I got COVID on my plane trip. I am so angry at my country.

I had just finished a wonderful trip with my husband and our kids in Mexico City. We were excited to get home to our friends and family. I am a healthcare worker and have been working in the ICUs during the pandemic. I have been very careful with my mask, distancing and vaccines.<br><br>I was sitting in the gate in Houston waiting for our luggage to come through when I started feeling extremely sick. I had a fever of 102, headache, stomach cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, muscle aches, and my whole body hurt. I had full blown COVID. I was the only one in the gate wearing a mask and I had just been next to hundreds of people. <br><br>I was worried about what was going to happen next. Would I be tested? Would I get to quarantine? How would my kids get home? Would my husband have to drive across the country to come get me? Would I get in trouble with my hospital for having COVID? How would my kids get into our house since my husband didn’t have a key? <br><br>I had to drive to my house, I was barely out of the airport before I was vomiting. When I got home my kids were so happy to see me, I was relieved that they weren’t sick. <br><br>My husband had to drive back to pick up our pets, he also had to go back to work. I was all alone at home with my sick kids and our COVID positive dog. <br><br>I was furious, I had just done my part and quarantined for two whole weeks in Mexico. I was so angry that so many people had broken all the rules and spread the virus. <br><br>My husband ended up having to take two COVID tests to come see me. I was so angry and frustrated that I was sick and my kids were sick. I was angry at everyone around me who had caused this. I was angry at my country, our leaders, and our people. <br><br>It took me five days of quarantining with my kids to get my husband to come see me. I was so glad that he did. I was sick and my kids were so sweet. <br><br>I just wanted to share my experience because I have been so angry. I am still so angry. I don’t know what to do to fix it. I am so over all of this. I hope all of you are staying safe and that we get better soon.