yasmin v ♿<p>My Covid story:</p><p>Actually, my second infection story:</p><p>When I went home over the Christmas break, I was really looking forward to getting a lot of rest and maybe doing some work because when you are a small business owner, you really don’t get vacations anymore.</p><p>So there I am, enjoying my time with my parents, when I start feeling a little weird on Christmas Eve. Weird as in my throat was itching and I was 100% convinced I had allergies. That, and my asthma was kicking in which led me to having to take the dreaded albuterol. I mean it always happens to me when I travel from a humid climate to a very dry climate. I get the headache from hell and sniffles. Maybe a few asthmatic symptoms. Except I was wrong.</p><p>On Christmas Day, I lost my voice and felt sicker. My chest felt like it was being crushed under a brick and I was coughing nonstop. On Tuesday I had pretty much figured out that my little sickness had turned into a sinus infection, needing antibiotics. So, I called my father, who was getting ready to retire two days later and he contacted some fellow doctors to get me some drugs. He called my mom and asked her to run a Covid test.</p><p>Guess who was positive? Yep, that was me along with aggravated asthma symptoms and a sinus infection. Seriously, the little pink line showed up before the blue line!</p><p>Now, I’ve had pretty much every vaccination except the most recent one, because I’ve haven’t had time. I don’t even have my flu shot for the same reason. And the reality is, in the last year I have come in contact maybe four or five times with people who had Covid and never got sick. That, and I pretty much don’t go out so my first time actually being in a public, crowded area was the day I left to go to my parent’s house.</p><p>So, of course, I was surprised that I came out positive and had more concerning symptoms as a result. Even stranger, my mom started getting sick on Christmas Day. Which means that more than likely we caught it at the same time. The only difference is that she has had all her vaccinations and she also recuperated much quicker than me. The day after I left, my dad had a positive test and he is also fully vaccinated.</p><p>I got really, really sick. My asthma and scoliosis makes this virus even more dangerous to me, and now that I’ve been home, I’m still not out of the woods. Any respiratory disease that I get always ends up, turning into bronchitis, and sure enough, yesterday I started having difficult breathing again, but I had already contacted my doctor and was able to start yesterday and it’s working. But not everyone is as lucky as me and not everyone has two parents that are doctors. Hell, even with family members in the field. I still have difficulty getting what I need.</p><p>And this was me. I hate to think what other people have to go through in order to get the care that they deserve, I hate how inconsiderate people can be when we are still in a pandemic, and the vast and the population is more focused on their selfish needs focusing a bit on the needs of the most vulnerable.</p><p>Look, I hate masks. I avoid them whenever I can because Feel like I’m suffocating. But just because I hate them doesn’t mean I’m going to be less vigilant. I always steer clear of people and I make sure that anyone who comes to my office does wear a mask when they are in close proximity to me, I tell them it’s more for their protection than my own. And it’s my office, so I can make the rules.</p><p>I am not gonna demand that someone wear a mask outside of my places, but I would certainly hope that if they are sick that they take the necessary measures not to expose anyone else. But the reality is, that doesn’t happen.</p><p>The reality is that when you look at the death toll, it is the elderly, the disabled, children, and minorities who suffer the most. And that’s a shame, because our lives matter just as much, then the perceived social norms.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>covid19</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/vulnerable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vulnerable</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SocialDistancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialDistancing</span></a></p>