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Conquering Uncertainty with the Right Attititude
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ife is filled with uncertainty, especially during times like this. Maintaining the right attitude and mindset, especially under challenging circumstances, is key to a successful outcome. Unfortunately the current COVID-19 pandemic has heightened uncertainty in our daily lives. Everyone wants to know: What are the real facts about COVID-19? How does the virus really spread? How risky is it for me, my children, and the elderly? What activities can I reasonably complete without getting infected? I can’t answer these questions, but I can tell you about my personal experience. As most of you are aware, I contracted COVID-19 in June. Several days after my exposure, I started to experience flu like symptoms so I went and got tested. Before my results came back positive, my symptoms worsened and included a fever, body aches, and excruciating headaches. I never lost my sense of taste or smell, but that seems to be a common symptom. Chest congestion, cough, nausea and stomach problems are also common symptoms but didn’t really bother me much. Luckily, my brother is a Doctor in Colorado treating COVID patients so I had a personal physician monitoring my
condition. My oxygen level got low on a few occasions, but I was able to monitor it closely with a pulse oximeter we had purchased earlier in the year. Unfortunately, we were never able to find the right drug to alleviate the headaches. It was only 15 days from exposure to my last major symptom, but I was very sick during that time frame so it took several more weeks until I could get back to work full time. I lost 12 lbs, tired easily and was winded with relatively mild activity. During this period I received numerous calls, texts, emails, get well cards, gift packages and many prayers from my DANTES family. I can’t tell you how much they meant to me and my family; thank you all very much! Your social and spiritual support made it much easier to endure the virus. I share all of this to remind everyone to please stay vigilant and protect yourself and your family. We don’t know exactly what the next few months hold for us, but with the right attitude, moral support from our teammates, and compliance with CDC recommended practices we can help minimize the spread throughout the community and get past this as a stronger and more cohesive family. Thanks again and stay safe! 1