Christmas comes but once a year. And for the Corcorans, so too does Covid, or at least that’s how it seems.
And they travel together.
For the past three Christmas holiday seasons, we have endured Covid. The first time was the worst. In 2021, just weeks after being vaccinated, we got hit with it. It was like a bad case of the flu – fever, aches, chest congestion, runny nose, sore throat…the works.
In 2022, it wasn’t as severe. We also had two vaccinations under our belt by that time.
And this time around, for me, it was like a bad cold. In fact, it was so much like a cold that I tested just out of caution for the other Chatham Voice staffers, as I prepared to come to the office Dec. 27. But two little red bars on the tester told me to stay home.
I coughed a lot and went through a surprising amount of tissues as I honked on my nose on a regular basis.
But that was the worst of it.
Well, I did lose my sense of smell and taste for a couple of days, which included New Year’s Eve.
Here we were, three Corcorans, huddled up in the house together, doing very little other than playing games together. My daughter, Brenna, put on a nice snack spread for the evening, but I didn’t really taste the garlic bread or the meatballs, or the really thick and garlic-infused tomato soup the day prior.
I believe I only periodically had a fever, and a light one at most.
However, as not bad as it was, I am sick of catching this darned virus each year. It’s not like we are inviting the bug into our home. But with one of us working in retail, and all of us wading into stores during the busy December shopping days, one of us caught it somewhere, and shared it with the others.
With Covid out of the way, that opens my health-care road to several exciting stops in the near future. Next up is a colonoscopy. I’m due for the camera invasion of by exhaust port, given my age.
I’ll likely write about it, but not go into great detail about my entrails, for obvious reasons. But (one T, not two) I do reserve the right to make light of passing gas and dealing with the thermonuclear laxative concoctions I will have to slug back.
I think I’ll put the toilet paper in the freezer right now, actually…
“Covid out of the way”? So, perhaps you will be a long hauler. Perhaps it’s done damage to the lungs and heart. Like many, you think it’s out of the way. Guess what people it isn’t “out of the way”. When many more get serious about taking the proper precautions and realizing it’s always in our way. Then perhaps we won’t be missing Christmas and New Year’s celebrations.
Great post! I totally agree, it’s ridiculous how much the pandemic has changed our lives. It’s hard to believe it’s been two years already. I remember when I first heard about Covid-19 and thought it would be a quick flu season. Now here we are, still dealing with it. But like you said, it’s important to find ways to stay positive and enjoy the little things in life. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!