Out of Isolation

I like to think that I’m fairly resilient but COVID wrecked me. On the day the CDC lowers the isolation guidance, I got out of my 10 days in the back of my RV. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. Isolation in a room that was maybe 6’ x 8’ in 30 degree temperatures while sick was hard. I slept for the first several days straight, almost literally. I was sleeping 14-16 hours at a time with only a short period of time conscious. After kicking some of the sickness and being more coherent the walls started closing in. It felt like a jail cell and it was proof positive that I would not do well in jail. Ever.

I spent more time in the RV than I typically do in a month because it’s really been where I sleep while I spend time in my office, teaching, driving Uber or working out. It’s got me seriously rethinking spending the rest of the winter in the RV. I don’t really have a solution or place to go but I’m really cold. The length of time in the cold can’t be healthy. For now, I’m ok to get back to my office and the YMCA, which is likely what I’ll do. I’m not ready for full workouts yet but walking and the sauna are the first steps to get back to being an athlete. I’m lucky that I get the chance to do this.