February 6, 2020 - The Day
I had come back from China...after a week of travel to Nanjing and Shanghai. With a renewed sense of wanderlust and freedom, I had walked around Nanjing and Shanghai, exploring every tourist destination, and savoring every local delicacy. It was cold and chilly to the bones, and after these long walks, a mandatory dip in the luxurious bathtubs in the hotels I stayed followed...my bones ached, my body shivering till the warm water enfolded me into a strange comfort. The day I landed back is when the news of Coronavirus broke from China. I didn't panic...even when friends asked me if I had gotten tested. A small fear had crept in, and I kept it locked. Why bother unnecessarily...if there are no symptoms. But here is a strange thing that happened...I was sleeping by 7:00 p.m. every day...deep sleep, kind of how you get knocked out after a couple of drinks. My breasts were soft, swollen and it pained when I pressed them. My periods were delayed. I attributed all of this to the stres...
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