Tomorrow is the big day. Although the last 2 days we were not in isolation, Nadia’s counts were so low that we were not allowed in the playroom if anyone else was in there. We made it a few times yesterday and not at all today. We were essentially in isolation, but without the rigmarole.
This afternoon we moved into isolation officially. This meant giving Nadia a bath and putting her in the isolation room for the long term. Getting ourselves, and any items, into the isolation room is a bit complicated.
There is an anti-room where everything(body) gets cleaned. We need to wash our hands for a minute (timed) before putting on a gown and entering the room. All the items going into the room need to be wiped down with super-toxic wipes. This means we have a plastic box, wiped down, and then every item needs to be wiped down and placed into the plastic box. Then you shut the box, wipe the outside, and then bring the box into the room. Water bottles need to be wiped down. Once someone’s lips or mouth has touched any food or drink item we need to start a 2 hr timer. After 2 hours, it is tossed. Also, the floor is considered super-dirty (remember, Nadia won’t have an immune system). Anything that touches the floor needs to be kicked out with our feet. Even her teddy bears. It took about 10 minutes before she dropped her pooh bear. We have some extra Jelly’s, and some more Pooh Bear’s are in the mail. Nadia was devastated. On the plus side, we are allowed to bring in her teddies, and need to clean them regularly.
This will be an adjustment.
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Cute pig-tails (Will Nadia loose her hair??)
Last banana for a while (I think fresh fruit will be off the menu until Nadia’s new immune system is up and running)
Ironically, chips will be allowed and considered less risky than fruit (as long as the bag is wiped down with toxic wipes!)
Nadia playing in her crib with her fancy new Daniel Tiger pillow case (with her name on it!)
