I thought my coughing and sore throat, bad as it is/was, would be the end of it.
I can't quite explain what happened to me when I went to bed last night, it was like some bizarre out-of-body-experience.
I was asleep for about an hour when I jumped awake with a horrible metallic taste in my mouth?
I couldn't believe it, soaked head-to-toe in ice-cold sweat, like I'd been for a cold shower in my T-shirt.
I'd no temperature, didn't feel hot, whatsoever, but spent the rest of the night with the shivers.
I'm in front of my desk today, never really have sick days, but there is little snap in my legs.
I consider myself pretty fit, but it just goes to show how it can grab a hold quickly even after four days in.
I'm even more fully appreciative now how easy it is to kill older people or those who have underlying health conditions.
My wife is still tired but my 13-year-old boy is pretty much back on form after nine days in for their own positive results.
We are all out of a 16-day isolation on New Year's Eve. There is hopefully some symbolism I want to take from that...
Stay safe my fellow Blue Mooners. I've made more friends on this board during the last ten months, than I have in ten years in my 'normal' day-to-day life.
They say you find out who your true friends are when the chips are down, I've since discovered all these people I've worked alongside down the years are only there if you can remain useful to them.
Have a wonderful Christmas, best you can, knowing I will see many of you for the first time in hopefully a brighter 2021.
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