Carl Goldman is continuing to recover from the coronavirus, COVID-19, as Jeri Seratti-Goldman prepares to return to Santa Clarita with a clean bill of health, testing negative for the virus. 

Back In The States With The Coronavirus – Day 26 (Sunday)

My wife, Jeri, will be released from quarantine Monday. Hallelujah. She never caught the coronavirus, COVID-19.

I will remain quarantined at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha until I test negative three times in a row, 24 hours apart. My release is now up to my body.

Our friend, Mark Jorgensen, was moved once again. Just before his release from quarantine at Travis Air Force base, he tested positive for the virus. He was moved to a hospital near the base in Fairfield, California.

The next night, Mark was moved to Johnny Cash country, to a hospital in Folsom, California. The next night, they moved Mark once again, flying him to a hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. I believe Mark had neglected to ask for asylum in California.

A second death from the coronavirus was reported from the same nursing home in Washington. The virus continues to spread. My cough remains. It gets worse as the day progresses. It disappears throughout the night and returns about two hours after I wake up. Other than my cough, I feel fine.

Today was a sad day in our family. Jeri’s younger brother, Greg Seratti, died in late December. He was only 57. His memorial in San Diego was planned for today. We planned it before we left for Japan on Jan. 17. When our quarantine began, Jeri’s older brother, Tom, and younger sister, Karen, asked if we wanted to move the date. We told them, no. We can celebrate Greg’s life from our quarantined rooms. 

The news on television makes things sound like the grim reaper has permeated the planet. Granted, we’ve had six deaths from passengers on our ship, the Diamond Princess, and two deaths now in the States. It’s tragic. However, most of us have had very mild reactions to the virus. For me, it was the high fever that almost instantly jumped to 103 two hours into our flight from Tokyo back to America and my dry cough that persists.

If I wasn’t contagious, I would have been back at work 48 hours after the virus hit.

The other day I wrote about what, at the time, was the funniest cruise experience I heard before the start of our Diamond Princess saga. It involved former Los Angeles Dodger players Rick Monday and Steve Yeager on a celebrity cruise to Jamaica. Monday went on shore and learned Yeager had been traded to Seattle while they were on the cruise. Monday had to hurry back to the ship to give the news to his buddy.

The next day after posting that story, our good friend, Sharon Bronson, was at a luncheon in Chatsworth, California. Steve Yeager was the featured guest. She informed Yeager his “being traded” story was featured in my daily update from the bio-containment unit in Nebraska. What??? Steve Yeager sends me his well wishes. 

Today I heard a report that 80 percent of the ingredients in our pharmaceuticals are manufactured in either China or India. We need to become more vigilant and bring a large portion of that manufacturing back to the States.

Our one online hater continues to “troll” us, making nasty threats. We now are bringing the authorities in to get him to stop. It’s a sad state of our times. It has dampened our sense of humor.

I can see my sense of humor is becoming contagious. A reader wrote a whole slew of funny coronavirus songs, taking the lead from my idea, which I later discovered was not original, of converting the Knack’s “My Sharona” to “My Corona.” She suggested the Beatles’, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” might get banned by the CDC as inadvisable.

She also reminded me that in Foreigners smash, “Hot Blooded,” their fever hit a 103, the same as mine at its peak.

I laughed when Randy Burzynski, the owner of Fastframe Valencia, sent me a picture of a guy who could be an aging member of the Grateful Dead. He has a mask wrapped around his gray beard. In place of the mask’s front, he’s protected by a 2003 Norton anti-virus disk. That guy has my sense of humor.

As I turn out my light, I am thankful for my health and pray the outbreak of the novel corona virus remains limited in the United States.

Read All Of Carl’s Journals Here: Carl Goldman Coronavirus Journals

Part 1: Santa Clarita Residents Share First-Hand Account Of Quarantine On Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Due To Coronavirus

Part 2: Santa Clarita Residents Share First-Hand Experience Of Coronavirus Quarantine On Diamond Princess: Part Two

Part 3: Santa Clarita Residents Share First-Hand Experience Of Coronavirus Quarantine On Diamond Princess

Part 4: Trapped In The Coronavirus Quarantine Aboard The Diamond Princess: Part Four

Part 5: Santa Clarita Residents Share Emotions As They Prepare To Leave Coronavirus Quarantine Cruise: Part Five

Part 6: Santa Clarita Residents To Return To United States After Coronavirus Quarantine On Diamond Princess: Part Six

Part 7: Santa Clarita Resident Diagnosed With Coronavirus Sets Record Straight: Part 7

Part 8: Santa Clarita Resident Battles Coronavirus After Diamond Princess Cruise: Part 8

Part 9: Santa Clarita Resident Continues To Recover From Coronavirus Diagnosis: Part 9

Part 10: Living With Coronavirus: Santa Clarita Resident Continues To Share Story — Part 10

Part 11: A Birthday In Quarantine: Santa Clarita Resident Continues Chronicling Coronavirus Recovery – Part 11

Part 12: Coronavirus Quarantine Continues As Santa Clarita Resident Recovers From COVID-19: Part 12

Part 13: Coronavirus Patient From Santa Clarita Continues To Clear Misconceptions About COVID-19: Part 13

Part 14: Third Member Of The ‘Four Amigos’ Tests Positive For Coronavirus: Part 14

Part 15: Santa Clarita COVID-19 Patient Continues Recovery In Nebraska After Contracting Coronavirus: Part 15

Part 16: Carl Continues To Test Positive For Coronavirus, Jeri Still Negative: Part 16

Part 17: Carl Still Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Jeri Prepares To Return Home: Part 17

Part 19: Jeri Back Home, Carl Continues Coronavirus COVID-19 Recovery In Nebraska: Part 19

Part 20: Coronavirus COVID-19 Patient Carl Goldman Continues Path To Recovery: Part 20

Read All Of Carl’s Journals Here: Carl Goldman Coronavirus Journals

There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. However, as a reminder, CDC always recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including:

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
• Follow CDC’s recommendations for using a facemask.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.

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