Checking for Covid

I am not a doctor. 

***My way of checking for Covid is not endorsed by any medical personnel.***

 

Tember is not feeling well.

Sniffles.

Sore throat.

Wee cough.

Slight headache but no Motrin required.

No fever.

No aches.

No muscle aches.

I could go through the entire list but no need.

He is not infected with Covid but the stupidity of burgeoning malehood rides high on his shoulders.

 

I know how he got sick.

All weekend long the boy ran around in his shorts.

Went to his buddy’s and they sat around in the hot tub talking.

Then he walked home. 

I need to state he did not walk home with wet shorts on he carried those.

-2 with a wind. (33.8 F)

Five minute walk for me.

10ish or so for the child not moving fast.

Hit home when I was watching out the window for him worrying that it was taking so long.

 

When I wake him up I can tell that he is feeling under the weather.

And I cannot send him to school like this.

I had on Monday but it was not like this.

 

Me: Can you still smell?

T: Mom my nose is stuffed up.

Me: Can you still taste?

T: I don’t know.

 

And that is when my new Check for Covid app kicked in.

 

I had finished putting nourishing oil in my hair before going into wake Tember up. Which meant I had some on my fingers still.

 

Me: Do you want me to shove my fingers in your mouth? See if you can taste anything?

 

Tember did not even answer at first.

His entire face contorted with disgust as I burst out laughing.

He cracked his eyes at me while I howled.

 

T: Mom just no.

 

I can’t help it. 

My default.

Believe me my heart was racing.

My mind was going whoa a second what is going on?

I am rapidly cycling through contact outside of school.

I know that it is only a cold.

The look on Tember’s face when I offered the fingers was confirmation enough that he is suffering with a regular cold.

 

I did keep him home yesterday and today as well he is going to his dad’s for the day.

His dad’s week and I have work.

I will call the school and let them know he is out again today.

I would rather be safe than sorry and we do not want a Typhoid Tember running around town.

 

Have a Wonderful and Safe Wednesday all. 

 

©Oct. 21/20

Picture is my own. 

Blow it!!

T has been feeling a little under the weather for the last couple of days.

Runny nose. The right side of his neck (throat) hurts when he swallows. A headache. Pain in the sinus area.

Like all moms I have been harassing him non-stop to blow his nose. He refuses because ‘Mom it never helps!’ It does if you do it more than once.

Yesterday morning there were tears. T was feeling the stuffy nose, the sore throat, he did not want to go for his eye appointment.

I was sitting on the couch having my coffee when he comes out into the living room and plops down on the couch next to me. He looks over at me and says:

‘Mom I can smell now! My nose is okay.’

‘Wow what happened? Did you blow it?’

He looks at me all squinty eyed not impressed with me in the least.

‘Are you being sarcastic mom?’

‘Me never!’

‘You know you really are not funny.’ I was standing in front of him laughing away.

‘Maybe not to you but all the other moms out there are going to find this hilarious. Just blow your nose when I tell you to and this will not be a problem.’

Needless to say as I chortled away T sat with his arms crossed staring at me with that look. Which only made me laugh more.