From left, Darrien Snow, Teague Rutherford, Roberta Bettelyoun and Wesley Bettelyoun stand on the patio door of thier dwelling close to Billings on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The household is quarantined after one member examined postitive for COVID-19.
Teague Rutherford is doing it proper.
He’s occurring day 9 of quarantine, holed up in his mother’s dwelling exterior of Shepherd, together with one sick brother and 5 different members of the family.
“Even video video games are getting boring,” Rutherford joked.
Rutherford’s brother has examined constructive for COVID-19. Rutherford’s stepdad was examined, too, after he got here down with a fever, however the outcomes had been unfavourable.
Nobody else in the home has proven signs, however all of them know they might nonetheless carry the virus.
So, they’re using it out.
Family and friends have been dropping off meals. Rutherford is making his means by way of “Land of Nakoda: The Story of the Assiniboine Indians,” a guide on his tribe. His mother and stepdad have lastly sat down to observe “Sport of Thrones.”
In the meantime, Rutherford’s brother has been in his bed room for 11 days, as of Thursday. Other than the occasional journey to the yard to sit down within the solar, he is been confined to the basement room, which has a rest room however no home windows.
For meals, the household units a plate of meals exterior his bed room door, knocks and walks away. Later, they acquire an empty plate. Communication occurs by way of textual content or cellphone name, or typically by way of the closed bed room door.