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• 2021-01-25T12:03

  The End of an Era

  Here we are, almost a year after the beginning of COVID, with over 99 million total cases, and 2 million total people dead from this sickly disease. In California alone, there has been over 3 million cases. If you would have told me a year ago that this is where we would be, I would laugh. But that laughter has turned into tears because of the manslaughter of COVID-19. There are timelines out there stating the overall progression of this virus, but I will tell you my timeline and experience with COVID. In March, I was told by my teachers that we were leaving school for "just a few weeks" to see how this new virus would play out. I thought it would be a much needed break from my tedious every day life at school. After a while, I started to lose hope, and when they announced we were not going back to school, I was devastated. By Summer, my life was really boring and felt like it didn't hold much worth. I was tired of living in solidarity. When school started in the fall, I was happy that I would have routine in my life again, but it still was the same; boring and lonely. Come winter time, I was finally excited again, for my school announced we were returning in January. I was so happy that my life would finally gain a little more normalcy. But, the day before school was supposed to start, my father tested positive for COVID, ruining my plans for returning to school. I was devastated, but I knew we had to stay home to keep other safe. Finally, last week, I was able to return to school. Since then, I have finally been happy; I don't feel so lonely anymore. My overall experience with COVID was painstaking, but so much has changed, and this virus, although horrible, has made me a better and more grateful person. As we near the end of our COVID-19 journey, we need to recognize that everything happens for a reason, even this.
• 2021-01-21T11:58

  Symptoms of COVID

  Many people who have had COVID have suffered from terrible symptoms ranging from fevers to dry coughs to headaches. When I had COVID, I had very mild symptoms, and I feel very lucky for that. The most I suffered from was a light headache and minor loss of smell, and that lasted only a few days in itself. My aunt on the other hand suffered from horrible symptoms. She had a fever 24 hours a day and couldn't even get out of bed; that's how sick she was. She got the worst end of the bargain. My dad, like me, had mild symptoms. Like me, his sense of smell was gone for only a little bit, but he had a horrible dry cough and a scratchy throat. Now, this may be because they are way older than me, but I still feel extremely lucky that my health didn't diminish. A lot of people have had horrible experiences with COVID, resulting in awful, long sickness, or even death, and I think that my experience with COVID was so much better. My heart goes out to those who are still suffering from this plague, and I recognize how fortunate I was to have had such little symptoms.