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Christmas 🎄

We've never had such a Christmas we've been having recently. Even though we are aware of this holiday's significance and love it very much, we don't feel we need to celebrate or experience it. This terrible disease makes the Festive Season blurry for us. It's like watching Christmas behind frosted glass in an isolation ward. The brain fog and the fatigue we've experienced recently are quite scary. COVID not only makes you sick but also makes sure that you'll suffer during and after being infected. I tried to get back to normal with baby steps, so I tried to do the early morning physical activity - which is mainly moving my neck and body and doing some squats - I used to do before this disease. However, even this insignificant set of movements that hardly elevates one's pulse was so painfully tiring that after a ridiculously low number of repetitions, I had to sit down and rest, just like the members of the nursing home, who, after finishing breakfast, wa...

Christmas 🎄

This Christmas is one of the weirdest Christmases ever for us. When I woke up this morning, the temperature was already +13°C, which gradually got higher during the day. The peak temperature today was around +15-16°C over here. Not very Christmassy, is it? According to the weather forecast, this week's weather won't change significantly, so spring took over in one day. The human meter service predicted dizziness, blood pressure, mood fluctuations, and headache. These symptoms go hand in hand with COVID-19 symptoms - such as fatigue and lack of strength - which make us terribly moody and lifeless. Even the most insignificant moves or tasks require tremendous effort from us, and Ági's stagnant condition makes it difficult for her to cope with the disease and the capricious weather. I wonder when we can call ourselves fully recovered!?