You Can Heal Too
Three weeks ago, Anna and I tested positive for Covid. Then a week later, Kate got it too. After ten days of isolation and quarantine in my room, I felt a depression that I hadn’t felt in years.
I was tired, weary and weak, feeling like I was back at the bottom, starting all over, trying to climb out of a pit. I felt discouraged that I had no energy and would need to build back my health again.
My friends and family reminded me that I am healthy, I am strong and I will get better. Sometimes when we are in the middle of sickness and pain, our mind gets so foggy that we need others to speak that truth and remind us that we will get to the other side of this.
Good sleep and enough rest is so important in our healing process. That is all I did for about two weeks. Then it was time for me to get my body moving again. Walking, getting out in nature and then running have completely transformed my mood over this past week.
At first it was discouraging because I felt weak and winded after a one mile walk. Then a few days later I was feeling stronger. Then a few days after that, I felt sick and exhausted after trying a one mile run.
Today I put the song Darude by Sandstorm on repeat and ran almost two miles. I felt good and strong. A month ago I was considering running another marathon when I turn 50 years old, in about a year. Today, I am happy to have enough strength and energy to run around my neighborhood loop.
I have no idea what the world will be like in one year and I have no idea what other random challenges might come our way. I do know that I am so thankful for friends and family who encouraged me when I was depressed and feeling sick and tired. I also know that it is my purpose to encourage and inspire others that they can heal too.
I was once a teenage girl who struggled with depression, fear, anxiety, chronic headaches, skin and digestive issues. I was a college student struggling with an eating disorder, loss of menstrual cycle and cystic acne.
I was a young wife who went through infertility. Then after being blessed with two sweet babies 17 months apart, I became overwhelmed, anxious and struggled to lose those last 15 pounds of baby weight.
Over the years I’ve had a variety of health concerns such as skin cancer, heart murmurs and regurgitation, receding gums, obsessive compulsive thoughts, fibroids, and a high risk for breast cancer.
Now I’m a middle-aged mom who just experienced a variety of painful symptoms, extreme fatigue, fear, isolation and depression from having Covid along with her two teenage daughters.
I know I need support on my healing journey, which is lifelong. If you or a loved one would appreciate my love, support and guidance, please reach out to me. I understand, I care deeply and I can help.