I went into self-isolation six weeks ago, a couple of weeks before my county put in place the stay-at-home guidelines. The only times I go out are to my oncologist for Velcade, retinologist for an eye injection, and relatively isolated walks. Both physicians are impressively diligent, and I feel as safe as feasible at both locations. Both waiting rooms are shut down, injections are in private rooms, time in office very brief, staff are all masked, and the smell of alcohol is pervasive.
Living alone gives unique challenges. Although I'm able to get most anything I want or need thanks to deliveries, friends, and the like, I miss time with those close to me. The telephone is not the same (and besides, my ear is developing cauliflower buds!).
I have comorbidities, so myeloma is not my only risk factor, as is likely the case for many of us. My energy goes towards trying (not always successfully) not to project how long I'll need to live like this – what the risk:benefit ratio could be – but take it a day, a week, at a time, trusting that as time brings more information, answers will become more clear.
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