@dannyboy, I'm so sorry that your family is dealing with this. Glad to hear that all things considered, the twins are doing okay.
I'm picturing you all on your daddy/daughter date. I bet you're a fun dad! How blessed those girls are to have you. (What is a skillet cookie?)
Surrounding all of you in a blanket of healing, protective energy.
I am so sorry to hear about your son having such a difficult time right now. Sending lots of prayers, love and light his way (and yours!) How very hard for him to feel so lost during this time after having such a set of plans. I am sure you are already doing this, but reinforcing your connection with him is crucial right now so keep loving him and reminding him that he matters (just as he is...accomplishments or not...) and that he will get through this with your help and others' help.
Our little family has been struggling the last number of months as well (our girls are younger...7th and 9th grades) and even though we thought we were on top of things, they came to a head at the beginning of this school year and our younger really needed us to reconnect as a family (that we had sort of let slide, unintentionally.) Once we had a series of conversations and started backing that up with our actions, she really responded. I can only imagine how it feels to be a young adult on a specific trajectory and have that crumble. It can be hard to re-envision how things can go once off that track. But they can and will improve, like Bluebelle put it so well above.
Much love to H. and you all! Hang in there!
As for my wife and I, there is zero reason they should have it and we shouldn't.
Vaccines work, get yours today!
Yes, there's some proof!
The silver lining is that the kids are not very sick and the quarantine gives you an opportunity for more family time.
Pretty soon the kids will be able to get vaxxed and you'll feel much lighter. ?
@saibh I’m so sorry to hear this and yes I will lift him up in prayer and light. Our young people have been dealing with so much Everyone has but these kids. My heart goes out to him. Your village will circle him in love and light. We are here for you and all who struggle. Peace and hope are my prayer for you.
Here's our COVID Quarantine update:
Oldest twin turned the corner quickly and is now just ... well, bored. Poor kiddos are trapped in a room with all the technology in the world. They'll be feral when this is over.
Youngest twin declined a bit last night but woke up this morning much better. She's still a little out of it but is really doing much better today.
Greatest wife ever and I got tested again today. Both negative (I accidentally logged into my daughter's account so I nearly fainted in Aldi when we saw it.)
Wife is going back to school tomorrow - it's so much harder for a practicing classroom teacher to be out than it is for someone like me so I'm taking our district's COVID leave - working from home half the day, half day COVID medical (they reduced days to 5 this school year which is better than the 0 COVID leave days they announced they'd be offering in July)
We shopped at Aldi while waiting for our results. We decided we were going to do a big shop and aside from my wife's trips to and from school, we'd hunker down until next Friday when the girls quarantine is up. It was fun to throw keto to the wind and buy things we used to buy all the time.
Thank you everyone for the prayers and light. There's a lot of directions we should be throwing that light so while I won't be turning additional light down, we're certainly doing very very well and no longer need it like we did when the diagnosis first came in!
(Hardest part of this was when oldest twin got her positive - we did such a good job of instilling in her to be careful and safe, that the disease could be dangerous, etc. she told us "I'm scared I won't have any mornings left." - broke my heart. We have now let them know that we're vaccinated and that means we're unlikely to get sick even if we do get a breakthrough, and that KIDS are doing well for the most part. Their symptoms are testament to that.)
Thank you everyone!
@dannyboy This is just the best news that your twins are recovering and that you and the best wife ever are still negative for Covid. I remember what a shock that was and it makes me happy to know you’re all rolling with it. Well done!
Good News Dannyboy, really good news.
We continue to test every 48 hours and we once again tested negative today. The twins are in exceptional moods and are playing with a new Lego set Grandma bought them. Tomorrow we’re going to carve our Halloween pumpkins together socially distanced in our big living room.
Oliver Wendell is enjoying having us all together. Look at his grin as he hangs out with the wife!
@jeanne-mayell I wasn’t really sure where to post this but I thought this might be the best place(?). Today is the one-year anniversary of my niece, Emma’s death. She died during delivery due to medical negligence (the hospital admitted fault and my brother and sister-in-law were able to settle recently). It was nightmarish and traumatic for them (obviously) but for me to a lesser degree as well. I never thought I could experience so much grief for a little person I never had the opportunity to meet.
My sister in law and I are both pregnant now, and due around the same time (she will be having a scheduled c-section in late December and I’m due January 1 but may do a 39 week induction the week after Christmas). We’re thrilled about the pregnancies, but I feel somewhat haunted by Emma’s death this whole pregnancy. I go from being scared that something’s going to happen to my sister in law and/or her baby to being terrified that I will die in childbirth and/or my baby will die. A lot of it is because I don’t trust the doctors after what happened to my sister in law (I’m trying to work through all of this with a therapist). Anyway, normally I’m pretty good at managing my anxiety but I feel like I can’t control these fears of death/loss. Lately, as it gets closer to my due date, it’s the fear of my own death that plagues me the most. It’s so hard when I’m afraid of things I have no control over. So, I thought I would put this out there to the group and see what you guys think- any thoughts/advice?