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Postcards Fro Over
LYAM BUCHANAN
Former Nexus Editor, current international traveller, and COVID survivee, Lyam shares his story that magnifies the power of ours.
â Your coronavirus test result is
positive. It means you had the virus when the test was done. Try not to worry. You can often ease symptoms at home until you recover. -Try not to worry, a lovely sentiment from the NHS.
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On the 21st of October running was rough.
Other than the gym thereâs really been fuck all else open, if anything itâs just a decent reason to leave the house. With the reassurance of my flatmates that âthereâs no wayâ I couldâve caught olâ rona I popped on down in an attempt to sweat out the congestion. Everything was more or less pretty standard, but after maxing out at 3km on a routine 5km I was a little sketch.
Before I really crack into it Iâve got to make the point that Covid affects everyone differently. Iâve had mates whoâve breezed through it, known young bucks whoâve ended up in hospital, and known people who couldnât beat it. Itâs not a pisstake - thereâs no doubt Iâm lucky to have gotten off lightly.
On the 20th of October - didnât feel too flash. Bit of a runny nose, nothing major, just brushed it off as my weak kiwi blood adjusting to the incoming UK winter; however, with everyone on edge about even the slightest illness I gave the flat a quick heads up. Everyone was mellow, a touch weary, but remained convinced it was nothing a slab of vitamin C and a hefty nap couldnât fix. 8
On the 22nd of October - fell asleep on a conference call. Itâs not as if theyâre meant to be thrilling, but finding myself knocked out at 1pm a few minutes into a team meeting probably wasnât a great sign. The ability to concentrate was long gone, cold and flu tablets were getting popped a little too often, and the dull panic was starting to set in.
