We're on day 31 of our mild COVID-19-like symptoms (high fever, coughs, fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of taste etc.). Here are some notes on our family's (N=4) illness, in case of use to others. (1/7)

We thought we were all well on the mend on day 13. Then it came back. The encore included old symptoms (high fever) and new ones (loss of taste). We had all been carefully self-isolating, so I think it's unlikely to have been a new bug. (2/7)

The disease's unpredictable progression gets to you. Even over the course of a day, symptoms seemingly randomly wax and wane. It's hard not having confidence in when you'll be out of the woods. (3/7)

Fatigue seems like an innocuous symptom. But fatigue is a diminishment of the self. Everything that is you, there is less of. (4/7)

**Rest.** It's very easy to do too much, and thereby set back your recovery. Lying down helps a lot. I have been developing new strategies for looking after kids while lying down. (5/7)

Food can be surprisingly disgusting if you can't taste anything. But if you don't eat enough, or drink enough, symptoms can worsen quickly. It's very important to eat and drink enough. (6/7)

I hope that you all stay virus-free, so that the notes above remain irrelevant to you: good health to you all!
(7/7)