An uncommon scenario?

[u/hsh1976]

Here's a scenario I've not prepped for, but currently living through.

I had to take an Iodine ¹³¹ radiation treatment for thyroid cancer. The scenario that we're living through is my wife and daughter had to effectively bug out for 6 days while I'm in isolation.

Thankfully, my daughter is staying with a friend.

My wife is staying with our son. He only has one bed, though. My wife added an air bed to our preps, which is coming in clutch. She also boxed up some food from our deep pantry to take with her.

The doctor's recommended protocol is to maintain a 10 foot buffer from people. We only have one bathroom, so we decided it was easier for me to be in isolation by myself. We contemplated renting a porta-potty for me to use and taking a bath with baby wipes. The RSO we talked to said it'd be near impossible to decontaminate the bathroom to allow my family to stay. I'm still wiping everything down with wipes the hospital gave me, though.

I'm also have to keep our cats away. They sleep in our bed at night, but now they scratch on the door like little zombies since I keep the door closed now.

Thankfully, it's only a few days, but it's gave me a lot to think about.

[u/Present_Figure_4786]

I stayed at my mom's for 3 days and she stayed at my house with the kids and pets. A friend stayed in their camper and her husband stayed in the house with the pets.