I haven't mentioned that the coronavirus did hit our extended family. Big Steve got sick and tested positive around April 21. Of course that meant that Wanda, Nikki, Jay and Lena were all at risk too and had to be quarantined, since they live together.
They were managing Steve's symptoms fairly well at home until April 26 when his oxygen level went down too low, which is something with this illness that can escalate and become quite serious very fast. So Steve ended up spending 24 hours in the coronavirus unit of Kaiser in Tysons, where he evidently didn't get great care and was quite eager to get sprung from. He came home on oxygen for a couple of weeks.
Meanwhile as Steve was sick, Wanda and Nikki also both weren't feeling great. Wanda ended up testing positive but didn't get as sick as Steve did and was able to recover fine at home.
The whole thing was pretty scary. Steve was diagnosed with a bladder tumor a few weeks before all this stuff started so he is even more at-risk. And having three generations in the house made it more stressful too. We are all so grateful that they are recovered without major incident.
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