The Lesson of COVID
Sitting on the front porch of the cabin this morning, on the day after Christmas. Things have changed for me post-COVID. I was shocked to learn I was positive a few weeks ago. How? When? Who? I had no idea. I had been very careful as I always had been, but somehow it found me. I quarantined in my bedroom alone while Jason selflessly took care of the girls solo. We would FaceTime, but it wasn’t the same. My family and his family called and texted us daily to make sure we were okay. For me, it was horrible. I would lie in bed trying to coach myself just to get up. I didn’t have the strength but I knew I needed to walk and follow the directions of my doctor. I followed instructions to a tee: gargle several times a day with listerine and use a nasal spray as that is where it populates. Drink water. Take zinc and vitamin D (I had been already.) Take Quercetin. (Never heard of it.) Take a daily aspirin to prevent blood clots. Sleep on your side or stomach so it won’t go into your ...