Yes, you read it right. A few months ago, I tested positive for Covid-19 and I want to share with everyone the experience and how it changed my views on life.
Still cannot forget that day, August 9, 2021. It was a Monday morning. I woke up feverish, with no sign of fever yet. But later that day, I felt a little off but shove it away thinking it's probably just because of the weather. I took medicine for a fever and sleep for my work the following day but I called in sick and told my manager I was not feeling well. Our company allows me to be rested for 3 days. Isolated in my room, our office clinic called me to get a Covid swab test.
After a few calls, I finally got a schedule for a swab test. I already had a feeling of what would be the result because my fever was not going down.
August 14, 2021. I got an email with my swab result and came POSITIVE. I stared at my monitor for a good 2-3 minutes, reading every word to make sure I was reading it right.
I followed protocol by calling our local front liner and came that night. They did their process and cordoned off in my room. Since I am living alone here, they allow me to stay home isolated. They left me with numbers to call whenever I needed anything and most especially if my condition worsened.
That night seeing that yellow ribbon in my door, I felt alone. That was when everything sunk in. I cried so much with my dog was going crazy because she hates it when I cry. I could not believe it had happened to me.
Thankfully, my fiancée was always on Skype checking on me. My family at home in Mindanao was so worried that I needed to answer my phone right away or else they would think something would happen.
I received so many messages from my friends. They kept on checking if I was okay. It felt so much better talking to them and receiving a lot of prayers for me to get better.
I got all the symptoms from a mild covid-positive patient. I lost my taste, smell, full-body malaise and cough.
This experience made me realize how unknown tomorrow is. You will never know what will happen in the next minute. I am beginning to value my life more and be more focused on my health. I got this line from a series I got to watch, “The best gift you can give to your children is to be healthy”. This line made so much sense as I am a mother and I want to be with my daughter for every milestone she will have.
I am still lucky to only have mild symptoms. I could not even imagine the people who would have suffered more in this pandemic. We are now seeing a little light from this tunnel. Hopefully, everything will be okay and normal soon.
Thank you so much for spending time in reading this blog. Stay safe always. Love😘
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