To Tell or Not To Tell – The Covid Dilemma
It would seem that my year started off with a bang! Just not the kind I’d hoped for (insert rolling eyes). Other than the people I had seen prior to my positive test and onset of symptoms, I wasn’t sure whether or not I should say anything to anyone else. It seems a bit taboo like you should be ashamed of having Covid, like perhaps you did something you shouldn’t have, or if you had done more it could have been prevented.
You know what? Who cares. I’ve got it and I can’t change that. There’s nobody to blame because that’s the whole chicken and egg debate all over again and I’m not even going near conspiracies. I feel like I did my best and now it’s time to move on. The thing is, there’s only so much one can do when confined to their bedroom for a week, other than dealing with my symptoms and the extensive cleaning routine I need to do when I have to use the bathroom. Wow!
I’ve been lucky to be honest and not incurred any severe symptoms. Mine have been stuffy nose, sneezing, hoarse cough and an unhappy tummy. And now, on day 6, it’s mostly just the tummy and some tiredness. I’m just not sure if the last is a symptom of my illness or just due to abject boredom. I suppose in the end it doesn’t make a difference because napping is one of those things I can do and do well.
I decided the day I became a prisoner, umm I mean, one with the bedroom, that there was no point in being miserable about it and started to figure out what I could accomplish in my confinement. So, the obvious would be to tidy up my space. This past summer, the discovery of all the Indigenous children, in mass graves, on the sites of Residential Schools compelled me to take the University of Alberta’s free course on Indigenous Studies so, I’ve done some catching up with that. I’ve been listening to an audiobook called Atomic Habits by James Clear which once done, I will have to listen to again due to that napping I’m doing so well. I also bought the AncestryDNA package with money from Christmas so I’ve been doing some research while waiting for the DNA testing kit to come back. I’ve done some crocheting, and of course, lots of tv watching and playing games on the iPad.
Follow up…. On day 7, I took another rapid antigen test for work even though, here in Ontario, I still have to isolate for 10 days due to the nature of my job. It was positive again. I was crushed! What did this mean? I told a handful of friends and they all came back with research that this wasn’t unusual since my body is making antigens to fight off this infection. Big sigh of relief! These days, the information is changing faster than you can keep up with and one group is saying this and the other saying that. Whatever lessons this pandemic has taught us, patience is at the top of the list.
Well, I guess everyone knows now. If you happen to be one, with your bedroom or home, make the best of it. Make it your latest adventure. See you on the flip side!
Lots of love,
Julie
