Living in a pandemic is hard, but having the sickness that caused the pandemic is even worse. I ,Lizzy Landreth, was diagnosed with Covid-19 on September 18th of 2020. I had been feeling very sick the night before with just a mild-headache and some nausea. I figured it was just me getting car sick, because that happens a lot.

I woke up the next morning in unimaginable pain. I couldn’t even get out of my bed. I had a 101 degree fever and the body aches I was experiencing were terrible. I cried for hours because of how much pain I was in, and I was terrified that, if I were to go get tested, I would test positive for COVID-19. So, I went and got tested on Friday, and they did a rapid test, which is just a test that takes only 15 minutes to get back. It was positive.

I was absolutely heartbroken and terrified because of what I had heard about the virus. I didn’t want to be in the hospital. I was absolutely terrified for everybody that I had been around, because I didn’t want them getting the virus either. I asked former Wayne City High School student, Marcus Durham, how his experience went when he was sick with the virus, and he responded with, “I was lucky enough not to have it as severe. I had major body pain, and I lost all sense of smell and taste. I also had some chest pain for a while, but that went away fairly quickly. I’m very lucky to have been in little pain.” This virus is not something we should take lightly, and I am very upset that I didn’t take it more seriously when I had the chance. I pray for the safety of everyone, and I hope we can continue the school year with zero, or very little cases.