Too close to home!

Since getting vaccinated earlier this year I think we've become a little lackadaisical about the fact that a worldwide epidemic is still going on.  This week it got a little too close to home.


My daughter contracted Covid from her workplace.  Fortunately, she was one of the smart ones her got herself vaccinated way back when it first became available to healthcare workers.  Unfortunately, she works for an irresponsible employer in the medical field who doesn't believe in the vaccine or the pandemic.  At her workplace she was exposed to people who had the illness and she got a breakthrough case of Covid.


Since Irv and I had been with her a few days before she tested positive we got ourselves tested right away.  I have to commend our county for providing very easily accessible testing sites.  Preregister online then drive to your preferred location.


We got results within 24 hours and luckily Irv, myself and our grandson all tested negative.  Woohoo!  Big relief...especially because we had just attended a family wedding in Albuquerque.


Our daughter has been quite ill this week, but is thankfully recovering.  It's a helpless feeling as a mother knowing you can't do anything for your adult child when she's home alone sick other than dropping food, drinks, and medications on her front stoop.  Thank God she was vaccinated or this could have had a different outcome.


We even stopped by our local farm and ranch store and got her some horse dewormer.  (KIDDING!)  Of course it wasn't Ivermectin because all the idiots out there have bought it all up to use on themselves.  People who don't believe in the vaccine really show their ignorance--all the idiotic comments on social media and the fact that they're willing to use an anti-parasitic on themselves that is meant for 1,000 pound animals...do I really need to say anymore?   Those of us who actually own horses that need to be dewormed every couple months would appreciate it if you'd stop clearing out the Ivermectin which we really need for our horses.

It hit a little too close to home this week.  There are still lots of people out there who can't be trusted to wear a mask if they're not vaccinated.  Why would we trust anyone who thinks they're smarter than the scientists and epidemiologists?  If you're not vaccinated I'm having nothing to do with you.  My hairdresser who I've been going to for 10 years got the boot because she's still "doing her own research".  If you don't care about my health then you're not getting my business.

Stay vigilant, people!




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