Quarantine vibes

Happy Quarantine, everyone! I hope you all are staying safe, healthy, and sane during this crazy/scary/boring time.

For me, quarantine ‘officially’ began a little over two weeks ago. With the rapidly spreading virus, we decided it would be best to take a break from PT and OT until things calm down. Due to my SCI, I’m considered a higher risk. I don’t necessarily have a higher chance of getting sick, but if I did it might be harder for me to recover.  My injury affected my core and chest muscles, so my little baby coughs are pretty weak. I haven’t been sick since my SCI (knock on wood) and I definitely don’t want to start with the coronavirus!

On a lighter note, the dogs are loving the quarantine. With everyone home, they’re definitely getting more treats, cuddles, and walks than they would on a normal day. They are totally unaware of the scary things going on in the world right now. It must be nice to be a dog. I was looking through old photos the other day and came across a picture of Hazel, our 12-year-old yellow lab, when she was just a puppy.  So cute!

Since this time of year is typically the start of the baseball season, I expected the house to be quiet with just my mom and me, but it’s nice to have everyone around. Caroline has been putting her ‘therapy aid skills’ to good use helping me do some PT at home. She’s also been baking a lot — rolls, gluten-free cornbread, cake, cookies, homemade dumplings– trying to make us all gain the coronavirus 15.

Of course, quarantine is the perfect time to chill and binge-watch Netflix. Some recent shows we’ve been loving are season three of Ozark (Netflix) and Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu). We’ve also been doing some painting to pass the time. I was never very artistic before my SCI (and I’m still not now) but here are some of my recent left-handed doodles.  Mom also single-handedly completed a 1,000-piece puzzle, which you can see in the background of this photo. Way to go, Mom!

Hopefully, within the next few weeks or months, the coronavirus will subside and life will go back to normal. I’m definitely used to staying home and laying low more now than I was before my injury, so this whole social distancing thing isn’t super new to me. I’m still itching to go out and see friends, but I guess Zoom and FaceTime will do for now.

It’s important to stay informed about everything going on, but remember it’s OK to take a break from the news and social media as well. Stay safe, healthy and…home! We will get through this together.