Author Archives: itomowo

It’s Friday. Today I’m due the second COVID test and my understanding is that afterwards I am no longer allowed outside, so that there is zero risk of contamination before my release. I get that, but oddly I have also received today’s exercise scheduled which indicates our intake are allowed outside three times today, withContinue reading “MIQ: Day 12”

It’s Thursday morning and I’ve woken early 5am. Disappointed with how the past 48hrs has gone I need to find my mojo and make the most of my ‘freedom’ which I expect will only last until late tomorrow morning. At that time on Friday I will be given my Day 12 COVID test and theContinue reading “MIQ: Day 11”

As I alluded to in an earlier post with a similar title the experience here has turned from being quite manageable to being a real concern about organisational skills and communication. I was considered Asymptomatic and needed to stay confined to my room for 24hrs from 12 noon on Tuesday. If all testing in thatContinue reading “A Bit of a Cluster: Part 2”

No alarm needed this morning because I’m not going anywhere. I still wake at about 6.30am. I clean myself up (someone told me they don’t like the word ablutions) and breakfast is waiting for me when done. It’s a bagel, juice and yoghurt (same as day 2). Morning tea consists of a banana and aContinue reading “MIQ: Day 10”

The Day 8 blog discussed the fact that I had a bout of diarrhoea during Sunday night, and that I had phoned this in to the nursing team on Monday morning. I commented on the fact that the person I was speaking to wasn’t sure what the rules were. After she consulted someone else IContinue reading “A Bit Of A Cluster”

It was great to have nine hours of good sleep and I woke up a couple of minutes before my 7am alarm. I always marvel when the clock in my subconscious operates to such an accurate level. The first exercise session for today is at 7.10am, and it is for one hour, so I willContinue reading “MIQ: Day 9”

Warning (to me): Writing this post could get me into trouble as it may be considered as both a self-fulfilling prophecy and also breaching confidence. I’m no stranger to controversy and I’ve stayed mute long enough. Mary MacKillop is a name most readers may not have heard of, or if they have they may notContinue reading “Mary MacKillop and St Joseph’s School”

It’s Monday morning. Unfortunately it wasn’t a good night’s sleep. I woke up in the night with a dodgy tummy which meant spending some unpleasant time on the toilet. They have asked us to look out for various symptoms that might indicate a sign of Covid19, and diarrhoea was one of these. I’m thinking itContinue reading “MIQ: Day 8”

I’ve already written one blog post this morning and it is still only 6.40am. I’ll do my ablutions and by then breakfast will have arrived. By the way last night’s roast lamb and Tuscan roast potato was great and the quantity huge. Just the way a roast should be. The first allocated “expedition” for ourContinue reading “MIQ: Day 7”

Today is Hump Day! At 2.35pm this afternoon I will have been in isolation for exactly 7 days – the halfway point. It seems a long way away at this very moment because I’m typing this at 5.50am which does a little early for a Sunday morning. I did have 7.5 hrs of solid sleepContinue reading “MIQ: Hump Day”