LIVING LIFE

I just lost my coveted position as a person who has remained COVID-free for the past four years.  If you find some grammatical errors or syntax that resembles a fourth-grader’s writing skills in this post, please accept these issues as a result of brain fog. I am not sure if that is a real thing, but I am going with it for now. 

My first reaction to seeing the bright red line on the cute little Binax kit was disbelief. I had remained healthy after attending so many events, without even a cold. After four years of dodging this disease, it finally got me – so much for being a medical Wonder Woman. Luckily, I was able to get a prescription for Paxlovid quickly, in hopes of short-circuiting the multitude of side effects reported on the internet and television.

Here is what I have learned from my experience with COVID so far:

1. Every time a symptom disappears, a new one takes its place.
2. By the time you hit day six, you are no longer singing the song “Tomorrow” from Annie. 
3. If you are still singing it in your head, you have now added many four-letter words to the chorus.
4. You vow to avoid large groups of people without wearing a hazmat suit.
5. Your dog who usually races you up the stairs is now following you because it is not rewarding to outrun someone who is moving at a snail’s pace.

As my dad used to say, another day in paradise.