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MissB

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32. I'm so sorry

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #19)

Fri Dec 31, 2021, 07:32 PM

Dec 2021

I lost a relative recently due to a failing heart and no surgical options based on age and condition. It’s so hard.

Hope everyone bounces back ok.

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My sister has covid [View all] choie Dec 2021 OP

Sending hugs and well wishes for you and your sister. mucifer Dec 2021 #1

Did she get a PCR test? LisaL Dec 2021 #2

No she took a home test choie Dec 2021 #5

Does she have symptoms? There's a small chance of false alarm with home tests. Klaralven Dec 2021 #20

Yes she does have a bad sore throat and feeling achy choie Dec 2021 #28

Sorry to hear that wendyb-NC Dec 2021 #3

This goddamn virus is a motherfucker Walleye Dec 2021 #4

Thanks everybody for your good wishes! choie Dec 2021 #6

Dang. My she have a complete recovery! electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #7

What kind of ventilation system does the complex have? NickB79 Dec 2021 #8

Yikes. What the hell? ecstatic Dec 2021 #9

Well spotted Hekate Dec 2021 #14

Good Catch ! Gilbert Moore Dec 2021 #15

yes, if cigarette smoke and cooking smells are transmitted internally, I can imagine COVID would too Demovictory9 Dec 2021 #16

Good point. I was trying to think of explanation:) Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2021 #24

And remember those cruise ships that couldn't dock? Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2021 #26

The shared ventilation is scary as hell I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2021 #38

Crossing my fingers she was vaccinated and boosted? n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #10

Yes, she was! choie Dec 2021 #29

Then, with luck, it will be mild. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #31

Hope she recovers quickly malaise Dec 2021 #37

does she have symptoms? orleans Dec 2021 #11

Yes, she has symptoms choie Dec 2021 #30

so glad to hear you both are vaxed & boosted --hopefully it will be uneventful, hoping your sister orleans Jan 2022 #41

Sorry to hear it. You did the right things, don't beat yourself up over it. patphil Dec 2021 #12

I'm so very sorry. Please do not blame yourself. It is very likely to be the Omicron variant... Hekate Dec 2021 #13

This thing is so ubiquitous! And as another poster said, maybe it's the ventilation system? deurbano Dec 2021 #17

Could be ventilation system. SheltieLover Dec 2021 #18

My husband has it, so I probably do too LeftInTX Dec 2021 #19

I'm so sorry MissB Dec 2021 #32

Yeah, getting shots frequently is a bit inconvenient. ShazzieB Dec 2021 #39

But young people think it's "like the flu" LeftInTX Dec 2021 #40

She was never vaccinated? Emile Dec 2021 #21

I posted earlier this week that my brother has it left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Dec 2021 #23

Every single one of us will get it, or live in a bubble forever. Jon King Dec 2021 #25

I am so sorry. I doubt you gave it to her and the home tests are supposedly not that reliable. LoisB Dec 2021 #27

The Reliability Concern... ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #33

Good information. Thank you. LoisB Dec 2021 #34

Sorry to hear that Meowmee Dec 2021 #35

I'm sorry to hear that MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #36