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I am still down and out from COVID, which hit me a little over two weeks ago. It's a known trigger for my chronic illness, an immune disorder called ME/CFS, so I knew I was in for a long haul. Last time I got COVID, in January 2022 from my father-in-law's nursing home, I was extremely sick for a month, and it took me six months to recover back to my "normal" baseline. I was able to get Paxlovid this time, so I am hoping that will shorten my recovery time, but we'll see. So far, about 16 days in, my sore throat is gone, I still have lots of mucus (never really got congested, just lots of extra mucus in sinuses and chest - sorry for the TMI!). My biggest issue is still--and likely will be for awhile--a complete lack of energy and very little stamina. I am now able to sit up for short periods of time during the day, I managed a few short, very slow walks around the cul-de-sac in front of our house, and I can spend a little more time on my laptop. But I am still living life from my "nest" on the couch!
Last week did include a few high points. I turned 59 on Tuesday, and I enjoyed a nice, low-key celebration with my husband and son. We had a delicious dinner together (I even sat at the table!), they showered me with gifts (including a Little Free Library!!), and I enjoyed their company.
Celebrating my birthday |
My husband's going to build me a Little Free Library! |
Books for my birthday, too! |
We had beautiful weather this weekend, with rare low humidity and temperatures "only" in the mid-80's, so my husband drove me to a local state park where we sat by the river and read our books for an hour. It was lovely there and so nice to get out of the house and spend time outdoors. This was my consolation for having to cancel our two-week camping vacation to Michigan's Upper Peninsula (we were supposed to leave this weekend). I hope to re-plan that trip for next summer.
Beautiful summer day by the river |
Reading in the park |
Enjoying Big Book Summer by the Water |
Sunday evening, we enjoyed the birthday gift my son gave to me: a fun night in! He picked up takeout from a wonderful local restaurant, and we played a new trivia game he gave me for Mother's Day--from the couches and recliners! I love to play games and rarely have the opportunity, so it was a lot of fun. He actually beat both my husband and I in the first game, but I managed to win the second game (one of my answers was Shaggy's (from Scooby Doo) "real name"! ha ha).
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I got back on Booktube last week!
Friday Reads 7-26-24 - my brief weekly update of what I am reading and listening to
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I finally had a chance to ask our older son, 29, last night, and he said he's still reading book 2 of the Licanius Trilogy by James Islington, An Echo of Things to Come
since he started a new job last month and hasn't had any reading time! He's loving his new job
so far.
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