Looking back on Covid Infection

And One Day

Judy Jenkins

Busyness

Transcending every sphere of society

Blocking quiet and self-reflection

Making lists only to check the box

An unexamined life emerges

“I’ve been so busy”

Words used to greet friends

Followed by a litany of all that gets packed into hectic schedules

Project to project

Appointment to appointment

Scurrying from one seemingly important commitment to another

And one day

Schools turn virtual

Offices go remote

Restaurants offer curb-side service

Busyness subsides ~ solitude, a friend from long ago, returns

The virus circulates

Masks become the new fashion accessory

Social distancing replaces handshakes and hugs

And one day

An unexamined life emerges

感染新冠时正值疫情高峰，死了很多人。医院如临大敌，马上将我送进Quarantine Ward的私人病房，隔离了两个星期。其实我没有什么症状，只是发烧／流鼻水而已，也没有咳嗽。私人病房加24-hour care每天费用约$500左右，政府100％买单，我分文不出。病房不错，还有沙发，办公桌。隔壁房的老人家咳了两天就去世了。

隔离的头两天禁食，就靠吊点滴，趁机减肥。

第三天开始进食，米浆加酸汤。不知道给我筷子做什么。。。

后来伙食逐日改善，但两星期下来瘦了5公斤。

 

 

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• The virus circulates. Masks become the new fashion accessory -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 06:15:06

• And one day An unexamined life emerges -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 06:16:51

• 多谢分享这首英文小诗。恰到好处！ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 06:17:42

• 这记录以后会成为有意义的回忆。2020年的事？平安恢复健康就好！头两天为什么禁食？不是要补充蛋白质吗？韩国可以进医院真好 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 06:19:59

• 发烧流鼻水，我们都是在家硬抗的。好在我去年在办公室被传染时，已经有了神药PAXLOVID。吃完，确诊4天后我就转阴了 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 06:23:18

• 那时候没什么治疗手段，死的人多，所以医院特别小心。 -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 06:27:24

• A 2-week weight-loss camp in a 5-star hotel :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 09:08:04

• And free of charge -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 15:02:19

• 还能在隔离病房里拍片嘚瑟，就说明你问题不大 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 09:54:15

• 除了头几天发烧，基本上没什么问题。 -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 14:05:19

• Your photos are kind of harmless -永远老李- ♂ (1006 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 10:18:06

• There were horror stories abound -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 14:08:17

• 说明楼主体质好，身体棒！：）） -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 11:27:58

• Luck + competent hospital staff -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/15/2023 postreply 14:07:41