Reduced

Last week I followed in my husband’s footsteps and came down with Covid. I thought it was a sinus infection or the flu since my first two tests read negative. Spent two days in bed and this past Friday had a surge of energy, but my test said Positive. Today, Sunday, my test says Positive.

The 2 days of almost no energy were the worst…worse than the cough and congestion. But, the good part is that I have been forced to rest, relax, and get out of my usual busy-ness. Here is a visual representation of how I felt on the worst days:

I was weakened, devitalized, reduced…lacking vigor, vim, verve, fire, starch…I had lost my snap, my bang, my punch, my git up and go, my ginger, kick, zip, zing, zizz…

I am sorry that I had to miss a couple of lunches and a party. A family member was set to spend two nights with us and that had to be canceled.

I am thankful that I am recovering bit by bit and thankful for all of you checking in on me and for my husband who is doing his best to social distance while still waiting on me a bit. And I am thankful for my handy copy of Roget’s International Thesaurus (third edition) for some of the words I used to describe the condition my condition was in.

I am also thankful that the squirrel was not dead or paralyzed, which is what I thought when I first saw it outside my kitchen window. That first glance told me it was dead…had somehow ended up there and slowly died in that position. I went outside to get a better look and a photo and low and behold, an eye opened and then closed again. I thought “Oh No! It is paralyzed!” seeing the back legs hanging and not moving. So, I went inside and got a cardboard box and my “grabber” (device for picking up things from 3 feet away). I was already planning on taking it to the local Wildlife Rescue place. As I approached, the squirrel moved it’s head and I backed up and went back in the house and watched as it scampered up a tree seemingly uninjured.

Take care out there my friends!

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Born and raised in Central Texas. Spending time outside brings me joy and I love to share my observations. I also belong to two writing groups and enjoy researching my ancestors. I find people interesting, but Nature keeps me sane.

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  2. Hi Trish,

    Yes, I consider myself fully vaxed except for getting the new shot this fall and a flu shot soon…

    The squirrel was just chilling out…it was a very hot morning…it just was in such an unusual position…I even thought maybe it was pregnant and trying to induce labor! Usually I just see them flattened out on a branch or on the ground.

    Glad you enjoyed the humor!

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  3. And I am grateful that for all you lost your zip, zing, and zizz, you most certainly did not lose your sense of humor (nor your ability to capture a great moment on camera)

    Scary though to learn that Covid is still a possibility even when fully vaxxed … here’s hoping you and your husband are soon fully well and suffer no longterm effects

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  5. So sorry to hear about your bout of Covid. It seems to be resurgence though our doctor says to put off getting our (now yearly it seems) vaccinations as they don’t have a match for the new variant.

    I had a two week bout of Covid illness in January and it sounds like you had the same unhappy experience. It really hit hard. I hope you feel much better soon. Hugs, Sarah

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