2/22/26

 I left Virginia this morning. I was frustrated with this conference. There was very little traffic and the days were long. The bright side was I met a fellow co-worker and she was really nice. I hope we work together again someday.

The Roanoke airport was a breeze. No line at TSA. Through in less than 3 minutes.

I logged in to try and catch up on some work. I have nothing better to do and my hospitals need people yesterday.

Some guy was coughing his brains out. It set me off. I relocated to a different and less contaminated area with little people. Doesn’t this guy gravitate into my area. Packed up again. 

I don’t like him showering me with his illness. It wasn’t a heart disease or asthma/COPD cough. It was a wet, I am sick cough with sneezing, sniffling and cascading germs all over every surface kind of cough. He also was coughing into his hand….then touching things. I need a bubble ASAP!

I started to panic that I would be sitting next to this guy on my flight. What are my options? Seeing if I can switch seats, switch flights or deal with it and get a hotel for the next 4 days to see how it plays out to keep Ethan safe.

I definitely carry a deep and nasty scar from our Covid experience dealing with fear of if Ethan got sick, he could have died. No pressure. I worked very hard to keep him healthy pre transplant.

Traveling really brings out the anxiety. I know people can’t help it. I know it is my issue to work through. Some days I feel like I have more issues than a magazine. Ha!

I also made the decision (which I have the right to change when I receive my next work assignment) that I don’t want to fly anymore unless I am going someplace that is warm, that has margaritas and I don’t have to work.  It seems like a simple formula for success!

I got home and Paul finally has taken down the Christmas tree. Yep. We are THOSE people. 

The dogs were so happy to see me (or was I happy to see them?). 

The sandwich I had at the airport was not sitting well. So I laid down and regretted my earlier choices for the evening.