April 1st through the 15th
On Sunday, 4/3, Dad stayed home from church again today. Palm View First Baptist Church celebrated its 64th anniversary with dinner on the grounds,
but Emma does not like hotdogs and hamburgers, so we went out to lunch. When we got home, she studied for an upcoming test at school for an hour before we went to the last hour of our community picnic where she got a free snow cone and jump rope; saw a wildlife expert’s small gator and big owl; and touched his boa constrictor before finishing our time there playing in the bounce house with a friend from school.
Monday, 4/4, I had an appointment in the afternoon with the Geek Squad to see if they could fix a hinge on my laptop. They said they couldn’t and referred me to a local fix-it place. They said it would cost more to fix than to buy a new one. As I was researching new laptops available at Best Buy, I discovered that I had a warranty still in effect to cover hardware repairs. I also discovered that I needed to buy another external hard drive before I take it back for repair, so I can back it up.
I had a morning appointment on Thursday, 4/7, with the Gettle Kia dealership to get 40,000 mile maintenance done on my car. In addition to getting the expected oil change, tire rotation and fuel additive, they also took care of a recall that I received last week regarding the air bags. Their inspection also indicated that I needed new air filters, windshield wipers, air conditioning sanitizing and a new battery. I spent a little bit more money this morning than I expected!
Saturday, 4/9, was a quiet day at home. Dad told me he did not want to go to church tomorrow as he didn’t feel good. I have grown concerned about Dad’s health over the past few weeks, so I called his doctor’s office on Monday, 4/11, and took him in to see the Physician’s Assistant. Kent Bown, P.A., told us that he thought many of Dad’s problems would be helped by increasing his protein intake. This should help his gums to heal making it easier for him to eat while still getting used to his new dentures. He has lost 14 pounds in the last 4 months.
On, Thursday, 4/14, I received the liquid protein that JP ordered for me and gave Dad his first dose.
On, Friday, 4/15, JP and Kellie joined a couple of their friend at a Bon Jovi concert in Tampa. Vanessa babysat for her younger sister, Emma. After I finished my volunteer work at the church’s food bank, I picked up food and joined Vanessa and Emma for supper.
April 16th through the 30th
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Dad and I left home at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning driving to Ormond Beach to stay overnight with my brother-in-law, Edward Hoffmeister. Edward’s birthday is the 17th of April which also happens to be Easter Sunday this year. We made a short stop at the cemetery in Daytona Beach where Dad’s mother, Mom’s mother and my mother are buried.
Then, we continued on to Edward’s arriving just after 3 p.m. We went to bed early because we planned to attend the sunrise service at the Daytona Beach Christian Drive-in Church where my niece, Melissa Cambre Frantz, is the assistant minister. About 10:30 that evening, Edward woke me up saying that Dad wasn’t feeling well and had asked him to come and get me. Dad asked me to bring him home so that he could be close to his doctor. So, we packed up and drove home arriving at 2:30 a.m.
Sunday, 4/17, I watched our church’s Easter service on You Tube on tv and fixed a nice ham dinner, but I sure did miss getting to eat a piece of Edward’s birthday cake.
Dad said that he felt OK today.
I wished a happy birthday to my niece, Christina on the 19th and to her father, my brother Bill, on the 20th.
On Wednesday, 4/20, I had my annual Physical. The doctor was pleased with my overall health, but wanted me to have a bone density test. In the evening, I went to choir practice at church. Early Thursday morning, 4/21, while I was in the shower Dad fell in his room. When I got out of the shower, I heard a banging. I put my robe on and as I opened my bathroom door, JP and Kellie were coming in my bedroom from the patio. I asked them what was wrong and JP said that Dad had been calling for help. So, Kellie and I went into his room while JP returned to his house to take Emma to school. Kellie helped me get Dad up off the floor and onto his bed. Then she left saying that she thought she had bronchitis and didn’t want either of us to catch it. Dad just had some scrapes and bruises which I bandaged and he went back to sleep. Later, we agreed that it would be wise for me to put a sound monitor in his room, in case he fell again. That afternoon, Kellie texted that she had gone to the doctor about her bronchitis and it turned out to be Covid! Friday, 4/22, JP came over and asked me for a couple of the at-home Covid tests that I had to test himself and Emma. I called the food bank coordinator to let her know that I would not be volunteering this afternoon. On Saturday, 4/23, we skipped the Senior Saints picnic at Emerson Preserve so as not to expose anyone to Covid. JP told me that Emma had tested positive for Covid and he didn’t bother to test himself because he had been sick as long as Kellie. They think they were exposed either at the Bon Jovi concert or one of the places they went in Ybor City prior to the concert. We did not go to church on Sunday, 4/24.
The P.A., Kent Bown, that Dad saw on the 11th ordered a CT Scan on his head, so on Monday, 4/25, after ensuring that his temperature was normal, and wearing face masks, we went into Bradenton to get that done. He will find out more about those results with another doctor on May 19th. Dad was fine in the afternoon, but he developed a cough that night. On Tuesday, 4/26, Kellie and Emma were both improved and returned to work and school, I got my bone density test; also I was very happy to get my laptop back. When Kellie got home, she gave Dad a Covid test for me and it turned out positive. I called Dad’s doctor’s office shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 4/27. Around 1:30 p.m., they advised me to take Dad to a hospital emergency room so that they could check to see if he might have pneumonia. After a couple of hours and some bloodwork and x-rays, the ER doctor said he did not have pneumonia and he should go home and rest, hydrate and quarantine. They also prescribed an antibiotic to keep him from getting any other infection in his lungs. They told me to bring him back if he got worse. That afternoon I got a text from Kellie saying that she passed her CNA certification test today to which I offered my congratulations.
Thursday, 4/28, was day 1 of our self-imposed quarantine.
