Face to Face with Coronavirus - (Shit Just Got Real)

So the Rona got me y'all...😅😅😅

A few months ago it was just this far-fetched and mysterious thing we sang about in jest, and now I'm one of the 200 000 odd people in SA who've come face to face with the Coronavirus.

Someone asked me..."Did you cry when you got your results?" Lol...(I didn't, for the record).

I mean, I understand the devastating effects that Covid-19 has had on some vulnerable people and don't want to minimise the seriousness of this virus, but for a lot of people, it's just been another flu bug that comes and goes without wreaking much havoc. The same has been true for me.

My biggest drawback throughout this experience wasn't the fear of death or hospitalisation. It's the social isolation. That almost killed me (I tell you, it's ten times worse than the first national lockdown). 

The inability to get a much-needed hug or affectionate touch from a loved one out of fear of infecting them. Being forced to stay at home day in, day out, while everyone continues with life. Not being able to go for your daily run. Needing items from the shop and not being able to go and get them yourself! The worst are doctors who tell you, "go get this medication". How the hell do I go get medication when I can't leave my damn house?!! Come on, did you even go to medical school!!

Side note: A huge thank you to those who dropped everything to do shop runs for me and deliver much-needed food and supplies. I'm so grateful.💖

I love the outdoors! I love being around people, feeding off their energy. So my first week of quarantine has been nothing short of depressing. I've been frustrated and irritated with everyone and everything. I've been feeling very sad and lonely, even with friends and family around me.

The very fact that you carry a certain stigma as soon as you've been exposed to the virus or that people start treating you like a leper as soon as you cough is enough to upset anyone. We may joke about it, but the truth is that people are scared of the unknown. And this Coronavirus has traumatised us as a human race. We just can't get used to it! It's very strange! Having to walk around wearing masks all day is freaking weird and downright scary when you really sit with the fact.

The one valuable thing I learnt during my isolation period is that each CASE is a person; a living, breathing, feeling and needing human being. We can get so caught up in stats and numbers of infections and deaths that we forget that these are real people we're talking about. It could be your mother, your sister, your friend...it could be you.

Enough with the serious stuff now, remember this blog is about my love life, or lack thereof. Lol. 

So...while dealing with the trauma of having been infected with a deadly disease (you know I exaggerate), the guy I was "seeing" ghosted me, y'all! Can you believe it! How cold!... Well, that's what I get for dating a guy who's 9 years younger than me. 

How do I get it so wrong? Every! Single! Time! And where the hell are the good and single thirty-something year-old men? (who also happen to be tall, dark and handsome and love the Lord)! Oh, and also aren't broke, of course. Am I asking for too much? And now our chances of meeting potentials have dwindled significantly because of this damn Coronavirus and these hideous masks that we have to wear everywhere! Am I just gonna die single?

Okay, venting done! But seriously, how on earth are single people meeting people or dating in these trying times? And don't you dare tell me to get Tinder!! I will hunt you down and give you COVID in your sleep.

I had a good laugh with my sister and another friend about my situation. I'm always joking about my terrible luck or misfortune (drama and tragedy seem to be the imminent genres of my life story). So it was no surprise that I was the first person I know to get Covid among my friends and family...lol. One minute we all think it's a conspiracy because we don't actually know anyone who has it, and then the next thing, shit got real, real fast!

And as I stand face to face with Coronavirus, I'm convinced that there's no Goliath we cannot defeat! Fear not, my fellow compatriots, the COVID-19's bark is worse than it's bite.

                                               Me just after surviving my first Covid experience.