This year for the A-to-Z Challenge, I'll be looking at major events that happened in 2020 [the year we would all like to forget, so let's look at it first, before flushing it down the toilet].
Welcome to N! We're looking at – NO SMELL.
My husband had the misfortune of a positive COVID test in late September 2020. Because my job is considered essential, I had been working in the office all during the pandemic. But once we had a positive test in the family, my boss sent me home. I worked from home for 2 weeks. My COVID tests were always negative because I had COVID in March right when everything was shutting down.
After the two week period and a negative COVID test for me, I was scheduled to start back at the office the following Monday, mid-October. On that Saturday, one of my kids [age 22] complained that he couldn't taste his dinner. Yes he tested positive, so I worked from home for another 2 weeks, until the end of October. Interestingly, that was his only symptom. While the rest of my family had varying degrees of exhaustion and weakness, along with fever, coughing, headache, etc, my 22yo son had only this one symptom. While he was “sick”, he even used an axe to split wood in the backyard to prepare for the winter.
Here's a teaser for tomorrow, letter O:
It must be such a strange experience to suddenly lose that sense. Look forward to the Olympic post!
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My son reported that he was unable to enjoy his dinner for several days. And he does like to eat!
DeleteI know I was exposed to COVID several times during the early days of it. I was promised a test a couple of times, but the queue kept getting ahead of me and I didn't ever get tested. Never lost any senses, that I hadn't already lost, so I guess it didn't take.
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DeleteAnd Dena, I didn't realise your case had been so early (amazing the rest of your family didn't get it then as well).
Only my one son reported that symptom. The others in my family had different symptoms. And yes it was strange. One son and I had it in March, hubby and another son had it in October. My oldest and youngest no longer live at home, and neither of them has had COVID.
DeleteMy hubby had that same reaction along with no taste. We were lucky that both came back. Olympics coming!
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My son's came back too. Yay!
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