Downhill From Here

Thursday morning started with a 2:39 am Text:  Ugh!  I have Covid.  Kristin had returned home to feed her cats and rest because she didn’t feel good.  She finally took a test.  So she needed her things brought from Kelly’s condo south of Disney, to Lake Mary, far north of Disney, about an hour each way.  I told her we would, thus started our day later on.  We found the condo and two more sick folks getting ready to go to Urgent Care.  They had Kristin’s things all packed up.  Wearing our masks and using hand sanitizer, we loaded them in the car.  They mentioned Cassie’s wheelchair was still in Kristin’s car and could we bring that back because the service was picking it up the next day!  Sure!  So we headed back down to the condo to deliver the chair.  Kristin would not let us bring the things in beyond the doorway.                           

Patrick and Bidkar both tested positive and the rest tested negative with tests from Urgent Care. The last we heard was Kelly, Cassie, Ally and CeCe were going home Friday as planned.  Bidkar and Patrick negotiated an extended stay to go home on Wednesday.  How the girls with the baby, luggage, stroller and car seat are going to manage is beyond me, especially when they land in Detroit.  That may be another horror story for tomorrow!  With airport security, there isn’t much personal help available to offer.

In the meantime, Morgan tested positive for Covid.  Sam needs to check into his dorm on Saturday,  Bill is still recovering from shoulder surgery and Kara said she just didn’t know what to do.  They have to vacate the Grand Floridian, they cannot get a rental car to drive home. They talked of sending Sam on ahead and his father can pick him up, and maybe Bill going with him.  Kara can go to the condo with Pat and Bidkar, sanitize the bedroom and bath, and stay until Morgan can travel.  Stay tuned!

We went to the Grand Floridian in our bathing suits and spent the afternoon at the pool with Kara, Bill and Sam.  Morgan was in her room and waved to us from the porch when we left.  Then we heard from Kristin, can we take the cat to the vet today, he is throwing up all over the place!  Why not?  So the vet appointment is at noon and that allows us to check out of here, drive there, go to the vet and back to Kristin’s and not have anywhere to go for any length of time!?!  She said she feels better but is terribly tired.  I asked if she wanted us to stay in town at a motel to be near and she said no.  There really isn’t anything we can do.  

We had planned a stop in Palm Coast at best friends Tom and Eileen.  He has had a diagnosis recently and I helped them navigate an appointment this Monday at MD Anderson in Jacksonville.  He certainly doesn’t need us to expose him so once the cat gets back home, we are hitting the FL Turnpike and heading for home.  

And you wonder why I live in Texas?

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