Also apparently, the Red Cross tested me for antibodies when I donated blood in May of this year. They had stopped the antibody testing ages ago. I didn't realize they had re-started for a short time to find "convalescent plasma" donor options. I think they aren't testing again...
ANYWAY...I was booking or rebooking an appointment for the future and was looking through my old vitals and whatnot from past appointments because, why not. I have great blood pressure and sometimes my heart rate is so low they have to call HQ for permission to drain my blood. They say things like "no, she's fine, just calm" or "I guess she meditates" and then they can do it.
On the May appointment record was also a covid antibody test that said "Reactive +"
When one has the vaccine and an immune response to it, you get "Reactive" but no "+". So I looked that up! I had enough antibodies for convalescent plasma donations (to help those who are sick).
You have to have "had" the disease or at least mounted a major immune response to it.
I had tested my nose several times through spring before travel or when I was seeing someone with a compromised immune system. And in the spring when I sneezed once and once when I was tired on a Friday. All negative. Interesting.
As far as I know, I didn't infect anyone fragile! I hope!! There was a time when everyone at work but me and another woman were out sick. She also has "never had" the 'rona. But people she lives with have had it multiple times.
Probably she and I had those no-symptom cases I've heard about. I figured I would be one who had that but was also enjoying that I might be the LAST person to get it. Guess not!
I'm fairly glad to know I've had it. More immune having had vaccine and the disease than either one alone and I've had my vaccines. And a booster. Cool.
In much much sadder news...Loretta Lynn died today.
Here are links to a couple of songs that were banned from radio and something more recent:
Rated X about divorced women being treated poorly
The Pill...about birth control and how important that is:
And something she did with Jack White because...why not!
RIP Loretta.
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