Opinion: I got Covid-19 and got lucky. The emotional impact hurt more
So many people are dying. My family is bracing for it to be someone we know. My problem — of not being able to hug my husband or my kids…
I tested positive for Covid-19 not long ago.
It wasn’t a worried-well test, or even a test I got because I had recently traveled to Italy or China, or had been in contact with someone diagnosed with Covid-19.
I got tested because I felt awful.
Covid-19 didn’t hit me like I expected after having read so many news stories about the new coronavirus as part of my job. I was on the lookout for a dry cough or a slow-onset fever.
Instead, I suddenly developed
