Here is what happens when you confront the world, and yourself, at 4:00 AM, while your body fights a virus. 1. The Silence of the COVID Night
There is a myth that great art requires suffering. I’m not sure that’s true, but I am sure that suffering removes the filter. i wrote this at 4am sick with covid
We are the ones watching the shadows shift on the wall, listening to the rhythmic breathing of the people in the next room who are lucky enough to be unconscious. Here is what happens when you confront the
For those of us trapped in the twilight zone of viral recovery, the arrival of daylight doesn't mean the sickness is gone, but it does bring a sense of relief. The night is over. We survived the hardest hours of the dark, and with the sun comes a renewed hope that today might be the day the fever finally breaks for good. I’m not sure that’s true, but I am
Despite the body aches. Despite the fact that I just blew my nose and saw a color that Crayola hasn't invented yet. Despite the sheer misery of it all…
There is a unique kind of vulnerability that comes with being awake at this hour. The usual distractions of the daytime world—emails, text messages, the comforting hum of neighborhood traffic—are entirely absent. There is no noise to drown out the discomfort. You are left entirely alone with your thoughts and your symptoms.