How Are You All

Hi my Friends

Now as I am writing this message I really don't know what to say. The news is so frightening as the number passing away due to Covid19 had doubled here in the south. Like all of you I'm worried about my Children and my grandson who I miss so much. I talk to Claire and Craig everyday and Phoenix talks to me in his very special way. He'll say "Grandma" and then he goes off on a babble that he thinks I know and understand, Maybe the odd word in between but it's just lovely to hear his voice.

Claire has been poorly with an ear infection and a really bad cold and Phoenix has had a cold & a really chesty cough. Craig, fingers crossed has been feeling fine while isolating at home.

One of the main reasons I wrote this blog today is to thank Steph Cotterill. She has been an absolute God send to me over the past week or more. I contracted the Covid19 virus after a visit to the hospital or the wholesaler in Salisbury. My appointment at the hospital was the same day as the 1st person to die in Salisbury hospital. While I was having my pre doctor checks the nurse said then that we'll all get this virus but just in different degrees, which made me just want to run for the hills. Although they were wiping the self check in monitor and door handles I did notice that it was with the same wipe. People were coughing all around us but at that time we didn't know as much as we do now. I began to feel unwell a couple of day later, it just started with a silly cough which I didn't think anything about as I always start my colds with a cough. By the Monday I said to Paul would you ring the doctor as I think I have a chest infection. I've never had a chest infection before but the feeling in my chest was worrying me and Paul. I had a feeling way down in my chest of something that I couldn't move no matter how much I coughed. I was wheezing so much at night Half Pint woke me as it was so loud, I don't know if she was worried or just trying to tell me I was too loud and keeping her awake. My kidney's hurt my whole body hurt and my head was particularly painful. The doctor heard me coughing and asked Paul to put the phone on speaker so that he could ask me some questions. He asked a whole list of questions, I answered more yes than no and said that I had no sense of taste or smell. He then asked Paul how he was feeling so Paul said his symptoms and the Dr then said I'm sorry but both of you are showing signs of Covid19 and you now have to isolate yourselves and if I got worse to ring for an ambulance. I also had slapped cheek

Steph kept in contact with me everyday. That's the second time Steph has been there for me at a time I needed a shoulder and I just want to say the biggest "THANK YOU" so much Steph .

Luckily Paul & myself are out the other side of awful virus and just have a cough, but we are still not going out as we are still feeling really tired all the time, so I have definitely slept a lot. Even though the doctor said we had the virus, we were not tested and I'm scared if Paul goes out he will bring something else back. His company thankfully are not letting him go back to work as they said with that cough no one will let you into their premises.

So again for always being there for me a heartfelt thank you.

Thank You again dear Steph XXXX