Slight Pause
As my body arrived upon day 5 of my COVID experience, the vital signs of temperature and oxygen saturation were back to my healthy normal. I executed the majority of my routine of core strength poses and stretches, dressed for the day, and enjoyed a full breakfast that Cyndie had prepared.
I was ready to go, except for one significant thing. I had no “get up and go.”
It wasn’t that I lacked confidence I could step out and fill another day with chores. It was that I lacked any impulse to do, well, anything.
I felt zero motivation—a complete absence of momentum.
In that case, returning to recline on my bed seemed like an appropriate response. The intangible aspects of a COVID-19 infection are worthy of our respect. I’ll give the prescription medication another day to do its thing.
I allowed my body at rest to remain at rest for the majority of a beautiful day.
As the afternoon faded into the dinner hour, I noticed the summery sounds of our surroundings serenading on an intoxicating breeze beyond the screen door.
Despite a minor PTSD flashback of an unsettling encounter evicting a rather large eastern fox snake wrapped around the entry of one side of the shop garage door the day before, I stepped out onto the deck to inhale the fresh air.
I had considered not writing about my having been infected with COVID-19 but I wasn’t sure where that inclination was coming from. I shamelessly share almost everything else about myself.
Having done so, I now appreciate the messages of support and well-wishes I’ve received. Thank you, both of you.
Just teasing. It’s been more than two. Getting better takes time. Feeling better is a process related to getting better. Support from others is a good prescription for feeling better.
I am definitely feeling better. Yesterday will be registered as a slight pause in the return to regular physical duties.
There are so many others who have experienced far more severe illnesses than me as a result of this virus (or lost their lives to it), it occurs to me that maybe I didn’t feel the descriptions of my experience deserved the column space. I’ve also heard plenty of tales about folks who tested positive but didn’t even know they had it.
One thing for certain, I’ve lost the bragging right of never having Covid. I’m booted from the club that thinks they have some magic natural immunity. For now, I am still able to boast of only having it one time.
I will frame this as having been just a slight pause in my otherwise surprisingly good ongoing health.
“Full speed ahead, immune system!”
“Aye aye, Captain. All systems go!”
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Wow, John. Sending beautiful white healing light! I know how immobilizing that bugger can be. It sounds like you’ve weathered the worst of it, and sure hope you continue to heal. Just know that this virus really is unlike any other, and it can take a nasty turn even after you think it’s long gone. Be gentle with yourself ❤
lorriebowden
May 22, 2024 at 10:21 am
Thank you, Lorrie! I will bask in the healing light because I know the power in that. I’m doing a pretty good job of being gentle with myself, if I dare say. Practice makes for improvement along those lines.
johnwhays
May 22, 2024 at 12:50 pm
I hear you, John. I’m working on this very thing every day!! All good things!
lorriebowden
May 22, 2024 at 5:05 pm
Interesting here in Europe no one talks of Covid anymore – just another type of ‘flu. The thinking is that the original form has long since got ‘watered’ down,.. or adapted – more contagious but much less harmful. Hence, I can only hope you are overreacting:-) Whatever else what you are reporting doesn’t make sense unless a new man-made variant of ‘Covid’ had been released again… (no proof of this, especially as I read some clandestine labs there have been shut down and destroyed without investigating what they contained.) (in other news, there are some theories that the Covid vaccinations have also killed some cancer fighting cells, which may/might account for the increase in cancer… something that Victoria is trying to resist.)
Anonymous
May 21, 2024 at 8:10 am
Not sure where my experience appears as an overreaction, but I’m fine calling this a flu just like any other. I’m not inclined to adhere to some theories vaccines kill cancer fighting cells. I align with our medical community that our vaccinations are why Covid infections are now less fatal and more flu-like in severity.
I can’t argue with how quickly my symptoms abated upon taking an antiviral medication. Just one day left of a 5-day regimen and I can get back to letting my natural system processes find their usual norm. The longer I seclude myself on our property, the more consequences I risk when venture out into large crowds. Makes sense to just wear a mask on principle. Also feels that much more rewarding breathing free the air of our forest in great gulps at a time.
johnwhays
May 21, 2024 at 11:59 am
Some say, that masks have also been part of the problem, restricting ‘healthy’ breathing… anyway, each of us unto his own… if we are still allowed to be:-) Whatever else I hardly leave this area either, where I feel well and healthy. Still running up and down mountains, where the air carries you along!!! Great love to you and yours as ever!
Anonymous
May 22, 2024 at 7:17 am
Thank you, Ian!
johnwhays
May 22, 2024 at 8:16 am