My mom's care village has done amazing since the start of Covid. A few staff have had positive tests with mild symptoms. No residents have tested positive. We went a few weeks with no cases. And then I got a call on Monday from the Director that a staff member, who had been ill in December, then recovered, suddenly died on the weekend. She did not work with my mom and had not been at work. Such sad news. He did call to let me know my mom was fine but he also wanted support for his staff for the grief work that is going to be hard. This was a long term employee who everyone knew and loved. I provided info on grief and my contact info for my team. So that was Monday.
Last night, we got the news that a resident has tested positive, was quite ill and had been transported to the hospital. The first resident case to date. Now I'm terrified. I don't know if this individual is close to my mom's unit but I hope to find out later today, though I'm also scared to know this. Residents are set to get their vaccines this coming week. I hope it's not too late. So scared. Blessings would be greatly appreciated as we navigate this news. My mom is high risk because of her age but other than Dementia, she's healthy. I hope she will remain unaffected. But I also know that Covid can infect anyone. Fingers, toes and everything else crossed. I can't sleep so I'm super achy today and my head aches. We're going to work on installing lighting in our theatre room today for our grandson's movie premiere of a feature film that was shot in our area last Summer. He has no idea. He actually thinks that we're watching "The Sound of Music" as I won the "draw" for the movie of the week! He's going to be soooo excited, so today, we'll concentrate on making this really special for him. The director loves to do premieres with red carpet and the whole deal. But Covid took this away, so we'll recreate it here at home.
Wishing you a beautiful day. I'm glad it's still warm here, with super clear blue skies again and tons of sun! Namaste.
~ Chy
