Covid Day Four (Testing Positive)

I have barely slept all weekend. Feeling rotten. I am not sleeping very much, coughing all the time and zero energy. 

I pushed myself outside for fresh air because I was so frustrated at my inability to lie down or sleep without going into a hacking coughing fit. Sat on a bench under a tree and felt sorry for myself for a good half hour. At least it was sunny and dry. I had attempted to ring 111/NHS24 before I left home out of nothing less than sheer desperation. 

It’s perpetually engaged every weekend and I gave up a lot sooner than I usually would. Not their fault, they will no doubt be short staffed like everything else seems to be. It needs completely overhauled - it’s just not fit for purpose.

Very tired and irritable. I did two Covid tests this evening but knew they would be positive due to the way I feel. Incredibly short of breath and utterly exhausted. 

For a hopeful millisecond, I thought the first test was going to be negative by some miracle but it was just a slower, less pronounced second line!

Snapped a Blip of the regular ginger visitor. I had ran out of Dreamies so that is why he looks as grumpy as I feel and look right now! He was very affectionate though. 

Sadly, I am allergic to cats but I am very fond of him and we seem to have a connection - which isn’t Dreamies as he is still as friendly when I have none for him! He cheered me up a little. He is very happy to pose as you can see…

Thanks for all your kind comments, stars and hearts about my Covid but I have an awful gut feeling that this isn’t going to go away anytime soon due to my asthma. 

I can’t even remember what sleep is. With fibromyalgia underneath it all, I am pretty jaded right now. The steroids and my usual inhalers aren’t doing anything, neither is honey, paracetamol or hot lemon drinks. Crabbit.

Grateful for my friends and Blip friends today. 

Today would have been my maternal grandmother, Helen (Lena’s), 113th birthday, an Aries. 

I have posted her pics on here before. I wish I had met her. My Uncles always thought I looked liked her, especially around the eyes xx