I Wrote This At 4am Sick With Covid

But you are effectively alone. Your virus has built a wall of contagion around you. You do not want to wake anyone up. You do not want to call a hotline at this hour. You just want someone— anyone —to say, “Yeah. Same.”

Written at 4:12 AM. Typos preserved for authenticity. Please excuse the rambling. i wrote this at 4am sick with covid

Hope you find something interesting and helpful! Take care of yourself while you're recovering from COVID. But you are effectively alone

There is a clarity that comes with 4 AM exhaustion. The trivialities of the day—the emails, the deadlines, the social obligations—have evaporated. All that remains is the rhythm of my own pulse and the desperate, simple desire for a deep, clear breath. Covid doesn't just steal your sense of taste or your energy; it steals your sense of time. This hour could be an eternity, or it could be a blink. You do not want to call a hotline at this hour