Marlene continues to have no fever so I think the flu component of her illness is gone. But her leg continues to be swollen and painful.
We had breakfast together in the buffet, then disembarked. We waited for the parking lot shuttle and had no real expectation that it would arrive, so we weren’t disappointed when it didn’t appear after waiting 50 minutes. But we were very annoyed. We took a taxi to the parking ramp and I expressed my displeasure at the service – or lack thereof – to the staff there. I also told the people waiting for the shuttle to be prepared to get a taxi because the people in charge there were a bunch of liars.
On our way to pick up Becky we made two stops: at Walmart to get some Christmas sweaters that she had seen people wear on the ship (they had none) and at an urgent care facility to have a medical professional take a look at her swollen leg. Marlene received a tetanus shot and a prescription for an antibiotic on the presumption that it was a bacterial infection. But she was advised to have her doctor look at it again on Monday.
Becky was overjoyed to see us and couldn’t wait to get into the car. The trip home was uneventful except for a stop at Goodwill, to sate Marlene’s need to shop after a week in bed. She bought nothing.
We picked up her antibiotic and she took her first dose. Then, even though it was only 9pm, we fell asleep while watching television.
It was a stressful week.