{"id":21963,"date":"2020-03-18T14:50:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T20:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=63844"},"modified":"2020-03-18T14:50:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T20:50:23","slug":"vail-valley-woman-conquering-coronavirus-one-isolated-day-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/vail-valley-woman-conquering-coronavirus-one-isolated-day-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Vail Valley woman conquering coronavirus one isolated day at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stephanie Littlefield is recovering from the coronavirus and encouraging other people to take proper precautions.<\/strong>
Special to the Vail Daily<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Stephanie Littlefield feels much better, thank you for asking, and she wants to make sure you do, too.<\/p>\n

Littlefield doesn\u2019t know exactly how she got the coronavirus. She works in the medical field for a couple of doctors, so she has some theories, but she doesn\u2019t know where or from whom. She knows she\u2019s OK, though.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m only 27. People my age are feeling fine. The people at risk are the elderly and children. We have to take care of them and make sure nothing happens to them. We need to protect them,\u201d Littlefield said.<\/p>\n

She learned Monday that she has it. She had been self-quarantined since the middle of last week when she started feeling like a pack of coyotes kicked her off the edge of a cliff.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s familiar with feeling like that. Littlefield is partially deaf from a years-long battle with endometriosis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Her immune system is compromised and she gets an ear infection almost every month, she said.<\/p>\n

A week ago she started feeling bad but thought it was just another ear infection. The next day she felt worse and called in sick to work. She stayed home, as she\u2019s supposed to.<\/p>\n

The day after that she developed shortness of breath, which was new even for someone with her medical history.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to constantly take deep breaths,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She checked her temperature \u2014 101 degrees \u2014 not usually high, she said, for someone who gets ear infections.<\/p>\n

She called her primary care doctor in the Colorado Mountain Medical Center for a once-over in a special clinic.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou go there if you\u2019re experiencing respiratory issues,\u201d Littlefield said.<\/p>\n

She was, so she did. Her flu and strep throat tests came back negative. Then they checked her for coronavirus. It took a few days before she learned she had it.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s staying home and away from other people, as much as she can. She has roommates; one is out of town and the other is unaffected.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was kind of surprised. I had all the symptoms but took all the precautions. I self-isolated,\u201d Littlefield said.<\/p>\n

She\u2019ll self-isolate for another week at least. She sanitizes constantly and wipes down everything all the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would break my heart if anyone got it because of me,\u201d Littlefield said.<\/p>\n

So, she stays inside and away from people, although many think fondly of her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so thankful for friends who dropped off groceries outside my door,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Americans are big fans of instant gratification, but there is no pill or vaccine for this, Littlefield said. Isolation and time are the only cure.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s a big fan of being active and outdoors as she gets bored and stir crazy. So she occasionally sneaks out for some fly-fishing, one of her favorite outdoor activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s still self-isolating. It\u2019s right outside my door. The fish aren\u2019t going to get it. The fish like me and I like them,\u201d Littlefield said.<\/p>\n

In the meantime her employers at the Steadman Clinic are setting her up to work from home, she said.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s feeling better and says she hopes others are, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI encourage everyone to isolate,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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