My oldest son, lives in Mexico, the Yucatan. He contracted Covid from one of his workers who attended a large unmasked gathering where many got sick, but he didn't reveal that to Michael or his fellow workers. Four of Mike's team, including Michael, got very sick.

Michael has been very careful during this whole thing as the Mexican government hasn't exactly handled things well - he never goes out without a mask, hand-washing etc. but he does have a business to run and a team to manage. He was infected at home - the guy was in and out of his house as Michael was home with his elderly MIL visiting - no masks at home. She was vaccinated, he is not yet as he is not eligible according to Mexican rules.

He was quarantined for two weeks with 103 fever, severe coughing (now had torn muscles) and still sounds horrible on the phone, although he says he has finally tested negative.

He has had some sickness and flus in his life, but he said this is the sickest he has ever been...and he is not yet well after two weeks. I could tell from the first words out of his mouth "Hi Mom."

He'll be fine. It's got a 99.97% survival rate. The anxiety I would get checked out though. That can cause a lot of stress on the body. Is this the same kid with anxiety?

Wow! Glad your son is doing well. This thing is no joke.

I used to enjoy visiting the Yucatan. Belize Air had a $40 r/t deal for a couple of years and I'd fly down as often as I could. There was a Mexican youth hostel right on the beach on hotel row. They had a pool and snack bar. Cost $2 a night to camp on the beach next to $300 a night condos. I made a number of Mexican friends there and went on so many "adventures" that tourists never see. Ah, that was the life!

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I added Michael to my prayer list.

I hope the doctor put him on Ivermectin. Our doctor friend told us that since he's been prescribing Ivermectin, none of his cases have progressed, and none have been hospitalized. Not that other treatments can't be effective, but apparently Ivermectin is now known by many as the best treatment.

Thanks for the concern! He is recovering but still coughing hard and no energy at all, so this is hard for him. But at least he's back in his own home.

He moved to one of their AirBnBs for the duration and his wife and stepdaughter did daily food deliveries for him, but basically he just laid inside and coughed for two weeks straight with a high fever.

I'm really sorry to hear about your son. What is worrisome now, is the variants are more contagious, and hit younger people hard.

What I would recommend is that after he recovers he sees a cardiologist to make sure his heart is in good shape. I don't mean to be an alarmist. Hear me out, please. People can have mild cardiac issues that need time to heal. Michael may need to be less active, and take more time, in his recovery if he developed cardiac issues. It's better to know!

One of our friend's sons had a bad case of COVID in LA. He has to walk for exercise, not run or ride his bike. One of the Red Sox pitchers was in the same boat.

My son went to med school in his 30's and is an emergency medicine/palliative care doctor. He did his fellowship at Henry Ford in Detroit as the epidemic raged there. He has treated dozens and dozens of folks with COVID.

We've moved out to Michigan to be near his family. We went to help during the epidemic and now enjoy being near the grandkids. Sold all of our places.

Great information, Jane. And Henry Ford has been considered one of the very BEST places for Covid treatment from what I've heard.

So this is off-topic - but you moved to Michigan? Our son is a fisheries biologist PhD and moved his young family to northern Ohio in 2018 for a Department of Interior position on the Great Lakes. We've considered moving there at some point, but having grown up in Chicago suburbs, we dread the idea of those long cold winters (but our childhood northern summers were perfect, unlike the nasty humid jungle-like summers of Central Virginia - but having a pool pretty much fixes that).

Thanks for the tip, Jane. I too have a YOUNG friend (early 40's) who caught Covid, recovered, but now has heart issues. Another who has lung issues.

Chris (VA) We did move half way across the country. We spent our adult lives in the Boston area. We've done rentals there, and we bought houses when we went to Florida for the winters as we got older. Years ago we bought a house way out on Cape Cod and in recent years rented it out in the summer. We are there packing it up.

Our son and daughter in law fell in love with Michigan. When he looked for a job they wanted to be in Grand Rapids.

We got older, 71 and almost 79. (It happens!) And although we are hard workers, we can't physically do what we once did. We have a great time being near the grandkids, 8, 5, and 1.

Now that we are vaccinated, we'll get to know the small city, better.