Being a grandmother is fantastic! Being a great grandmother is truly a blessing from God above. As great as a grandchild is, seeing that grandchild have her own children is beyond any type of euphoria imaginable Donna White. I am just trying to spend as much time with them as I can without causing my family too much worry. I don't want my death to come as a surprise to them. However, I also do not want them worrying about me. Its obvious to them that I am not the same person I was before I contracted severe COVID and have continuously gone downhill. I do believe that having autoimmune disorders makes you more susceptible to a stronger reaction to viral and bacterial exposures. I had managed my Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder, Lupus, Sogren's and Hashimotos Thyroidits well until COVID came along. Then that Bilateral COVID Pneumonia did an enormous amount of damage to my lungs muscles. The Ascending Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) just seems to get a little larger every year. Being short stature with a 5.5cm reading places me at a high risk for rupture.