fiddle, as my mother used to say. I waited around yesterday, hoping the phone would ring and I’d get the results of my Covid test. By 12:30, I decided to call the number where I left the message on Monday. The kind lady not only directed me to the nurse’s line, but she also sent her a message stating the importance of my call. I left a voicemail and asked that she call me back.
About an hour later, I received a call from Christina, the nurse. She asked again for my name and date of birth, then told me she had no record of me in her system.
“I have to be there! You all even called me back to get my information.”
“I’m sorry…it’s just not here. Where exactly did you receive your test?”
“In the back there…by the ER.”
“Ohhhhhh….you had that done at ______________.”
“Yes, I did.” I said. “Ummmm….where are you?”
“I’m over here in _____________.”
“Well, that makes sense. Do you have a tent out front?”
“Yes,” she said.
“Well, the first woman I spoke to when I was driving over told me to come to the tent, but there wasn’t one.”
Oy.
I got the correct number from her and called. And….the results aren’t back. All of the results for the day were already there.
“I’m so sorry. You’ll have to try again tomorrow.”
Which is today. Which is the day before Thanksgiving.
OY!
I had to call my sweetheart and tell him. He is the most understanding man on the planet. I’m so tempted to just go home because I feel fine. The only thing I am experiencing now is it tastes like I have a mouthful of nickels for some reason. The Vit C or Zinc, perhaps. But…what if? What if it was positive? I sure don’t want my sweetie to get sick. Of course, even if it was positive, the longer I’m here, the less contagious I would be. So, today I’ll make an executive decision…one way or the other.
I love my breaks away…but three days and I’m ready to get home. I always used to think “old people” were such fuddyduddies wanting to go home, sleep in their own beds. Now it’s ME. Now, how did THAT happen??? lol
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“Gray hair is a glorious crown worn by those who have lived right.”
Proverbs 16:31 CEV
It would have been much faster if you had made the drive to the big town.
Probably, but…there was a backlog at the reference labs from all the pre-Thanksgiving testing so it might not have made a whole lot of difference. ?♀️
“Of course, even if it was positive, the longer I’m here, the less contagious I would be.”
–on what do you base that statement? wouldn’t you still have to self quarantine for 14 days?
Hope you get your results, not worth it to go back home without a green light. too much at stake. hugs!!
The CDC is adjusting the quarantine standards. But you’re right…that was more wishful thinking than accurate. Thank you for pointing that out. And, I am grateful the result was negative. Happy to be home for Thanksgiving! ?