Friday Update - November 12, 2021
Added 2021-11-13 03:53:48 +0000 UTCHello, Patrons!
Well, this has been a hell of a November. I am happy to report that my health is improving. I have now been home from the hospital for 6 days. I finally cleared quarantine yesterday and I'm now able to go wherever I want. I don't actually have many places to go, but I didn't like having restrictions placed on me.
I am still on oxygen, but almost exclusively at night. I have been walking a little, though the weather is not cooperating with the walks anymore. Before it got bad I made it 3 blocks. It felt like I ran a 5k. My legs were jelly when I walked up the steps into my house. But my oxygen level was actually pretty good.
The Covid Fog that I've heard of is real. It's perhaps lack of oxygen or the trauma of being in the ICU for a week or just the normal fatigue, but I am having a little more trouble than usual remembering certain words and gaining focus.
Mostly, though, I am happy and grateful to be alive. I was very, very close to being put on a ventilator, and the doctor said that only 10% of patients ever come off the ventilator. So, for now, I'm thankful for being able to do the simplest of tasks.
And I'm thankful to have such wonderful patrons. I am hoping to get back to work for you guys this week. I still have to take a fresh look at the update to assess where I am and what is needed, but I know it was super-close to being finished. Hopefully I can get the final touches completed in a reasonable time frame.
I'll let you guys know how it goes. Until then, please trust me when I say how grateful I am for each of you.
-CarbonBlue
