Managed to get Covid. Remember that? One for the nostalgia nerds. Didn’t get tested, but I’ve been completely poleaxed. Must be Covid. Thought it was a hangover at first, then I started getting cold under the duvet and hot outside it.
Opened my work laptop sometime on Tuesday afternoon to let them know. Couldn’t face it on Monday. There were a lot of Slack messages I didn’t care for, but Jadyn had sent one to ask whether I’d survived the big night out.
Barely. Phone’s dead. And now I’ve got Covid. 😏
Oh Jolon! How are you feeling? We’ve been worried!
Told her I was very poorly, but bearing it with dignity. Getting on with shit without being melodramatic. She said that sounded exactly like me.
Wonder who she meant by we.
Staring at the ceiling in my bedroom wasn’t a laugh a minute. So I occasionally took the bedding to the sofa for a change of scenery. Think the angle of the arms pressed my neck weird or something. Could feel my heart against the pillow. Not all the time. If I lay on my right side, I couldn’t hear it. So I stayed on the left.
Jadyn sent another message this morning asking whether I needed anything. Quite a difficult question. Had to think about my answer for a while. Ended up saying no, but appreciated the offer. Told her I had stuff in. Would’ve been nice to see her, but I don’t want her catching this. It’s brutal.
She said the stapler was enjoying me not being in the office. Added a cry-laughing emoji. Wasn’t in the mood to reply.
Updated my Slack status this afternoon to WFH: Still ill, but online. Sent a message telling everyone how bad my illness is, but am powering through it. Said if anyone needed anything quick, let me know and I’d finish that first. Three people immediately replied saying they did.
Martin at least Slacked me to ask how I was feeling. Before grilling me about the process map. I wasn’t feeling up to the interrogation. Went to make a black coffee instead. It was bitter and I didn’t like it. Must be the Covid.
Jadyn just sent me another message and asked if I was better. I bet she was checking my online status.
Mostly. Still a bit tired.
She told me to take it easy. Wise woman. I closed my laptop and put on YouTube. Found some episodes of He-Man. Need to put in a shift at work tomorrow. Maybe Monday. Will start those staff productivity interviews.
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