yanktar
Over the hill--and going faster!
Don't really have any new pics of my 2004 FJR, but I haven't ridden it since before the Pandemic. I was terrified of ending up in an ER filled with Covid patients especially during the initial surge here in NJ in 2020. We lived as hermits, rarely venturing out, doing everything by delivery, scouting out sources of even just food at first because the local supermarkets were hot spots. EVERYTHING that came into the house was sanitized, either washed, wiped with disinfected wipes, or set aside for 72 hours.
Then, in April, in the midst of this, my wife got MRSA, and the first 2 antibiotics did nothing. Finally, she had to have a PICC line installed and we had to infuse her intravenously 2x/day. Luckily, this could all be done at home--a nurse came to set the PICC and another to show us how to infuse. The antibiotic was in a pressurized container that looked the size and shape of a softball. I would take it out of the fridge 6-8 hours before she'd infuse--usually at about 8:30 am and pm to warm up--A PICC line ends near the heart. Infusion took 90 minutes. This last antibiotic went on for 3 full weeks. During it, my wife's chin looked like she had 2nd degree burns. MRSA is a highly drug-resistant form of staph, and one of the presentations of staph looked like the skin has been badly scalded. Finally, at the end of the infusion, it was June! Thankfully, she's been fine ever since and has no scarring from the infection. But this just increased our hermit behavior.
During this time, both our sons were studying virtually. When our son's HS vent virtual for 2 weeks, I told him to expect it to be for rest of the year--it was until the last month. Our older son's last semester of law school was all virtual, including his graduation ceremony. He was stuck in California, not getting East, until this past Thanksgiving, almost 2 years.
Yet we are very, very lucky. We managed to get through the Pandemic in far better shape than most. My wife's job was virtually virtual anyway, and I'm retired, and we have resources. Anyway, I figured an update was in order.
I gather some folks have sadly passed in the 3 1/2 years since I last checked in.
All the best,
Yanktar.
I
Then, in April, in the midst of this, my wife got MRSA, and the first 2 antibiotics did nothing. Finally, she had to have a PICC line installed and we had to infuse her intravenously 2x/day. Luckily, this could all be done at home--a nurse came to set the PICC and another to show us how to infuse. The antibiotic was in a pressurized container that looked the size and shape of a softball. I would take it out of the fridge 6-8 hours before she'd infuse--usually at about 8:30 am and pm to warm up--A PICC line ends near the heart. Infusion took 90 minutes. This last antibiotic went on for 3 full weeks. During it, my wife's chin looked like she had 2nd degree burns. MRSA is a highly drug-resistant form of staph, and one of the presentations of staph looked like the skin has been badly scalded. Finally, at the end of the infusion, it was June! Thankfully, she's been fine ever since and has no scarring from the infection. But this just increased our hermit behavior.
During this time, both our sons were studying virtually. When our son's HS vent virtual for 2 weeks, I told him to expect it to be for rest of the year--it was until the last month. Our older son's last semester of law school was all virtual, including his graduation ceremony. He was stuck in California, not getting East, until this past Thanksgiving, almost 2 years.
Yet we are very, very lucky. We managed to get through the Pandemic in far better shape than most. My wife's job was virtually virtual anyway, and I'm retired, and we have resources. Anyway, I figured an update was in order.
I gather some folks have sadly passed in the 3 1/2 years since I last checked in.
All the best,
Yanktar.
I
