A while ago, Dr. Nadine Thornhill (@NadineThornhill) tweeted that she and her spouse had sat down to have the difficult conversation about what would happen if one of them contracted COVID-19. This has been weighing on me ever since I read her tweets... It was clearly time to have this conversation at my house.
We have a daughter, we have a dog, and we live in a tiny two-bedroom bungalow. Geoff's mom just had major cardiac surgery and lives in London, ON. My parents live in Ottawa. My brother and family live in Milton. My sister and her family live in Ottawa. My best friends live in Ottawa. You get the picture.
The contingency plan is not really there. We've drawn scary blanks... I'm not sure what we'll do if one of us contracts this virus. I know the stress is especially high for Geoff because he recalls what it was like to be a bystander when I was sick with UC. We both know that the same autoimmune diseases I almost died from in the past make me immunocompromised now.
So we're thinking about it... trying to suss out options. But also trying to be flexible and practical. It isn't an ideal situation, but we're going to try our best to get our ducks in a row.
On the agenda for this weekend - reviewing our living Wills and estate plans. Real talk. It's time.
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