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Livid at @OttawaHealth. We were told if the boy got a negative COVID test, he could go back to school. He got one and...
He was just put on a "do not admit" list *15* minutes ago. Has to quarantine another week. Despite *2* negative tests.
He was just put on a "do not admit" list *15* minutes ago. Has to quarantine another week. Despite *2* negative tests.
I've had multiple conversations with them, where they tell me something different on every call, often contradicting themselves on the same call.
This is such unbelievable garbage.
This is such unbelievable garbage.
The boy had the biggest smile on his face the whole time we drove to his school. Now we have to leave. The *only* reason I had the boy tested was I was told that he needed to in order to go back to school. He did, he tested negative, and here we are.
He tested negative mid-Thursday afternoon, and didn't get added to the "Do Not Admit" list until 9am *today*.
Had they told us (or the school) this earlier, now we could plan our week. Now I've got to figure out what I'm going to do for childcare and work.
Had they told us (or the school) this earlier, now we could plan our week. Now I've got to figure out what I'm going to do for childcare and work.
Of course, the obvious thing to do would be to call @OttawaHealth and get this sorted out. But when I use the number they gave me it goes straight to voicemail.
So here's where we are. Last week, when my son should have been in quarantine, he *wasn't* on the "Do Not Admit" list. He could have gone to school, even though it would be a bad idea.
Now he should be able to go to school, he can't.
Now he should be able to go to school, he can't.
Just got off the phone with @OttawaHealth. They were unable to answer my questions about why he wasn't on the "Do Not Admit" list last week and why I keep getting told different things.
I so, so regret getting tested for COVID. Had I not, I would have just stayed home with some mysterious illness. But by getting tested I made the lives of everyone around me so much more difficult without any actual additional supports for dealing with the illness.
Among other things, this also means I took the boy for a completely unnecessary COVID test last week, based on some bad advice I got from public health.
Feeling really guilty I put the boy through that.
Feeling really guilty I put the boy through that.
