Day 23

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Our days have fallen into a pattern:

  • Up fairly early, feed the cats, shovel the litter boxes, make tea
  • Anne showers, we each do yoga (sometimes together, sometimes I do sun salutations and she does AM Yoga with Rodney Ye on DVD)
  • Breakfast
  • Read the paper, do the Set Puzzle in the New York Times, and if I haven't done the crossword yet, I do that
  • Around 11 AM we listen to Governor Cuomo's briefing
Depending on the day, one of us might have a Zoom event. Today I facilitated the Thursday morning Faith4Life class at First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown through Zoom. Anne was going to Zoom with her friends but instead, we got out and took a nice long walk along the trails at Gedney Park.

Looking at the bright side, we've discovered the trails at Warburg Park and rediscovered the trails at Teatown Reservation. We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the country.

At this point I know at least six people who either have COVID-19 or who probably have COVID-19--it's not so easy to get tested to be sure.

Anne and I are starting to think that we might have had COVID-19 or something very close to it in December, before everyone else. Anne had a dry cough and went to Urgent Care where she was diagnosed with an upper respiratory viral infection. I had a cold in November, got over it, and then got sick in December shortly after Anne did.

When we went to Cancun in mid-December we were both sick, and it hung on for weeks.

Who knows? COVID-19 might have been around for quite a while before it was "named." Or not.

Stay safe and healthy everyone! 

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