Sounds like your daughter is doing really well and she's doing amazing with the masking and DettolEliza, what a lovely kind message to see this morning. Thank you for taking your time to write to me, I appreciate it so much.
Thank you for your reassurance. I don’t know what day we would class today as but my daughter started with a cold on Friday evening and she tested positive on Friday evening, she then had a positive PCR on Saturday so I don’t know whether today is day 4 or 5. Do we count Friday? Ha ha. I’m trying my best to stay strong and there are times I get upset and I have a little cry on my own in my room because I don’t want anyone else to see that. My husband is run off his feet, he works full time at home at the moment and he’s the one doing all the cleaning after she uses the bathroom, all the cooking etc because he wants me to stay out the way so I don’t catch anything. I feel so sorry for him but I appreciate everything he’s doing. We are all exhausted with it already and just want to over.
My daughter is coping really well, she started with a bunged up nose, then went onto develop a fever, aching body, headache, painful eyes, then yesterday she had a sore throat and she developed a nasty cough. Last night she lost her sense of smell but taste is fine which she’s glad of as she’s a foodie She is in good spirits though and she is so mature and doesn’t want any of us to get this. Her 3 friends are ok, one lost her smell but no other symptoms, another asymptomatic and her closest friend has a cold. My daughter seems to have it the worst which is odd as she’s a healthy girl, eats so healthy and takes her vitamins. She has shingles this spring, the drs said she had it severe for a child she was so unwell, my daughter said covid is nothing compared to shingles haha.
She is so funny every time she goes to the bathroom she puts on the family group chat for everyone to stay in the rooms and she goes across the landing with her mask on gloves and armed with her Dettol spray She then tells none of us to use the bathroom until her dad is wiped it down. She is so funny.
It helps that I can come here and be honest to people because I don’t have anyone in my life I can be completely honest with, like I said I don’t have a mum or sisters in my life, I opened up a bit to my friend yesterday after she asked how my daughter was and in her words ‘oh bless her, it is really bad it’s like the worst flu ever’. Which scared me to death because I didn’t really need to hear that So having this place helps me.
My daughter is FaceTiming me all the time, we’re playing games against eachother on our iPads which is fun. The film idea is fab, thank you. I miss her so much, I want to hug her and take care of her but I can’t. It’s horrible. I stupidly told my Mum via text after she did her occasional ‘hope you’re ok’ text., she isn’t in my life physically as I walked away from my family as I was assaulted by a family member 9 years ago and my Mother didn’t support me, she was extremely abusive towards me infront of my children, and during my childhood. I had therapy for ptsd so I’m all good but this week has opened some old wounds with her. She just did her usual ‘no point worrying, just get on with it’ response when I told her about my daughter. Her usual hard unloving attitude and she hasn’t even rung or messaged my daughter to wish her well. Or asked if we need anything. This has made old wounds open because I’m missing my daughter like crazy and I’m-so worried about her, Yet when I developed a chronic illness my Mum never ever rung or came to see me. She would go 12 weeks without her ‘hope you’re ok’ copy and paste text. Hence why in the end I walked away. It’s just made me think how can a Mum not worry when their child is ill, or show they care. Sorry, didn’t mean to offload that but it’s opened some old wounds this week.
Thank you for your kind offer, I don’t think we can share our Instagram names here as I tried with another member at one point. Admin I understand why, I just didn’t want Eliza to think I ignored her kind offer to chat to me off here.
Thank you for being so kind,I really appreciate your message x
When we were isolating, we counted from the days when the symptoms started but I don't know if anything a has changed guidance wise or if I just made it up like that I guess if you wanted to or felt safer you could do it from the positive test
You sound like a wonderful mum and the bond you have with your daughter is lovely I'm sorry to hear about what you went through (and are still going through) with your own mum. I know some wounds can't be healed but sometimes they open back up again and allow our bodies, minds and psyche process a little bit more and release it ... I know that sounds a bit cuckoo but any kind of trauma I believe stays in the body and can manifest in so many ways so in some ways as much as it is not nice it can be a positive to go over the old ground in some cases. I hope it isn't too draining on you xx