IT GOT ME

 

Feeling fine, just a sore throat coming on. Wednesday afternoon. Day off on Thursday, woke up feeling strange. Lightheaded. Tipsy, perhaps. Still met up with a friend for coffee. Got home, showered, had a bit then hit the sack. Woke up at 1am and couldn´t fall back asleep. Alarm went off. Sent a message and lesson plan. Not fit to go into work. Needed to sleep. No voice whatsoever.

Next day, still no voice; head pounding as if a whole percussion band was rehearsing in my head; runny nose; congested sinus. No fever. No intestinal issues. Took a covid test. POSITIVE. Two dark lines. Since 2020, never had there been two lines. This was the first time I had caught it, better yet, it caught me.

Back to wearing a mask. Isolation. Incase of fever or lack of breath – ER. Drink lots of water.

How could this have happened? Felt like a complete failure. First semester dengue and now, second semester COVID. Until now I had managed to avoid getting it or it getting me.

These days people think that covid it something of the past. Therefore, they do not get tested any longer and think it is just a simple cold. It is still out there and it will be part of our list of diseases we need to watch out for.

OH BROTHER!!!!

Written: August 30, 2024

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