My oldest contracted COVID last weekend and then we all got it. We went to the pet store to get fish for our big fish tank. Their mask was bothering them because it was so hot out. My partner and I figured it’d be okay to take it off in the store since we’d only be in there a little bit. There weren’t many other people in there… but they got it anyway.
It’s hard not to feel regret and anger about it. I want my kid to has some semblance of normalcy. They’re a normal 3-year-old, but they have a heart condition.
We all ended up getting it of course. The fever came on so hot and fast there was no spotting it. Second infection for me, and in less than a year. Our little 1-year-old too. They didn’t know what was happening to their body. That look of terrified worry from their eyes. Not able to tell us what they feel because they don’t know any words other than “No” and “Wahwah”. I’ve been having PTSD symptoms more frequently. Our three-year-old almost died when they were a few months old from the heart condition. Our one-year-old looks completely different, favoring their mother’s side more than mine. But they have the same expressions as their older sibling. I want to keep them safe. I feel like I’ve let them down. I should have just had our three-year-old wait outside with mom and the baby while I got the fish. But then they wouldn’t have been able to pick the cute ones. They should be able to go into a pet store and pick out cute fish. But someone out there was convinced by the media and our psychopathic society that COVID is over and harmless now. It’s unfair.
My three-year-old’s cardiologist isn’t too worried about it, thankfully. They’ve explained a lot of the current understanding of COVID’s effects on pediatric cardio patients to us. My kid’s type of heart condition isn’t impacted by COVID, that they know of. And my partner and I are so on the lookout for anything the doctor is confident if anything does come that we’ll spot it. It’s still hard.
We’re testing tonight. Depending on the results we might go the zoo on Wednesday while the crowds are away.
My oldest contracted COVID last weekend and then we all got it. We went to the pet store to get fish for our big fish tank. Their mask was bothering them because it was so hot out. My partner and I figured it’d be okay to take it off in the store since we’d only be in there a little bit. There weren’t many other people in there… but they got it anyway.
It’s hard not to feel regret and anger about it. I want my kid to has some semblance of normalcy. They’re a normal 3-year-old, but they have a heart condition.
We all ended up getting it of course. The fever came on so hot and fast there was no spotting it. Second infection for me, and in less than a year. Our little 1-year-old too. They didn’t know what was happening to their body. That look of terrified worry from their eyes. Not able to tell us what they feel because they don’t know any words other than “No” and “Wahwah”. I’ve been having PTSD symptoms more frequently. Our three-year-old almost died when they were a few months old from the heart condition. Our one-year-old looks completely different, favoring their mother’s side more than mine. But they have the same expressions as their older sibling. I want to keep them safe. I feel like I’ve let them down. I should have just had our three-year-old wait outside with mom and the baby while I got the fish. But then they wouldn’t have been able to pick the cute ones. They should be able to go into a pet store and pick out cute fish. But someone out there was convinced by the media and our psychopathic society that COVID is over and harmless now. It’s unfair.
My three-year-old’s cardiologist isn’t too worried about it, thankfully. They’ve explained a lot of the current understanding of COVID’s effects on pediatric cardio patients to us. My kid’s type of heart condition isn’t impacted by COVID, that they know of. And my partner and I are so on the lookout for anything the doctor is confident if anything does come that we’ll spot it. It’s still hard.
We’re testing tonight. Depending on the results we might go the zoo on Wednesday while the crowds are away.