Let There Be Light

Day 15 - Let There Be Light

Well friends, it’s been an excruciatingly long and difficult couple of weeks, but I’m thrilled to report that today is the best I’ve felt since getting sick. My energy is better, the tightness in my chest is almost gone, and while I still have shortness of breath, it’s not nearly as pronounced.

To be honest, I spent more than a few nights during all this terrified - endlessly contemplating trips to the ER - but also wondering if I'd be turned away, or if hospitals even had the supplies and equipment to help. I spent plenty of sleepless nights worried about my children being under the same roof, hyper focused on my lung capacity, and talking myself down from a kind of panic I’ve never felt before. I also know I am one of the lucky ones.

As we face the days and weeks ahead, there will be thousands upon thousands of more cases. Those afflicted will be your friends, your family members ... even you. They will span all ages, races, cultures, professions and neighborhoods. Those of us who are in recovery or coming out the other side are here to help.

Thank you to every single person in my life who texted, sent words of encouragement, and hand-delivered meals, groceries, chocolates, snacks, books and flowers. Thank you for checking in with me even when I barely had the energy to respond. Thank you for your calls, notes, emails and messages. Thank you for your virtual hugs, humor, memes, emojis and FaceTimes. I am filled with gratitude and love. In the meantime ... please stay safe, and stay home.