I started hearing this phrase “the pandemic thaw” a few weeks back, and its slowly invaded my daily thoughts. The Covid-19 pandemic is certainly not over and yet we are no longer in the thick of it. Most of us are beginning to add in various “normal” activities that were put on pause for a full year.
Read More…I was happy to keep to myself and one afternoon after putting some oil to warm in a pan on the stove (to fry taquitos), I retreated to my room until it heated. I forgot about the oil on the stove until it was too late. The kitchen was suddenly ablaze in a grease fire. Everything happened so quick, including that the fire department arrived in record speed and put out the flames. Thanks to cinder block walls there was no real damage.
Read MoreI received my Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday, March 21st. I had become eligible for the vaccine based on D.C. guidelines (due to my asthma) in late February. It took a few weeks to get an appointment due to the continued high demand and low supply. Getting the email that it was my time to schedule the vaccine appointment felt like winning the lottery and I was even more excited to snag a Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is one dose and based on what I’ve read and learned the efficacy level of over 70% (and much higher for warding off a serious case of Covid-19) was the ticket for me. I received my shot about 11am on Sunday and besides some soreness at the shot location, I was doing fine throughout the day. I started feeling tired and achy and had a headache beginning about 7pm that evening. An hour later, after putting Luna to bed, I could feel side effects worsening and I took some Tylenol and crawled into bed. I had a very restless night of no sleep and was feverish with alternating colds and sweats and ever-increasing headache. By noon Monday my fever had faded and by the time I went to sleep Monday night I was feeling back to normal, though with lingering tiredness from the sleepless night before. It was a rough 24 hours, but well worth it.
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