A woman in her 40s living in Tokyo told me that it

was impossible to find a depository on her own while she had a fever of 40 degrees and was trying to become conscious

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Both couples are infected with the new coronavirus.

Only a 5-year-old child was negative.



At least my child wants to be protected from infection.

But where can I deposit it?



It is the testimony of the cornered mother.

My husband is infected ... I take measures at home, but I also have a fever

The woman is a family of three, a husband and a five-year-old child.



This July, my husband had a fever and the test turned out to be positive.



He went to work every day, but he couldn't think of a route of infection.



My husband had to take care of him at home, and the woman had to take all possible measures to stop the infection at home.



Woman


"I didn't use the same towels, I prepared paper towels and a trash can for my husband, and avoided sharing brush powder. I kept out of my husband's room and put food and drinks on the tray at the entrance of the room. I used to disinfect the area that my husband touched with alcohol, but there was no end to it, and I told him not to touch it so much that I picked up what I needed instead. It wasn't. ”



The morning four days after my husband's infection was confirmed.



I woke up and felt the heat.

I don't think I should approach my child anyway ...

My body temperature went up and reached 40 degrees in no time.



That day was Saturday, and neither the health center nor the Tokyo window was connected at all.



Woman


"First of all, I couldn't eat anything. It was hard to swallow even though I wanted to drink water. I started to get coughing and stuffy. I couldn't catch up with my head and feelings because of the sudden change in my physical condition. I thought I shouldn't get close to my child anyway, so I put a heap of snacks and packed juice on the desk in the room where my child was playing and said, "You can eat it whenever you want." I wasn't worried because I could only confirm that I was fine by listening to the child's singing voice and footsteps while lying down. "

No way to be hospitalized ... "What should I do with my child?"

Finally Monday.



When parents and children undergo a PCR test, it turns out to be positive for women.



The child was negative.



When I talked to the staff at the health center on the phone, I was out of breath, and the staff said, "Let's arrange for hospitalization immediately."

At that moment, I crossed my head, "What should I do, child?"



It is said that the subsequent interaction with the staff was like this.



<Interaction between women and staff>


Woman: "I still have a 5-year-old child. Can I take you to the hospital with me?"


Staff: "

If your

child is positive, you can take him with you, but if it is negative, It's difficult. First of all, is there anyone in your family or relatives who can take care of you? ”The



woman is from a rural area, her parents' home is far away, and her husband's mother who is nearby is old.



If my child is also infected and has been transferred to my mother-in-law ...



With that in mind, I couldn't deposit it very much.



<Interaction between women and staff>


Woman: "My husband is also positive and I am receiving medical treatment at home, and there are no people around me."


Staff: "Some hospitals have childcare services, but which hospital is it? I can't teach you. You'll have to find it yourself ... "

I have no choice but to entrust it to my husband who is recuperating at home with a fever of 40 degrees ...

Women look back on the situation at that time.



Woman


"At that time, it was really hard to talk to people, and it was full. To be honest, it is impossible to find a depository on my own while my head is trying to get stuck with the heat of 40 degrees. In the



end, the child had no choice but to entrust it to her husband, who was undergoing medical treatment at home.



I asked my husband, who is still struggling, to "separate meals. Keep as much distance as possible when taking a bath."



Then, when he saw the child playing cheerfully, he went to the hospital with the thought of asking God, "I'm just negative about this child ... Please stay healthy."

And children ...

A woman who was taken to the intensive care unit immediately after being hospitalized.



The symptoms gradually subsided after receiving high-concentration oxygen administration and intravenous drip.

When I returned to the hospital room and was receiving medical treatment, my husband called me.



The news was that my child had a fever.



The test was confirmed to be positive.



Woman


"I was shocked that I was infected. I called my house every hour to check the condition of my child. The fever went up and down so much that I couldn't help it. I could only hope that my symptoms wouldn't get worse and survive. ”



If only the child is negative, the woman finds it difficult to protect her from infection while staying in the same house.



Woman:


"Small children hug me, and I often say,'Look at this,' I can't eat or take a bath alone. If I continue to say,'Don't come here!' So my dad and mom got sick. ”That was the hardest part. Maybe I was worried while I was in the hospital, and I heard that I came to sleep by my husband at night. I thought it would be very difficult in reality to stay in the same house and not infect small children. "

I want to reduce the number of parents who have the same feelings as me

After that, the husband and child recovered without becoming seriously ill.



The three family members are gradually returning to their daily lives, but even one month after being discharged from the hospital, the woman is still suffering from symptoms that were not present before the infection.



There is a "ring" around the head, which causes pain that tightens tightly, and in severe cases, vomiting.



If you keep standing and sitting for a long time, you will feel suffocated and dizzy.



Even if I was in such a difficult condition, I responded to the interview this time because I want to have a system to support parents who do not have a place to leave their children, and I want to reduce the number of people who are as worried as I am. bottom.



Woman


"The health center is so tight that I can't ask for all the follow-ups and I don't blame you. Just knowing where to take care of your child and the point of contact in case of trouble I think the sense of security will be completely different. Some parents may hesitate to be hospitalized even though their symptoms are severe because they have no place to leave their children and cannot leave them at home. If so, I would be very scared and sad. "



(Interviewed by Atsumi Fujishima, Reporter, Social Affairs Department)