GENERATIONS
APRIL 14, 2021 | D13
Our story of surviving COVID-19 BY MARY LOU PEDERSON
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y son came home from work expounding on the fact that he had a sore throat. He said it lasted about half an hour and went away. I thought nothing of it. He is quite susceptible to colds. He works outside. The next day the sore throat came back. It lasted a little longer and he began to sneeze. Within the next two days, he was sneezing with a vengeance. I looked it up on the internet and sneezing was dubbed as rarely being a symptom of COVID-19. When the sneezing was over, he started coughing. Now I am beginning to wonder. Three days after he started sneezing, I came down with the chills, just out of the blue. The episode lasted about half an hour and I had another case of the chills the next day.
Now I was pretty sure we had COVID-19. We were both feeling poorly, but I managed to drive us both into a COVID19 testing spot. Two days later, a nurse from the Minnesota Department of Health called us with the results. I tested positive for COVID-19. I calmly said “OK.” Then I handed the phone to my son to get his test results. The nurse told my son he also tested positive. I couldn’t help but to chuckle when my son said, “Well! How disappointing!” It is what it is. I was 72 years old, have only one kidney and Multiple Sclerosis. I just figured if I got COVID-19, I was a dead duck. There was no way I would ever make it through a case of that dreaded virus. That had been my opinion from the onset of COVID. I had a multitude of symptoms, but they mostly were in the mild-moderate range. I ended up in the hospital with a
dehydrated kidney and went home with a UTI. COVID didn’t put me in the hospital. Fatigued as I was, I had to take care of my son, Mr. Terrific Immune System. He rarely ever gets sick. He wouldn’t know an emergency if it were staring him in the face. The Lord had something to show me through it all. Not only were my symptoms less severe than my son’s, I managed to live through it. I had gotten COVID and survived. I guess I lost sight of the fact that God was in control, even through this horrible pandemic with millions of people dying worldwide. My son took three doses of aspirin on day nine of COVID, told me he felt great that evening and went back to work on day 11, full of energy. I had twice the recovery time but did manage to regain my focus. God is in control. He always has been and always will be. Please join the Good Neighbor Club for our upcoming activities and have some fun!
Our Good Neighbor Club is for a very important group...customer’s age 50 or better! Enjoy exclusive account rates, travel, and a variety of other benefits. Membership is easy when you have a deposit relationship with Lake Region Bank. Discover the personal touch in banking you remember, along with a range of convenient banking services to meet your ever-changing needs.
Good Neighbor Club ENJOYING LIFE AFTER 50! With much hope and anticipation we see the wheels on the bus rolling.
MAY 17TH - Gerten’s plant shopping and Eden Prairie Center MAY 20TH - Travel Show - New England Fall Trip, Nashville, Hawaii, Italy and Greece, Great Lakes Call for Reservations MAY 26TH - Mystic Lake Casino - Prior Lake
There are many activities that enrich your lifestyle! • Special activity and travel offers • Discounted vacation packages, ball games, dinner theatres and many other activities are planned for Club members at reduced prices. • Lunch and Learn Days with local speakers with topics of interest to our customers.
JUNE 23RD - Mystic Lake Casino
JULY 11TH - Canterbury Park - Watch the ponies run AUGUST 5TH - Cooks of Crocus Hill - St. Paul, MN AUGUST 11TH - Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox AUGUST 12TH - Hamilton at the Orpheum Theatre AUGUST 26TH - Minnesota State Fair SEPTEMBER 9TH - Come From Away - at the Orpheum Theatre (currently on wait list) Fall Get Away - OCTOBER 4TH, 5TH & 6TH - Duluth OCTOBER 20TH - Music Man - Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
OCTOBER 28TH - The Old Theatre
Extended Trips: JULY 18 - JULY 26 - 7 Night Columbia Snake River Cruise OCTOBER 10 - 16 - New England Autumn Splendor JANUARY 17-JANUARY 29TH - Palm Springs: Reservations are being taken…
Activities That Enrich Your Lifestyle | Banking That Saves You Money
Need more information? Call Betty Marthaler
320-214-3009
Activities That Enrich Your Lifestyle | Banking That Saves You Money
Need more information? Call Betty Marthaler
320-214-3009
