Life has been very interesting in the Gray house these days. I don’t even know where to begin.
I recently had some vacation time for my 28th birthday. I took off for two weeks, but scheduled myself to be off for about three. It was interesting to say the least. My whole first week was full of anxiety like I have never experienced. I couldn’t sleep, my stomach was upset, I had heart palpitations, dizziness – the whole thing. I ended up scheduling a doctors appointment and an appointment with my therapist. Needless to say, both were necessary and I did get better. The second week went much better once I got my mind and body right and I was actually able to enjoy the rest of my time off.
I started back at work last Monday and it was actually nice to go back. I was only home for a little less than three weeks and I thought I would lose my mind, so I can’t imagine how everyone else has been doing it all this time. My first week back at work was nothing short of amazing. I had great patients and it was Nurses’ Week. It was just the return I needed after having the week that I had before my vacation started.
Then this past Monday…my dad tested positive for COVID-19. Talk about stretching!! I could go into so much detail about how my faith and patience have been stretched these past couple months but I won’t. I will say that my dad is doing alright, and for that I’m grateful. My mom was tested today since she had been around my dad while he was having symptoms. My sister was antibody tested last week and it was determined that she already had the virus. As for me, I’m sure I had it at some point but I was never officially tested (and I’m asymptomatic).
So, this is my new normal (for now).
Stay safe everyone.
Xoxo,
Ash, RN