I had COVID19 and it fucking sucked. Had to have a conversation with my wife on whether to call an ambulance to go to the hospital (I'm a big bad Harley Biker and and I was scared out of my fucking mind) and even though she also had it, she had to help monitor my oxygen levels and blood pressure which is stressful enough for a perfectly healthy loved on to have to do. Luckily, my symptoms eased enough for me to not have to be hospitalized. If you want to see some of the better days I had while sick, I did make a few vlogs during that time because I couldn't do much more than sit in my recliner or in the garage.
I still feel lingering effects like fatigue, shortness of breath and brain fog after more than 2 months of "recoverying". Again, it fucking sucks. I'm a very active person, a high school coach and I love spending as much time hiking and exploring the woods as I can. And all of those activities are now limited or just not feasable with the shortness of breath and fatigue. Even riding longer than an hour is difficult and daunting. And my preference for riding is to spend hours cruising the back roads of New England, racking up the miles, but I am not confident that this summer will yeald the kind of riding I am used to or prefer because of the lingering effects of this virus.
This stupid notion that vaccines cure you before ever getting a disease needs to go. That has never been the case and is just such a stupid and uninformed view point. Vaccines have always been a way to prepare your body to fight something.
Think of it as two knights preparing for battle to protect their respective kingdoms. One has full metal armor, sword, shield and has trained for years. The other just graduated from wooden practice sticks to a soft steel sword and only has enough money to buy a leather cod piece. Now have them both go fight off orcs attacking their kingdoms (your body). Did they both have to fight? Yes. But which has the better chance of being victorious? The one that was more prepared has a much higher chance of victory without exhausting all of their tools, wasting all of their energy, or losing as many brothers in battle. This last part is important because their kingdom will most likely be fighting on many fronts, against dark elves, trolls, and numerous other creatures that want to overrun their kingdom.
The poorly prepared knight is your unvaccinated immune system.
The well equipped, highly trained knight is your vaccinated immune system.
Be the kingdom fulled with well equipped, highly trained knights.
