Life’s Beautiful — Day #13
Good morning people :)
You’ll be glad to know that today’s update is also very very very uneventful and hopefully, will bring some joy to your day too.
Though the title says Day #13 (it’s my 13th day at the hospital), but in reality, it’s been over 33+ days since my first Covid symptoms appeared. Though, now the condition has very little to do with Covid, it’s still a factor. But the bottom line is that I have been effectively sick for over a month now, which means there’s ONE very dear thing that I have been desperately yearning for all this while now… A little, not much, but some deep, baby-like sleep..
And, yesterday night, finally, I SLEPT LIKE A BABY :’) Well, of course it was not the regular uninterrupted, 8+ hour magical therapeutic batch of slumber, that’s pure fantasy right now. But it was a good run.
And, it has perhaps returned a tinge of that characteristic mischievous Chhavi glow on my face :P
WHAT’S GOING ON
- Now that you know the most important update from my end for today (Oh! sweet slumber), let me share some more quick updates
- My ECG and Echo were done, the tests came back normal. Yayy.
- My breathing is very comfortable now and I’m able to maintain 95–96 saturation even on 6LPM (mostly). It’s just that talking or speaking, or sudden movements still immediately make me exerted and gasp… But ya I know, I don’t have to do all that. I’m mostly relaxing and taking it easy only. Vacation time :P
- Physically, some oil massage, really helped with blood circulation I suppose, and perhaps contributed to the quality of sleep
- Oddly, have been feeling very hungry since a couple of days (may be due to steroids?) so it’s very amusing to look at myself devour the random bland all-same tasteless hospital food with so much excitement and vigor!
- My roommate (5–6 yrs younger to me) is showing great improvement. She treats me like an elder sister and we talk little bit during the day with whatever we can manage. It’s a nice healing vibe getting developed here.
- I’m bonding with my other roommate too. A lady in her late 50s, who’s feeling fine, but still might take a couple of more days to discharge. Poor soul is desperately waiting to get out of the hospital. I hope she manages to escape soon. Till the time, we all are keeping each other a nice tacit company. It’s fun.
THE MAGIC OF HUMAN TOUCH
- I simply cannot close today’s thread, without sharing this little snippet. Medically, procedurally, and operationally, the hospital nurses and staff and doctors are doing their job pretty well. But, apart from all this, there’s this beautiful group of ground staff helping ladies here (work colleagues for over a decade now), who really spill their magic with their warmth, touch and care. Now that all those 3–4 of them know us across their staggered shifts of night and day, they do keep checking in personally. And, yesterday, one of them just hugged me gently, and caressed my hair. A simple side hug from the bed and that one, simple, act of love, the human touch, instantly made me melt to the core. The moment somehow completed a broken circuit, through which, the hitherto struggling life force, suddenly started gushing through again.
It was a very special moment. And, I’m absolutely certain, that, this is the primary reason for my sound sleep yesterday.
LOVE. PURE LOVE.
God bless these souls, who, even before the pandemic, have been selflessly, over and beyond their job requirements, have been comforting the sick, and spreading miraculous healings.
That’s all for today. Stay blessed.
Love you all :)
