At the moment, my eyes feel a little hot and tired, I occasionally cough and I have a sniffle. Last night I had an upset stomach and the suspicion of a temperature. In my mind I have the symptoms of a very mild cold. The main problem is that I am feeling very tired, and that isn’t really a notable problem as I often feel tired.
Nothing I have is unusual, and, if anything, I am feeling better than I did a couple of days ago. IT could be a cold or it could be “being under the weather” as we used to say. Nothing registered with me to tell me I was ill. Julia was much the same. Her symptoms are a little worse than mine, though she has had no stomach problems. She has had headaches for several days though. I was duly sympathetic, but didn’t really think much about COVID until last night.
After a day where I made her do nothing (which isn’t easy), relax (ditto) and keep warm, she showed no improvement.
That was when it clicked. COVID! So she did a test. Positive. Then she did another one to check, and it occurred to me after our last COVID infection, that I’d better test too. Both positive. As I say, I don’t really feel ill, though I did feel very tired last night.
Watch out people – this new one creeps up on you!
I rang the shop last night and we arranged for me to stay away for five days. Julia rang her manager last night, who didn’t answer, so rang again this morning. It seems three clients, including one Julia has been in close contact with, have all reported being positive. Of course, having learning difficulties, they don’t always notice, and even when they do they have been known to turn up and tell staff they are positive. Sometimes the staff at residential homes actually send them when they are positive because they don’t want them hanging round during the day.
I’m so glad we are retiring next year.
Fortunately we have cake. Julia bought some earlier in the week, excusing herself with the words “You never know when you might need some.”
Clementine Drizzle cake with pistachio topping
How very prescient to have emergency cake supplies to hand.
To be fair, Julia is very careful about us having sufficient supplies of therapeutic comestibles.
I am sorry you and Julia are ill with Covid, Simon. Rest up and eat well. Lots of nourishing soup!
Yes, it’s soup again tonight.
That has put paid to your diet. Keep it up
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That cake looks like a sweet consolation. Glad to read this case of COVID isn’t too bad. Rest and eat plenty of cake.
🙂 Thank you Laurie. That’s my sort of medical advice . . .
Hoping you’re on the mend
Thanks you. I’m not even really ill, to be honest, Julia is a worse than me. But the test says I’m positive and I don’t want to infect either of my coworkers, who both have elderly mothers they visit every week. 🙂
Thanks for the warning. Shame I haven’t got any drizzle cake.
I think you can use other sorts. We currently have coffee and walnut,, which we will be taking with tea later this afternoon.
Sorry to hear so many are suffering from the new Covid strain. Do take care you two!!
Thank you. We are taking it easy and feeling slightly fraudulent as we aren’t seriously ill. However, we have to stay at home to avoid spreading it.
Of course, understood.
Another symptom has s tarted now – I have lost my appetite. This unusual. Julia, after a day doing little (also unusual) did a watercolour and had to go to be, tired by the effort. These are really strange times, but it’s nice to have people to talk to on the internet. I hope you are keeping well.
So far, I can’t complain despite a number of issues. Thanks.
Good. I have a theory that WP is good for health. You seem to fit my theory. 🙂
Exactly!
🙂