Covid - 19

 Covid - 19 has been around for years now. What once kept the world on lockdown has now made its way into our everyday lives as a type of seasonal flu.  I don't want to say I took pride in the fact that I never tested positive but it was a mystery to me.  How could I be around family members, friends, and co-workers all of whom were positive and I never tested positive. It was like a badge of honor in some ways, until Thursday, October 5, 2023.  I was at work and I started getting a headache.  My first thought was, have you been drinking your water?  I started getting that burning behind my eyes and then thought it was this crazy weather, 64 one day, 80 the next.  I got home from work took an Advil and laid down for a bit.  I fell asleep and woke up in a dripping sweat. I had a low-grade fever.  I was thinking, ugh, I have the flu. Friday morning I woke up, I still had a fever, horrible body aches, headache, no taste and I was starting to become congested.  I decided to take a Covid test but in the back of my mind, I was thinking nope, flu.  That test instantly turned positive, no second guessing with this one.  

It has been 10 days since my first symptoms and I still feel tired. I am still congested and I have no taste.  I miss my coffee so much!  I have been vaccinated and boosted once. I have decided to hold off on any further shots for now.  This is what I know, COVID is real, people have lost their lives, and people are dealing with long-term COVID-19.  How you decide to manage your health is your business and you have to make the best decision for you.  I am immunocompromised due to the RA and the Enbrel shot I take every week for the disease.  I have not taken the shot since I have had COVID-19 as it would make it 100 times harder to fight these symptoms. 

I know more people who have had Covid than those who have not.  We are all in this together.  I pray that you continue to stay healthy and if you do get this crazy virus that sucks your tastebuds dry of the very thing you love the most, I hope it is short-lived.  I want my coffee back!

Be Bold!  Do what works for you and stay healthy. When your body says rest, rest! That is also a huge takeaway I got from this past week.  Take care of yourself!