I am now almost 9 months post Autologous Stem Cell Transplant. (Bone Marrow Transplant). The Covid Pandemic has made me be extra viligent as well. My husband still works, but wears a mask as do his coworkers. He also runs most errands. I drive myself to local doctor visits, and take our puppy to the Vet. The Vet's office staff come out to the car, pick up the puppy, and bring him back to me. The Vet comes out to talk to me, if needed. Wow! What changes we have experienced this past year! I even order groceries online now, and pick them up curbside! I keep masks and hand sanitizer on hand at all times. I stay home as much as possible. We rarely have visitors except occasional close family. My husband and I did splurge at Thanksgiving, and ate out, but arrived at 10:30 am, lunch at 11, and no crowd. Social distancing and all staff wore masks. We even cancelled our big family Christmas, because local covid #'s were so high! We visited individually for short times. This broke my heart as well. My daughter says I now have a Social phobia. I told her it is a germ phobia! 🦠 But sadly we have lost many acquaintances to Covid, and I am really sad about it. Several have been previous coworkers of mine, and our Granddaughter lost her maternal Grandmother and Step Grandfather. We also lost the gentleman who did our landscaping, and one of my fellow nursing school friends lost her husband recently. So, yes, I take it very seriously! I have several close friends who work directly with Covid patients in the ICU. One is a nurse, and one a respiratory therapist. I can feel their brokenheartedness and the trauma they have faced this past year and are still facing. It has affected them, and continues to affect them deeply! I pray for all of us to make it through this scary, trying time.
My state has me in the 3rd group (1c), to be eligible for the Covid Vaccines, and my husband is 64, but can take them as my caregiver, at that time. They are still in group 1a now, and have just added Teachers and school staff grades K-12, to group 1a, so it will be a while before we can take it. So I stay home!
I have had 2 rounds of my re-vaccinations, (all childhood vaccines), since transplant. 7 shots the 1st time, and 6 the 2nd! It takes 2 years to get them all!
Cooking, when I have the energy, is one of my favorite hobbies, as my bathroom scale can attest. I am on several online support groups for Multiple Myeloma. These help tremendously! I talk, text, and facetime family and friends regularly. I also see a psychologist, who is very helpful! I guess I am feeling as good as can be expected. I still tire easily, andnap often. So much to grasp, this new normal.