CORONAVIRUS - Last Day of Self Isolation

Having to stay at the garden gate, while my Aunt stood on the doorstep and I  waved from the upstairs window was the amount of contact we had today, on my little Cousin Lennon's Birthday. Family and friends can only be seen from a distance if at all and everyone has to continue practising social distancing, remaining at least two metres apart at all times. I haven't seen anyone in my family, apart from my Aunt for about four weeks now, so it was wonderful seeing Lennon, Cerisa and baby Rosie, even if it was from afar. This really does reinforce the stark reality of life at the moment and the unusual times we are living in. Cousin Emmy, whose Birthday it was yesterday, also came over briefly, to drop some much-needed supplies off outside, before quickly leaving again. This may well be my last day in quarantine, after acquiring COVID-19 symptoms, but my Aunt will still be in isolation for another seven days yet!

More than anything, I am just feeling tired. I have been feeling under the weather since 23rd March, when I lost my sense of taste and smell and although my other symptoms came on later, I haven't been able to function properly for a long time. At least I have been able to use these last seven days as a stepping stone to getting well. I do feel shattered, but I have been relatively lucky so far. This may not be the end of Coronavirus for me or people in my position. Until adequate tests are employed by the health service, we all just have to keep guessing whether we have COVID-19 or not.

I did read in a national newspaper a few days ago, that up to fifty percent of the UK population could be infected with Coronavirus already, but many people just don't know it yet or are quite possibly asymptomatic and won't have any symptoms at all.  The Government really does need to up their game in the testing stakes, or else Britain will be at a virtual standstill for months to come. It really isn't my job to criticise the response of our Government, because as a nation we haven't been here before. As a layman looking in, even I can compare our reactions to this novel virus to that of Germany, where deaths are far fewer. At the moment all of us have to fight to get through these dark days and it will be many years before we really know the conclusions in our battle against COVID-19; so for now we have to support those in charge and continue doing the right thing.

On my seventh day of self-isolation, I am feeling alright, not perfect, but much better than I have been. I understand that the next seven days can also be crucial in the way my body reacts to this virus and I can only pray I will be fine. I don't seem to be suffering any more, but then I have no idea what is going on deep down, so like everyone else, I just have to keep hoping for the best outcome possible. Tomorrow is another day, and I will finally be able to go outside, for the first time in over a week. This should be the beginning of a return to normal life and my desire to move forwards positively, mindful that this may only be the beginning of the end!

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