The Next Right Thing to Do During Uncertain Times

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During uncertain times, it is easy to fall into idle state and not do anything.

Here is a little bit about what is happening with me and in my house -

I was experiencing some health issues for the past month and a half - flu-like symptoms twice, throat abscess, fever, malaise, currently can’t smell or taste (although that is coming back gradually), and some tightness of chest. My husband and kids were sick (with the exception of one- thank gd!), but only for a day or two.

My official diagnosis has been - a bad case of sinus infection and an abscess bacterial spread. I have not been diagnosed with COVID- 19 (thank Gd!), because during the times that I have gone to the ER, urgent care, spoken to my primary and ENT, they either have disqualified me because I have not traveled outside of the United States, or known someone that has or because the symptoms have not been all at once to solidify that it is COVID-19. “It could be different things.”

But to be (and keep others) safe the recommendation has always been to stay home, quarantine myself (as if I do have it), and keep doing everything else I’m doing because it seems to be working - homeopathy remedies, taking medication (I got antibiotics for the abscess and taking Mucinex and Tylenol sinus severe- every 4/12 hours depending on the medication), and yoga poses (this actually has helped tremendously with difficulty breathing).

And thankfully, I’m better now, although there are some days that I am better than others.

So with all the uncertainty of not truly knowing if I had COVID-19 (I kept looking for a timeline somewhere to show me when each symptom flares up or represent itself to know if in truth I may have it or not, or when to caution most, but there is none), and the news, and what is currently happening in the world, it is easy to say that I’ve been extremely nervous, scared, confused, emotional, angry- I've been a mess.

So much so that sometimes my anxiety was (is) through the roof, and perhaps my chest contractions may be more panic attacks vs. congestion.

So because I know we are all going through it in different degrees, I wanted to share my experience and provide to you all

• what has helped me with all the uncertainty around me (you will laugh)

• how to know what is the next right thing to do

• the 10 questions I asked myself to keep me grounded and not go nuts

  And I know they will help you as well.

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  Please stay safe & home.

Con mucho XXs,

Clara