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Posted By Kathleen David on May 3, 2020

Sunday April 3^rd 2020

Not much to say today or rather not much to say publicly.

My back has taken a turn for the worse and I have limited time that I can sit up before the pain just goes over the edge and I have to lie down again. So, I am picking my shots when I am able to sit up.

I have a follow-up after I get an x-ray. I am hoping to get some answers after that.

It’s hard enough isolating but being unable to take my walk is devastating.

I am grateful for the time I can sit up.

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Posted By Kathleen David on May 2, 2020

Saturday May 2^nd, 2020

When I went to my Doctor this past week, they did a COVID 19 test where it felt like I was tickling my brain to get a sample. They wanted to do the test for two reasons. The first being that I had some odd symptoms that have been linked to the virus and I would become a data point for Suffolk county that could be tracked.

It came back negative, so I have not had contact with the virus. I am very relieved to hear that. It means that Peter and Caroline are that much safer. Caroline had one at the beginning of all this and it came back negative. Peter has not been out of the house much at all and using precautions when out.

Now I have to keep it that way and I know how to do that.

Caroline will not be going back to her physical school this school year. She will do the remote classroom and finish up whatever projects that need to be done. This was on the governor’s orders for the state. This means she is home until September at the earliest. There is an adjustment to this that is being made.

Today I joined a bunch of friends online and we had our Art Salon. It was great to see what people are up to and how everyone is coping with what is happening around us. Tomorrow I am doing a table read of 12^th night with some other friends because we want to. Next week I am rehearsing for my part in the Social Distancing Players for our production of Julius Caesar: Beware the Ides of March of the Penguins produced by Shakespeare Approves. I have been performing more during this time of the virus than I have in years.

I am grateful for the opportunities I have to be creative and silly with friends right now.

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Posted By Kathleen David on May 1, 2020

It’s Friday May 1^st, 2020 aka Day 47 of the homebound saga

This morning I listened to Julia Andrews sing “Merry Month of May” from Camelot as I do every year.

For those who celebrate I wish you a Happy Beltane and Happy May Day.

I want to see a social distancing May pole.

Today is picking up the pieces from the beginning of the week and trying to move forward. Back is still painful but not as sharp as it has been. If I am careful, I should be able to get some things done. I am still using the heating pad to relax the muscles that tense up when I get that sharp stabbing pain in my back.

Peter and I are watching the Sondheim 90^th birthday celebration. It is very enjoyable if you like Sondheim. However, The Ladies that Lunch is worth your time just for a powerful rendition of that song with a powerhouse cast.

It is one of those mornings that I am waiting for my brain to come back into focus as it seems to be going several directions at once. I can feel thoughts slipping in and out of my brain. Nothing seems too important that I need to keep a hold on it. I am keeping a pad of paper next to me in case something seems more important to remember.

Also today is the 30^th anniversary of the publication of Good Omens. I have a first edition signed by both authors. I really loved it the first time a read it and it ages well. Neil did a great job of adapting it for the small screen. Now when I read it, I hear David Tennant and Michael Sheen’s voices in my head.

I am grateful for friends who entertain me.

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Posted By Kathleen David on April 30, 2020

Day 46 of the Homebound Saga

The last day of April which means we have been sheltering in place for about six weeks now.

According to Governor Cuomo, parts of New York will start up again on May 15^th however there will be parts of New York that continues the shelter at home. I am figuring that Long Island is going to be one of those with the extended quarantine. 

I am figuring that by June we will start limited reopening. I am hoping that Caroline will be able to go back to school, but I have a feeling she will have to be tested before they will let her back in.  

Testing seems to be the hold-up in all this. We need to know who is infected and who has recovered and who has not encountered the virus yet.

I am going to have to give my back another day to recover. This morning was hard getting up physically. So heating pad and anti-inflammatory is the words for the day.

I feel bad I cannot do all I want to do but I know if I don’t sort this out now, it will only get worse and hang around longer.

I take comfort in that I know that the next day will give me as much time to do as today would.

I am grateful for information that lets me make informed decisions.

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Posted By Kathleen David on April 29, 2020

Wednesday April 29, 2020 aka Day 45 of the homebound saga

I love the works of Douglas Adams. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has a lot of meaning in my family. Certain lines and phrases are part of our family language. 

The phrase that popped into my head yesterday was “Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”

And that is so true right now. Time has very little meaning.

The days breakdown into breakfast, lunch, and dinner or morning then evening. I honestly have stopped looking at the clock as it really doesn’t tell me anything I need to know. 

This is how my day breaks down right now.

I get up and go downstairs to the cat chorus of ‘where is my breakfast?’ I feed the cats and make sure that each has a shot at the wet food they get in the morning.

Then I make coffee and put away the dishes.

I write in my paper journal and record things I need to keep an eye on. A big one is how I am feeling at that moment in time.

This web log is next on the list of things to do.

After that is whatever I have on my list for the day and whatever pops up.

At some point after lunch, Caroline and I go on a walk. I look forward to this because we get out of the house and we have been able get to know each other better.

About 6 I start dinner then we settle in to watching some form of entertainment until bedtime.

Rinse and repeat.

That, with a few exceptions, has been my life in a nutshell for the last month.

I have been able to make things like masks for people. I have a plan for the UFOs.

Today I am taking a day off and trying to get my back in order. So heating pad and anti-inflammatories are my friends today per my Doctor’s orders.

I am grateful for the passage of time.

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