Dear reader, I can’t seem to catch a break. You know that saying that either you find the time to rest, or your body will make the time to rest? I appear to have been subject to that maxim. Two Saturdays ago I attended the most delightful small dinner party. I was there for several hours, only a few people, in a private home, everyone was vaxxed and boosted. The food and wine were delicious, the conversation delightful, and I got to practice my college-level French on a native French speaker. I went into the office on Tuesday, and found out Tuesday night one of the dinner party attendees had tested positive for COVID. My home tests came back negative. I took a PCR test on Wednesday, just to be sure. That whole week I had been up earlier than normal to accommodate some work being done on our chimney, which although the extremely friendly workers were careful, meant that our house had slightly more dust than usual. So I thought the sore throat I had on Thursday was because of that. Reader, I was wrong. After five negative antigen tests and a negative PCR test, my husband and I got one more PCR test the day before we were due to attend a wedding. Mine came back positive, and my sore throat turned into the worst case of post-nasal drip I have ever had (needless to say, we skipped the wedding). I went in on Sunday (yesterday) for monoclonal antibodies (painless and no negative reaction) and for help with my swollen tonsils and sore throat, which by then meant I was in constant pain. At one point I sneezed and started crying. As the medical professional noted, it was like acid being poured down the back of my throat.
Apr 12, 2022·edited Apr 12, 2022Liked by Sarah Wassberg Johnson
This is a wonderfully written and engaging piece, but I am so sorry you had such an awful time with Covid! Please keep listening to your body and rest lots more. And enjoy the Mac and Cheese!
I really enjoyed this... sitting in bed with I think Covid (all my lateral flows are coming back negative too!) and lamenting I ate the last of the pre-sickness Matzo Ball Soup yesterday. Hope you’re feeling even better now!
Love what you do, however almost impossible to not be annoyed that you don’t blow your nose before speaking. Listen to yourself on ‘Foods That Made…’ or take a sinus medication. Your intellect is undermined by sounding like a whiny 10 year old
This is a wonderfully written and engaging piece, but I am so sorry you had such an awful time with Covid! Please keep listening to your body and rest lots more. And enjoy the Mac and Cheese!
I really enjoyed this... sitting in bed with I think Covid (all my lateral flows are coming back negative too!) and lamenting I ate the last of the pre-sickness Matzo Ball Soup yesterday. Hope you’re feeling even better now!
Comfort food 24/7!!!
Auiughhh, I'm so sorry. Keep recuperating, don't overdo the cooking, and here's to restorative grub!
Love what you do, however almost impossible to not be annoyed that you don’t blow your nose before speaking. Listen to yourself on ‘Foods That Made…’ or take a sinus medication. Your intellect is undermined by sounding like a whiny 10 year old