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Our Family Had Covid! Here's How It Went For Us (Bonus Episode)
FromWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms
Our Family Had Covid! Here's How It Went For Us (Bonus Episode)
FromWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Aug 14, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
In our back-to-school episode Amy dropped some news: her immediate family had Covid-19 back in March.
Thankfully, Amy's family had "mild" or "moderate" cases of coronavirus. (Those terms officially include any course of illness that does not include inpatient hospitalization.)
But even in a single household, their experiences ranged from asymptomatic, to 36 hours of fever, to three weeks in bed, to months and months of continuous long-term Covid-related illness.
Because listeners expressed interest in hearing more from a fellow parent who's actually gone through Covid-19, in this episode Margaret interviews Amy on
how their symptoms progressed
what their recovery has looked like
and what she thinks you should have ready at home before you need it
Here's what we want you to know: it's worth it to have your kids wearing masks and taking other precautions. Their risk of serious illness is lower; it's not non-existent.
As always, if you have concerns, discuss them with a medical professional!
To find out more about "long Covid," search "long haul Covid," #longhaulers, or go to longcovid.org.
Ed Yong wrote a great overview for The Atlantic: Covid-19 Can Last For Several Months- https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/covid-19-coronavirus-longterm-symptoms-months/612679/
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Thankfully, Amy's family had "mild" or "moderate" cases of coronavirus. (Those terms officially include any course of illness that does not include inpatient hospitalization.)
But even in a single household, their experiences ranged from asymptomatic, to 36 hours of fever, to three weeks in bed, to months and months of continuous long-term Covid-related illness.
Because listeners expressed interest in hearing more from a fellow parent who's actually gone through Covid-19, in this episode Margaret interviews Amy on
how their symptoms progressed
what their recovery has looked like
and what she thinks you should have ready at home before you need it
Here's what we want you to know: it's worth it to have your kids wearing masks and taking other precautions. Their risk of serious illness is lower; it's not non-existent.
As always, if you have concerns, discuss them with a medical professional!
To find out more about "long Covid," search "long haul Covid," #longhaulers, or go to longcovid.org.
Ed Yong wrote a great overview for The Atlantic: Covid-19 Can Last For Several Months- https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/covid-19-coronavirus-longterm-symptoms-months/612679/
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Released:
Aug 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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