Covid long-haulers sucks! Update

I have not been able to write for a very long time. I got Covid twice in 2020 and it's really hard to write, edit, or think when you can't remember words. I fully intended to have my book edited, have a cover done, and publish it this year. Covid apparently had other plans for me.

And when I say you can't think of words, it's not like "Oh it's on the tip of my tongue". No. It's like there's no word that's been invented yet. It doesn't exist. It's a blank spot with nothing there. After my first bout it wasn't so bad. I had a lot of brain fog, and concentration issue etc. But I could still push through and was still actively editing and working on my book, just more slowly. I was able to finish the ending. Just a few more edits and I was done.

Then I got Covid again in December. That's when it was something I couldn't push through. I couldn't think properly. I couldn't remember things, words were the worst, but not the only things. My ADHD was off the charts. It was like Covid gave my ADHD steroids. I decided that I needed to prioritize my health. I spent thousands of dollars going to specialists, getting referred here and there to get tests done. I had two surgeries (not related to long haulers) because I met my out of pocket so why not get what I can taken care of, right? I switched PCPs to someone who has been much more caring and empathetic and has taken everything more seriously.

But it was rough and the last thing I wanted to do was spend too much time thinking about anything. I was fatigued all the time. After the day job, I had zero energy. I needed to heal, work on getting better every day. It wasn't until this year, 2022, that I finally was able to get into a neuro-psychologist.

I'll give more specifics of that, and my husband's journey, in separate posts. For now, just know it's paid off and I'm back to writing. it's been a long hard path, but it's getting better and I even thought of a new book yesterday. It's fully outlined already. And today I'm finishing edits for The Sleepwalker War. One good thing about all this is I started to get new ideas for SWW, which will mean some re-writes and more editing, and it will be worth the extra work so there's a silver lining.