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Day 1 of self-quarantine: Morning temperatures. Mom: 98.3. Me: 97.9. A fever is one indication of coronavirus, although a person can have the virus without a fever. I take mine and mom's temperatures at least once per day. Mom puts on a show like I'm annoying her but there's a twinkle in her beautiful blue eyes that tells her truth.  A lot of people I know are employing this simple technique to try and get ahead of the virus. While coronavirus remains very much a mystery as to how it attacks, when and whom it infects, and how it shows itself (if at all), taking our temperatures daily is something easy to do and, at least for me, makes me feel proactive. Knowing that mom and I don't have temperatures makes me feel a little bit less helpless and eases the burdens of the day.  Day 4: Mom: 98.2. Me: 98.1. My friend called to say a co-worker has the virus. Take your temperature, I barked. I don't have a thermometer, she said and explained she had tried to get one from a store,......

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